Beutpanzer.

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"Beutepanzer = Beutepanzer ('Captured Tank') is the German designation for a captured armored fighting vehicle. The Germans used Beutepanzers to gain insight into enemy technology and to augment their own armored forces. Beutepanzers were usually repainted to sport distinctive national emblems and unit insignia in order to reduce friendly fire from other Axis forces."

With regard to the previous blog entry read a German appreciation and evaluation of the Soviet T-34 tank. An understanding as gleaned from captured T-34.

A German unit that used the T-34/76 model ’43 in combat noted:

"‘Regardless of our limited experience, it can be stated that the Russian tanks [T-34] are not suitable for long road marches and high speeds. It has turned out that the highest speed that can be achieved is 10 to 12 km/hr. It is also necessary on marches to halt every half hour for at least 15 to 20 minutes to let the machine cool down. Difficulties and breakdowns of the steering clutches have occurred with all the new Beute-Panzer. In difficult terrain, on the march, and during the attack, in which the Panzer must be frequently steered and turned, within a short time the steering clutches overheat and are coated with oil. The result is that the clutches don't grip and the Panzer is no longer maneuverable. After they have cooled, the clutches must be rinsed with a lot of fuel.’"

See also some other blog entries tanks as abandoned on the WW2 battlefield due to mechanical breakdown a quite common occurrence. 

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2020/04/brody-1941.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2020/10/wreckers.html

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