nheather Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Hi, A question about the wheels on the PAK 38/40 gun carriage. I assume the spoked wheels came first, roughly when did they swap over to the solid wheels. And would a PAK 38 ever had solid wheels? Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Going by reviews of the Pak 40 from AFV Club, the opposite is true. The gun carriage first came out with pressed steel wheels, and later the spoke style. The latter was both a cost and weight saving measure. Rather than a time frame, I think the wheel style is more indicative of the unit type and it's transport. Horses could pull anything, the only limit being weight and surface conditions. Motorized transport required the wheels to have solid rubber tires. regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nheather Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Thanks, yes I found that out last night. The first wheels (on the PAK 38 at least) were pressed aluminium wheels - a lot of the PAK 38 was aluminium but the carriage was later changed to steel as aluminium was needed for aircraft production. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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