Simulated attack with a remote controlled Goliath demolition tank on one of the newly introduced Soviet SU-85 tank destroyers. Since at that time radio controls, as previously used in the B I demining vehicle, still required the use of bulky and fragile tubes, the control commands were now issued via a three-strand wire cable up to 1,000 meters long, which was usually quite sufficient. However, the production model had smaller wheels, which allowed space for battery mounts on both sides and more room for the explosive charge. The first prototype had four large wheels and a tracked undercarriage based on the B II. Goliath in Panzer museum Munster, GermanyĪt the end of 1940, trials with the remote-controlled Borgward B I and B II demining vehicle (Sd Kfz 300) led to an order for a similar small vehicle that would carry an explosive charge and also used for other tasks, such as clearing minefields, but also detoxifying terrain contaminated by war gases. Leichter Ladungsträger (SdKfz 302) Goliath with E-MotorĮxpandable remote-controlled tracked demolition charge with electric engine. Only experimental field tests were made with the vehicles, none saw a front line use. The total weight of the vehicle was 2.3 tons. The engine in the B I was a Borgward 6M 2.3 RTBV six cylinder 2.3 liter with 49 hp at 3,500 rpm. The model B II had more ground contact due to four road wheels and the silencer was mounted on the back of the hull. The model B I had three road wheels and a silencer on the left side of the hull. In addition, another, only experimental amphibious vehicle called ‘Ente’ (‘Duck’) was based on the B II. However, only the prototype of the B II was completed and both models were subsequently replaced by the Goliath, which was remote controlled by wire cables. In 1940 another 100 units of the Borgward B II, which was a larger vehicle with a six-cylinder engine, were ordered. 50 pieces of it were produced until May 1940. It was cheaply constructed and therefore dispensable in case of loss. The vehicle was remote controlled and pulled demining rollers behind it. The tracked demolition charge had their origin in the Borgward B I mine clearing vehicle (SdKfz 300), which was developed in 1939 by the company of the same name for this very task.
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