Panzersprung / Tank jump?

[ironduke57]

Hi, guys.

I have question. Till 1960-70 and again before the Kosovo mission our tanker´s trained the so called "Panzersprung" (literal "Tank jump"). This a kind of emergency unload of tracked vehicles from a train. Basically the driver rotates the vehicle on the vertical axis till the nose points to the before ordered side of the rail waggon. Then he drive´s carefully till the vehicle starts tilting. Now he opens the throttle and literally jumps from the train. This is/was only allowed in extreme emergency´s here (e.E.: Jabo attack on the train), because of the mostly extensive damage it caused on the material (railway´s, rail waggon´s and vehicle).

Here a small part out of an TV documentation where the maneuver is at least partly shown:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_5jeMOclaI

Was that also trained in Canada? And is it still trained?

Regards,
ironduke57

 

[ironduke57]

Noone heared or read about something like this?

Regards,
ironduke57

 

[Command-Sense-Act 105]

I think only by accident...

 

[George Wallace]

Hi, guys.

I have question. Till 1960-70 and again before the Kosovo mission our tanker´s trained the so called "Panzersprung" (literal "Tank jump"). This a kind of emergency unload of tracked vehicles from a train. Basically the driver rotates the vehicle on the vertical axis till the nose points to the before ordered side of the rail waggon. Then he drive´s carefully till the vehicle starts tilting. Now he opens the throttle and literally jumps from the train. This is/was only allowed in extreme emergency´s here (e.E.: Jabo attack on the train), because of the mostly extensive damage it caused on the material (railway´s, rail waggon´s and vehicle).

Here a small part out of an TV documentation where the maneuver is at least partly shown:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_5jeMOclaI

Was that also trained in Canada? And is it still trained?

Regards,
ironduke57

Yes.  It has been discussed by Canadian Tankers, when we were in Germany and used the trains several times a year.  It was talked about, especially the young drivers and troopers, but never practiced or used.  As the use of Rail in Canada was a rarity, few discussed it. 

We also discussed the use of SABOT on A10's and Cobras, but again, never practiced those either.  ;D

 

[ironduke57]

Yes.  It has been discussed by Canadian Tankers, when we were in Germany and used the trains several times a year.  It was talked about, especially the young drivers and troopers, but never practiced or used.   As the use of Rail in Canada was a rarity, few discussed it. 

Thx for answer. So that was/is more an local thing dating back from WWII.

We also discussed the use of SABOT on A10's and Cobras, but again, never practiced those either.   ;D

Well there are gunner´s here which swear that the Leo2 FCS is up to the task and that they have done that in our simulator´s. At least against choppers.

Regards,
ironduke57

 

[geo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx--UwxMpwA&feature=related

US rail service..... three locomotives hauling an awful lot of hardware....

 

[Command-Sense-Act 105]

...there are gunner´s here which swear that the Leo2 FCS is up to the task and that they have done that in our simulator´s. At least against choppers.

And that's why the M830A1 HEAT-MP-T (son of MPAT and some could say brazen theft of the German DM12 ammunition) was developed.

 

[wildman0101]

ive heard of that ,,,i believe the germans tried  it somewhere during the second(ww2)
hard l/r pivot floor it off the railcar... ouch..... ich ben der zipperheaden oct lol
will do some further research  and get back at ya....
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