Renault UE with 3,7cm Pak 36 Anti Tank Gun

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After Germany defeated France in World War II, they captured many tanks and military vehicles. This Lola version is a self-propelled gun that mounts a German 37mm PAK36 anti-tank gun on a Renault UE military tractor.

The gun was placed on top of the wheels, with wooden pieces placed in front and behind the wheels to act as stoppers; it's a hasty effort, but it also shows just how scarce self-propelled guns were on the front lines. Originally, the wheels were removed from the anti-tank guns at the factory, and the guns were properly mounted in the center of the tractor's body, but this appears to have been a hasty solution used by soldiers on the front lines. However, this meant you couldn't see ahead from the driver's seat. It's a mystery how they managed to drive it.

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WWIIにおいてドイツは対フランス戦の勝利によって大量の戦車・軍用車両を鹵獲しました。これは仏・ルノーの軍用トラクター、ルノー UEにドイツの対戦車砲、37mm砲PAK36を車輪ごと乗せて即席自走砲化した姿をLora化したものです。

砲を車輪ごと乗せて車輪の前後は木材を置いてストッパーにするという、

「やっつけ」もいいところなんですが、それほどまでに前線では自走砲が不足していた事の証左でもあります。本来は工場で対戦車砲の車輪を外し、トラクターの車体中央部にきちんとマウントさせていたようなのですが、これは前線の兵たちが急ごしらえで行った措置のようです。

でも、これじゃ運転席から前が見えない・・。どうやって運転していたのか謎ですね。