Editing SlaPa.I

{{Short description|Dutch super-heavy tank prototype developed during the Second World War}}
{{Infobox
| above = SlaPa.I
| label1 = Type
| data1 = Super-heavy tank prototype
| label2 = Place of origin
| data2 = [[Netherlands]]
| label3 = Manufacturer
| data3 = [[Schroeter Traktoren]]
| label4 = Design period
| data4 = 1940–1943
| label5 = Development
| data5 = 1943–1944
| label6 = Number built
| data6 = 1
| header7 = Specifications
| label8 = Mass
| data8 = 415.31 tonnes
| label9 = Crew
| data9 = 7 (driver, commander, gunner, crane operator, three machine gunners)
| label10 = Main armament
| data10 = 50 cm SKG-I 43 cannon
| label11 = Fuel capacity
| data11 = 1,591 L
| label12 = Era
| data12 = {{hlist|[[Vader Era]]|[[Middenvader Era]]}}
}}

The '''SlaPa.I''' ('''Slachtpantser.I''') was a Dutch super-heavy tank prototype developed by [[Schroeter Traktoren]] during the [[Second World War]]. Built at the request of [[Ferdinand Schroeter]], it weighed 415.31 tonnes and carried a 50 cm cannon. The vehicle never entered combat.

== Design and development ==
Schroeter ordered the tank to defend his farmhouse in [[Stolwijk]] against a possible Allied attack. Design work began in 1940. The company introduced the SlaPa.I as a 1943 model,<ref name="st-models"/> but development continued into 1944.

The 50 cm gun was too heavy for the original suspension. Schroeter followed the work himself and had the designers replace it.<ref name="ferdinand-career"/> They used interleaved road wheels to distribute the load. The engine also struggled with the weight of the vehicle and broke down repeatedly. An upgraded engine was fitted, but the prototype remained unreliable.

== Armament ==
The main gun was designated the 50 cm SKG-I 43. Its ammunition was handled by an internal crane. The crane operator attached a shell to the lifting points, raised it into line with the breech and used the crane's mechanical arm to push it into the gun. Loading took approximately 6.67 minutes per round.

== Storage and fate ==
The SlaPa.I was never used in combat. Ferdinand Schroeter kept the vehicle in one of his hangars until 1950, when it was moved to the headquarters of Schroeter Traktoren for display in front of the building. It remained there until the company was dissolved in 1959.<ref name="st-dissolution"/> The prototype's whereabouts after that date are unknown.

== See also ==
* [[Schroeter Traktoren]]
* [[Ferdinand Schroeter]]
* [[Schroeter family]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="st-models">"[[Schroeter Traktoren#Models|Models]]". ''Schroeter Traktoren''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="ferdinand-career">"[[Ferdinand Schroeter#Career|Career]]". ''Ferdinand Schroeter''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="st-dissolution">"[[Schroeter Traktoren#Assassination and dissolution|Assassination and dissolution]]". ''Schroeter Traktoren''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

[[Category:Vehicles]]
[[Category:Tanks]]
[[Category:Schroeter family]]
[[Category:Vader Era]]
[[Category:Middenvader Era]]