Schmetterling APC

The Gepanzertes Transport Kraftfahrzeug (GTK) Schmetterling 61 (lit. "Armored Transport Vehicle Butterfly") is a vehicle found in both Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Wolfenstein: Youngblood.

Overview

The Schmetterling is an armored transport vehicle introduced into Nazi service prior to 1961. It is a towering wheeled transport designed for rapidly deploying Nazi forces into the field, destroying barricades with its front-mounted cutters, and providing limited fire support with its paired machine guns and multiple grenade projectors mounted all over the hull. It's remained in widespread use among Nazi forces worldwide, and an integral part of the Reich's motorisierten Schützentruppen (Mot-Schützen), or mechanized rifle infantry units. The vehicle is rated for highly irradiated environments and was used in environments such as New York City.

By 1980, it has been joined by the Schlammspringer APC in service, which provides a smaller, nimbler vehicle that can perform just as well.

Trivia

• Both the Schlammspringer APC as well as the Schmetterling can be seen in the exhibitation in Bruder 2 in Wolfenstein Youngblood.
• The title of "butterfly" may be a subtle homage to the Maus super heavy tank, of which also has a humorously ironic name.
• The tires resemble those of modern monster trucks
  

Gallery

B.J. tries to burn the APC with the Panzerhund.

Schmetterling APC (left) and Schlammspringer APC (right) in the museum in Bruder 2

Propaganda for the Schmetterling (engl."Join the mechanized infantry, we will be your new family!"