Towards German Schwimmwagen Type 166
The Volkswagen Beetle, which has been called a German nationwide car, had been conceived and designed in 1938 by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, the originator of this famous sports vehicle manufacturer, "Porsche". The Beetle&39;s excellent features had been matchless durability and inexpensiveness. Then, the German Army decided to develop a military vehicle according to this little, tough and inexpensive automobile. Because of this, a few kinds of army automobiles had been manufactured for trial. The amphibious Schwimmwagen kind 128 had been one of them.. After further refinements, the vehicle was formally designated the "Schwimmwagen type 166" and mass manufacturing started in 1942. Its high-set exhaust pipe within backside looked quite funny but naturally it was so emerge expectation of vehicle&39;s usage regarding water. The trunk mounted, air-cooled 4 cylinder engine had a displacement of 1,130cm and output of 25 horse power, propelling the vehicle as much as 80km/h on land, while in the water, to 10km/h. When running on water, the vehicle utilized a screw during the backside. It was raised above the rear engine deck, when it had been right back on dry land. The steering regarding water was done similar to with regards to was on land by change of guidelines of front wheels, which served as a rudder. In total 14,276 type 166&39;s had been produced by the finish of 1944, and people were earnestly employed to fulfil reconnaissance, liaison and differing other duties during World War II.
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