Panzer IV "Wirbelwind" - Buy 2 Get 1 Free! Crusader There was a widespread shortage

There was a widespread shortage of vehicles of all sizes which became more acute when the Army was mobilised for war

and many crews attempted to improve its survivability by adding sandbags or scavenged armour plate

The LVT has its origins in a civilian rescue vehicle called the Alligator

The 1500A had no armor protection or armament

Citroën introduced the 7CV

Panzer IV "Wirbelwind" - Buy 2 Get 1 Free! Crusader There was a widespread shortageThe Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind (Whirlwind in English) was a German self propelled anti aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier Mbelwagen self propelled anti aircraft gun. In the first years of World War II, the German military forces had less interest in developing self propelled anti aircraft guns, but as the Allies began to gain air superiority the need for more mobile and better armed self