VTS-1 experimental gun carrier consisting of a 105mm gun on a Marder hull. Designed in 1977 by the company Thyssen-Henschel
The Forgotten Gun Carrier: Thyssen-Henschel’s VTS-1 and the Hunt for a Modern Tank Destroyer In the shadowed world of Cold War armored warfare, many innovative ideas flared briefly—some burned out, some blazed trails that shaped the future. Among Europe’s more novel experiments was the German VTS-1 gun carrier, a prototype that encapsulated an era’s urgent […]