"Marinefährprahme" Topic
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Tango01 | 20 Feb 2020 3:24 p.m. PST |
"The Marinefährprähme (MFP, naval ferry barges) had been developed as a direct result of the aborted Operation Sealion. Preparations for the invasion of Great Britain had starkly highlighted the lack of suitable landing craft, forcing a reliance on hastily- converted civilian barges. All branches of the Wehrmacht were invited to submit proposals for landing craft designs, the Luftwaffe developing the Siebel Fähre (Siebel ferry, named after its creator, aircraft designer Luftwaffe Oberst Fritz Siebel) constructed of two bridgebuilding pontoons connected by a platform with BMW aircraft engines mounted astern for propulsion. The remainder of the platform carried the payload; vehicles were able to embark and disembark via a bow ramp. Constructed in moderate quantities, variants were built that carried artillery, headquarters facilities and field hospitals…"
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Fitzovich | 21 Feb 2020 3:33 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 21 Feb 2020 11:55 a.m. PST |
No mention my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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