The Kanonenjagdpanzer ( KanJPz ) was a West German Cold War tank destroyer . Its design was very similar to that of the World War II Jagdpanzer IV .
30-893: The Kanonenjagdpanzer is also known as the Jagdpanzer, Kanone 90mm ("tank destroyer, 90mm Gun") or Kanonenjagdpanzer 4–5 . The first prototypes of the Kanonenjagdpanzer were built in 1960 by Hanomag and Henschel for West Germany and by Mowag for Switzerland, based on the experience of the Wehrmacht in the Second World War , the Kanonenjagdpanzer being a development of the Jagdpanzer IV . A second round of six prototypes this time built just by Hanomag and Henschel were constructed between 1962 and 1963. After that another set of six prototypes were built over
60-632: A 100% subsidiary of the global company. In Hanover, the company is producing wheel loaders ranging from 54 to 353 horsepower (40 to 263 kW) and since 2005 also has been producing wheeled excavators from 14 to 22 tonnes (31,000 to 49,000 lb). Thanks to the European Technical Center (EUTC), these correspond to the latest state of technology. In Hanover, the company develops construction machines which meet varied requirements of customers all over Europe as well as for certain products also worldwide. In 1960, Cura Hnos began to build
90-603: A billet factory from an electric furnace on the premises, which he later suspended for associating with Rheinstahl Hanomag, from Germany, to manufacture tractors. The new company by the merger, used the industrial warehouse of Granadero Baigorria, while the administration and factory of the new company was built. Models produced 52°21′25″N 9°42′28″E / 52.35694°N 9.70778°E / 52.35694; 9.70778 Royal Hanoverian State Railways The Royal Hanoverian State Railways ( German : Königlich Hannöversche Staatseisenbahnen ) existed from 1843 until
120-494: A contract for steam wagons for the German army . In 1912 Hanomag started the production of ploughs with up to 80-horsepower (59 kW) benzene engines. In 1924, the first farm tractor WD 26 (WD) with a 26-horsepower (19 kW) four-cylinder benzene engine was presented to the market. In 1931, the first diesel tractor RD 36 with a 36-horsepower (26 kW) four-cylinder engine, and 5.2 litres (320 cubic inches) of capacity
150-539: A new small car, the 1.1 Litre, renamed the Garant in 1934, was announced and sold well, allowing two-shift working to be introduced and it was joined by the larger 1.5 litre Rekord (a name later used by Opel ) in 1933, with independent front suspension. A diesel Rekord was shown at the 1936 Berlin Motor Show. The Hanomag 1.3 litre was introduced in 1939 and had unitary body, an innovative feature for that time. It
180-490: A reverse of history the company was merged with Hanomag. The farm tractor operation was sold to Massey Ferguson and in 1969 the truck making division of Hanomag-Henschel went to Daimler Benz , leaving the Hanover works making earth-moving machinery for Massey Ferguson. In 1989, the world's second largest construction machine manufacturer, Komatsu , bought a share of Hanomag AG and, since 2002, Komatsu Hanomag GmbH has been
210-655: The Bundeswehr , 385 by Hanomag and 385 by Henschel . Eighty of them were delivered to Belgium from April 1975 onward. When the Soviets began deploying their T-64 and T-72 main battle tanks , the 90 mm gun was not capable of engaging them in long-range combat and the Kanonenjagdpanzer became obsolete. Although the producers claimed it could be rearmed with a 105 mm gun, between 1983 and 1985, 163 of these tank destroyers were converted into Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 2 anti-tank guided missile carriers by removing
240-603: The Cologne–Minden Railway Company . Against the wishes of Prussia the line to Bremen , which was jointly funded with the state of Bremen , was not constructed directly from Minden , but from Hanoverian Wunstorf . On 12 December 1847 the Wunstorf–Bremen section was opened. As a result of the political events of 1848/49 ( March revolutions ), further expansion of the railway network in the Kingdom of Hanover
270-658: The Lehrte–Hildesheim line was finally completed. From the Kreuzbahn the following additional lines were built under the direction of the Royal Hanoverian Railway which was founded on 13 March 1843: The Celle–Harburg line via Uelzen and Lüneburg was opened on 1 May 1847, and on 15 October 1847 the Hannover–Minden line followed with its connexion to the main line operated by
300-480: The 1920s, the market for steam road vehicles was in terminal decline, and Hanomag looked to cars as the future, particularly economy models. In 1925, they launched the Hanomag 2/10 , a 370 kg (816 lb) open two-seater with a mid-mounted 500-cubic-centimetre (31-cubic-inch) single-cylinder water-cooled engine. Named Zweisitzer Limousine (two-seat limousine) by the company, its rounded front and rear gained it
330-592: The Hanomag's sloping side armour deflected Allied bullets with no similar issue. Post-war production resumed, making trailer units, followed by tractors and, in 1949, a 1.5 ton truck. Although prototypes were made, no cars were produced postwar. Rudolph Hiller, who had been president of Phänomen trucks, joined the board and restructured the company by arranging for it to join the Rheinstahl consortium in 1952. In 1964, Rheinstahl took over Henschel-Werke and in
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#1732776500200360-528: The R180, R200 and Type 40). Capacity problems by Stoewer resulted in co-production by both BMW (as the 325) and Hanomag. Together, the three manufacturers made about 10,000 units. The special four-wheel- steering system was fitted on most models. Operating a "lock-level" between the front seats, made the steerable rear axle turn sideways to a certain angle. The single most important and iconic military vehicle to be designed and built by Hanomag during World War II
390-510: The annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866. At that time its railway network, which comprised 800 kilometres of track, went over to the Prussian state. The concept of the Kreuzbahn arose from the desire of Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover , to avoid having a central railway station in Hanover . The routes therefore ran into the district of Lehrte in
420-482: The drop in trade in 1929 and built a large stock of unsold vehicles. Things improved in 1930 and the company got 14 per cent of the domestic car market, second place behind Opel , but in 1931 a new crisis came when the banks called in a loan. The factory was mortgaged to Hannover City and the Vereinigte Stahlwerke trust and the company relaunched as Hanomag Automobil und Schlepperbau GmbH . For 1932,
450-688: The extension of the Bremen line to Geestemünde /Wesermünde (today Bremerhaven ) was effected, again in conjunction with the city of Bremen. On 15 March 1864 after lengthy negotiations the line along the river Elbe from Lüneburg to Hohnstorf was finally built and, at the same time the Lauenburg-Hohnstorf Elbe Ferry Company was formed and they established a ferry to connect with the Berlin-Hamburg Railway Company 's Lauenburg–Büchen line on
480-477: The form of a cross (hence Kreuzbahn = cross railway) and, as a result, Lehrte developed into an important railway hub. The government of the Kingdom of Hanover had initially taken over the construction of state railways, because no private sponsors could be found for the first railway lines that were planned. These were the routes: The first line , a 16 kilometre stretch from Hanover via Misburg to Lehrte,
510-520: The gun, adding a roof-mounted TOW missile launcher and fastening further spaced and perforated armour on the hull. Some others were refitted into artillery observation vehicles by removing the main gun, so called Beobachtungspanzer lit: Observation tank, which served most particularly in the mortar units. Some Kanonenjagdpanzer remained in service with the Heimatschutztruppe (Homeland Security Force) until 1991. The Kanonenjagdpanzer
540-734: The next two years still by Hanomag and Henschel. The features of the various prototypes were then combined into the final design. At least one prototype with the designation Gepard was built by the Mowag firm; it stands today in the Swiss Military Museum at Full . For the Gepard two different two-stroke diesel engines were available, a five-cylinder, 6.7 litre, Type M5 DU Mowag generating 270 horsepower (199 kW) at 2,100 rpm and an 13.5 litre engine generating 540 horsepower (397 kW). Between 1966 and 1967, 770 units were built for
570-419: The nickname Kommissbrot for its resemblance to a loaf of Army bread. Although made in large numbers, 15,775 in total, it did not make much money for the company and in the late 1920s the railway locomotive division was sold to Henschel & Son of Kassel. A more conventional car, the 3/16PS, and the first diesel-engined tractors, came in 1928, taking the company back into profit. Hanomag were badly hurt by
600-726: The other side of the Elbe. The Vienenburg – Goslar railway was also owned by the Hanoverian State Railways, although it was operated by the Duchy of Brunswick State Railway . The Göttingen– Arenshausen and Northeim – Ellrich lines were not completed until after the transfer of the Hanoverian State Railways to Prussia after the War of 1866 . On 15 December 1866 the Royal Hanoverian State Railways
630-838: The production of construction machinery. Since 1989, the company has been part of the Komatsu company. The company dates back to 1835 when Georg Egestorff founded in Linden near Hanover a company called Eisen-Giesserey und Maschinenfabrik Georg Egestorff to build small steam engines . They soon started making farm machinery and in 1846 built their first railway locomotive for the Royal Hanoverian State Railways . By 1870 they had made 500 locomotives and in 1871 changed their name to Hannoversche Maschinenbau Actien-Gesellschaft vorm. Georg Egestorff, Linden vor Hannover . Road vehicles followed when in 1905 they received
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#1732776500200660-550: The same time provided a junction at Münster to the Royal Westphalian Railway Company ( Königlich-Westfälische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ) and from there a link via Salzbergen to Leer and Emden. The link to the Dutch railway network was achieved from Hanoverian Salzbergen through Bentheim to Oldenzaal . On 24 November 1854 the first section, Emden– Papenburg , was completed. On 23 January 1862
690-756: The sides and elevate from −8° to +15°. It carried 51 90 mm rounds for the main gun and 4,000 7.62 mm rounds for the two MG3s. The Kanonenjagdpanzer had NBC protection and night-fighting ability. Hanomag Hanomag (Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG, German pronunciation: [ˈhano:mɐx] ) was a German producer of steam locomotives , tractors, trucks and military vehicles in Hanover . Hanomag first achieved international fame by delivering numerous steam locomotives to Finland , Romania and Bulgaria before World War I and making of first tractor Hanomag R26 in 1924 in Germany. In 1925, they added automobiles to their line, additionally moving in 1931 into
720-455: Was a highly mobile vehicle, its survivability based on its mobility and its low profile. Its hull consisted of welded steel with a maximum thickness of 50 mm. It carried a crew of four: commander, driver, gunner and loader. Since the Kanonenjagdpanzer followed the casemate design of most World War II tank destroyers , the gun was fixed within the casemate, located a little right from the center. The 90 mm gun could only traverse 15° to
750-599: Was by far the most common German armoured troop-carrying vehicle of World War II, and a direct precursor to the armoured personnel carriers of today. In comparison to the most common Allied half-track of the war, the M3 Half-track , the Sd.Kfz. 251 was slower and lower-powered, but with thicker, sloping side armour provided better protection; the flat-sided M3 was, at one point, panned as the "Purple Heart Box" for being unable to stop 7.92mm Mauser bullets at close range, while
780-552: Was delayed. The project, jointly agreed with Prussia, for a railway from Löhne to the Cologne-Minden Railway Company network via Osnabrück to Emden did not come to fruition until there had been protracted discussions about the course of the line and its connexion to the Dutch railway network. In the end they agreed upon the present-day route from von Löhne via Osnabrück to Prussian Rheine , that at
810-581: Was made. Hanomag was the market leader in 1939 and the early 1950s. In 1951, a series of new tractors were developed, based on a modular system with 2-,3-, and 4-cylinder engines. From 1962 until the cessation of production in 1971, only four-stroke diesel tractors were built. From 1912 to 1971, more than 250,000 machines from 12 to 92 horsepower (9 to 68 kW) left the factory halls in Linden. In addition, there were manufacturing facilities in Argentina and license agreements with Spanish industrialists. By
840-457: Was opened on 22 October 1843. Its extension towards Brunswick followed on 1 December 1843 as far as the state border at Peine; there on 19 May 1844 it was joined to the Duchy of Brunswick State Railway that owned almost a third of the now 60 kilometre long connexion between the two residenz cities. On 15 October 1845 the Lehrte–Celle line followed and on 12 June 1846
870-534: Was studied by Volvo engineers and influenced the construction of the Volvo PV 444 passenger car. During World War II , the car plant made military vehicle engines, a military version of their heavy tractor renamed the SS-100, and half track troop carriers . The Hanomag 20 B , a four-wheel-drive Small Unit-Personnel Carrier was produced from 1937 until 1940 (circa 2000 built) under the parentage of Stoewer (as
900-516: Was the Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track (commonly called simply "the Hanomag" but this has been questioned, and may have been only a postwar label. German officers referred to them as SPW 'Schützenpanzerwagen, or armored infantry vehicle' in their daily orders and memoirs.) with a total production numbering just over 15,000. Built to protect and transport the Panzergrenadier mechanized infantry forces , it
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