Year | May 1941 |
Vehicle Type | Light Tank Destroyer |
Origin & Designer | Germany-France/Renault-Alkett |
Numbers Produced | 174 |
Crew | 3 (Commander/Gunner, Loader & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x 47mm L/43.4 PaK (t) Gun |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -8° to +12° |
Turret Traverse | [@turret_traverse] |
Gun Traverse | 17 ½ Left – 17 ½ Right |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | ZF2x30 |
Secondary Armament | [@secondary_armament] |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | [@ammunition_carried] |
Height | 2.11m |
Width | 1.87m |
Length | 4.30m |
Combat Weight | 10.500 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.32m |
Fording Depth | 0.80m |
Trench Crossing | 1.60m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.50m |
Climbing Ability | 35° |
Radio | FuG Spr d |
Armour | Hull Front: 32mm Hull Sides: 40mm Hull Rear: 40mm Hull Top: 14mm Hull Bottom: 14mm Gun Compartment: Front: 20mm Sides: 10mm Rear: 10mm Top: Open
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Engine | Renault 4-Cyl (Petrol) |
Transmission | 4 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 140 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 80 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 19 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 12 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | Führungsfahrzeug auf Pz.Kpfw. R 731 35 (f) Command version of the 4.7cm PaK (t) Auf Panzerkampfwagen 35R (f), with main armament replaced by a single MG34 and extra communication equipment installed. |
Notes | In 1940, the Germans recovered around 800 R35 tanks, and later that year the German high command decided to convert a portion of these for use as light tank destroyers. The first prototype was completed in February 1941 and shown to Hitler a month later. An order for 200 vehicles was issued which included 26 command versions. 93 Panzerjäger and command tanks took part in the early phases of Operation Barbarossa. The gun was originally a Czech design and was adequate against Soviet light tanks but the R35 chassis and engine proved to be inadequate in the Russian winter. By 1942 the surviving vehicles were returned to France were they were issued to army garrisons. By 1944 110 were still is service and these were used against the allied invasion. Around six took part in the battle for Arnhem and others were captured after the surrender of the Channel Islands. |