waffentrager

The Krupp-Steyr Waffenträger was a prototype tank destroyer developed as part of the Waffenträger (lit. "weapon carrier") programme. The Waffenträger programme was initiated in 1942 by the Wehrmacht, calling for a light, mobile tank destroyer armed with a powerful 88 mm PaK43 anti-tank cannon. Krupp's design, consisting of an open-top, fully traversable turret, was submitted in 1944, with at least one prototype being built. However, Krupp's design was rejected in favour of the design by Ardelt, and was discontinued as a result. The final fate of the sole prototype is unknown.