Nahkampfkanone 2

Nahkampfkanone 2 is a prototype tank destroyer of Swiss design.

The hull and the superstructure were made of cast steel by the Georg Fischer AG.

The gun was mounted in a hull based superstructure and had only a limited traverse arc, so the entire vehicle had to be turned onto the target before the gun itself could be aimed.

Four different types (A1, A2, B1, B2) were planned, but one prototype was made and that did not see service; only driving tests were made in Thun from 1946 to 1947 for testing in troop deployment.

The prototype is on display at the tank museum in Thun.

Front three-quarter view, showing the mantlet, the suspension and the large, boxy, cast-steel body