Year | 1939 |
Vehicle Type | Light Tank |
Origin & Designer | Czechoslovakia/CKD |
Numbers Produced | 150 |
Crew | 4 (Commander/Gunner, Loader, Radio Operator/Machine Gunner & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x 37mm L/47.8 A7 Gun |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -10° to +25° |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Manual) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | TFZ |
Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.92mm ZB Vz.37 Machine Guns (Coaxial & Bow) |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 72 x 37mm & 2.400 x 7.92mm |
Height | 2.40m |
Width | 2.12m |
Length | 4.60m |
Combat Weight | 9.400 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.40m |
Fording Depth | 1.90m |
Trench Crossing | 1.86m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.80m |
Climbing Ability | 29° |
Radio | Vz.35 |
Armour | Hull Front: 25mm Hull Sides: 15mm Hull Rear: 15mm Hull Top: 8mm Hull Bottom: 8mm Gun Mantle: 25mm Turret Front: 25mm Turret Sides: 15mm Turret Rear: 15mm Turret Top: 8mm |
Engine | Praga EPA (Petrol) |
Transmission | 5 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 230 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 155 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 42 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 15 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The LT Vz.38 (Lehký Tank Vzor 38) was a light tank designed by the Czech firm ČKD. It was designed to replace the Lt Vz.35 as the standard battle tank of the Czech armoured regiments. It had a newly designed chassis and each track ran of four large road wheels. It had a two man fully revolving turret which mounted a 37mm gun and a coaxial machine gun. It was a superior tank to the Lt Vz.35 and after trials the Czech army ordered 150 models but these were not delivered before the German annexation. |