RSO Pak: Great on Paper - Terrible at the Front

A look at RSO Pak (7,5 cm Pak 40/4 auf gep. Selbstfahrlafette Raupenschlepper Ost) was the combination of the Pak 40 with the RSO. Although the firing trials were regarded successful, the vehicle ultimately turned out to be a failure. This video covers experience reports, development, a brief overview on the RSO, firepower, mobility and "armor protection".

Disclaimer: I was invited by the Panzermuseum Munster in 2020.

English Channel of the Panzermuseum: https://www.youtube.com/c/GermanTankMuseum
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RSO footage recorded at Militracks 2019 at the Overloon War Museum: https://www.militracks.nl - https://www.oorlogsmuseum.nl/en/home/

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https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/08/an-ersatz-tank-destroyer-from-ersatz.html

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raupenschlepper_Ost

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