These were intended for use in Operation Herkules, the planned but never-executed Italo-German invasion of Malta.
Ten of them were specially modified to each carry a captured Russian KV-1 or KV-2 heavy tank.
This required strengthening and widening of the well decks and internal ramps and outward repositioning of the bow ramp counterbalance weights in order to accommodate these vehicles.
These were intended for use in Operation Herkules, the planned but never-executed Italo-German invasion of Malta. Ten of them were specially modified to each carry a captured Russian KV-1 or KV-2 heavy tank. This required strengthening and widening of the well decks and internal ramps and outward repositioning of the bow ramp counterbalance weights in order to accommodate these vehicles.
Marinefährprahm