SdKfz.301 Borgward IV Ausf. C Wanze,
in use by the Russians in Berlin, 1945.
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the schwere LadungstrÃeger SdKfz. 301 Borgward IV was as the conversion, known as Wanze (Borgward B IV Ausführung mit Raketenpanzerbüchse 54), armed with a battery consisting of six 8.8cm Raketenpanzerbüchse 54/1. This was undoubtly one of the characteristic vehicles created by combination of new arms with already existing chassis. This resulted in more or less exotic "interim solution" vehicles, created by the desperate situation and the lack of resources Germany suffered from in early 1945. Wanze was clearly an "interim solution" vehicle, built for the remaining ill-equipped troops of the German army. The basis for developing such vehicle was a small and easy maneuvered panzerjäger which were to be issued to the troops defending industrial areas and cities classified by Hitler as "festungs" - fortresses. These were to be sent out against the never stopping masses of enemy armor advancing towards Berlin in the last months of the war. There was always a shortage of running panzerjägers, e.g in February of 1945 the kommandant of Festung Breslau (Wroclaw) had only single Jagdpanzer IV, eight StuG IIIs and few PzKpfw IIs in his first kompanie der PanzerjÃeger Abteilung Breslau. The second, third and forth companies were exclusively equipped with Panzerschreck and Panzerfausts.