PzKpfw 38(t) He was one of the main German tanks initial period of the Second World War, despite the fact that was not designed and built in Germany, and in Czechoslovakia. AT 1938 g. the army of that country ordered production workers 150 lung units LTVz tanks 38 37 mm cannons, but, before the military had time to get at least one of the cars they ordered, Germans annexed Bohemia and Moravia. Tankostroitelnym mastered by the Prague Germans got their hands and order.
Танк PzKpfw 38(t) – video
The only modification, which they did in their PzKpfw 38(t) (t = Tschechoslowackisch, ie the Czechoslovak), - added a space for charging, as a result had to be cut on ammunition 18 artillery shells. The first products, many of whom took part in the Polish Campaign, were named Ausf (Execution - модель) A.
The following versions (In Ausf, C and D) only slightly different from its equipment Ausf A, but in general it was identical. PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf B and C fought in France. Their mobility allowed the Germans to easily bypass the hulking armored enemy's flank and beat in the most vulnerable places - the sides of the tracks and. after blitzkriegs 1939 and 1940 gg. PzKpfw 38(t) in its original form served on all fronts, with the exception of North Africa. On the basis of the chassis PzKpfw 38(t) were built by a variety of artillery and anti-aircraft self-propelled. Some of these machines were sold during the war Hungary, Romania, Free Slovakia and even Sweden.
The performance characteristics of the tank PzKpfw 38(t)
Crew, pers.: 3—4
developer: ChKD
Manufacturer: ehoslovakiâ Damage, ČKD
years of production: 1939—1942
years of operation: 1939 - Beginning 1950 x
The number of issued, PC.: 1406
The layout: engine compartment behind, front gear
The weight of the tank PzKpfw 38(t)
– 9,7 tonnes
The dimensions of the tank PzKpfw 38(t)
– body Length, mm: 4619
– housing width, mm: 2135
– Height, mm: 2252
– Clearance, mm: 400
Armor tanks PzKpfw 38(t)
– Type broni: rolled steel
– housing forehead (top), mm / city.: 25
– housing forehead (middle), mm / city.: 12
– housing forehead (through), mm / city.: 25
– body board, mm / city.: 15 / 0°
– housing feed, mm / city.: 15
– Bottom, mm: 8
– corps roof, mm: 8
– tower forehead, mm / city.: 25
– gun mantlet, mm / city.: 25
– board towers, mm / city.: 15
– tower feed, mm / city.: 15
– tower roof, mm: 8
The armament of the tank PzKpfw 38(t)
– Caliber guns and stamp: 37-mm A7
– gun type: nareznaya
– barrel length, calibres: 50,0
– gun ammunition: 72
– Shotgun: 2 × 7.92-mm ZB vz.37
Tank Engine PzKpfw 38(t)
– engine's type: row
– 6-Carburetor liquid cooling cylinder
– Engine power, l. from.: 125
speed of the tank PzKpfw 38(t)
– Road speed, kmh: 48
– Speed over rough terrain, kmh: 15
– Cruising on the highway, km: 230
– Cruising cross country, km: 160
– power density, l. p. / m: 12,9
– suspension type: semi-detached pairs, leaf springs
– Gradeability, city.: 29
– to overcome the wall, m: 0,8
– trench, m: 2,1
– fording, m: 0,8
Photo tank PzKpfw 38(t)
