Year | October 1941 |
Vehicle Type | Light Tank |
Origin & Designer | Czechoslovakia/BMM |
Numbers Produced | 321 |
Crew | 4 (Commander, Gunner, Hull Gunner & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x 37mm L/47.8 KwK 38(t) 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 | TZF38(t) |
Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.92mm MG37(t)s (Coaxial & Bow) |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 42 x 37mm & 1.400 x 7.92mm Rounds |
Height | 2.40m |
Width | 2.14m |
Length | 4.61m |
Combat Weight | 9.850 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.40m |
Fording Depth | 0.90m |
Trench Crossing | 1.86m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.80m |
Climbing Ability | 29° |
Radio | FuG-5 |
Armour | Hull Front: 50mm Hull Sides: 50mm Hull Rear: 15mm Hull Top: 8mm Hull Bottom: 8mm Gun Mantle: 25mm Turret Front: 50mm Turret Sides: 30mm Turret Rear: 22mm Turret Top: 15mm
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Engine | Praga EPA (Petrol) |
Transmission | 5 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 230 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 165 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 Panzer 38(t) Ausf G was built with 50mm frontal armour as standard. But by now the 38(t) was becoming obsolete as a gun tank and the decision was made to develop the chassis for use as a base for self-propelled guns. Still around 320 Ausf Gs were built and these saw action mainly in Russia. |