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Panhard Et Levassor P 178, Panhard AMD 355 , Panhard 1786, armored car
Panhard 178 armored car: Aberdeen Tank Museum |
Panhard 178 armored car with a dispatch rider delivering a message in 1940: |
Design
4 wheel drive, dual steering (for reverse driving).5 Command version had gun removed and added larger radios.
The 25 mm gun fired a 0.7 lb AP shell at a muzzle velocity of 2,953'/sec.5
Production
- Panhard 178:
218 (by September 1939)6, 529
- Production: 1935 - ?5
- Manufacturer: Panhard2,5
Usage
The three Division Legere Mecanique had 40 of the Panhard 178s.6 There were twelve Panhard 178s in each of the seven GRDIs.6
German use:
- Panzerspähwagen Panhard 178-P204(f): In June 1941 190 were issued unmodified to German units. Forty-three were converted to railway protection vehicles with rail wheels installed. Some were converted in 1943 by having the turret removed an a 50 mm KwK L/42 installed. Had FuG Spr Ger 'a' radio installed.2
| Panhard Et Levassor P 178 Armored Car | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 36, 41,2,3,5 |
| Radio | ER 266 |
| OR | ER296 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 19,040 lb, 18,739 lb 8.07 tons1, 8.3 tons5, 8.5 tons2,3,6 8,200 kg1 |
| Length w/gun | 15' 6"5, 15' 8"6, 15' 8.5"3, 15' 8.6"1, 15' 11.5" 4.79 m1,2,3,6 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 7' 6"5, 7' 7"3,6, 7' 8.5", 7' 8", 7' 9.4"1 2.15 m1, 2.31 m2,3,6 |
| Width | 6' 6"5, 6' 7"1,6, 6' 7.25"3, 6' 8" 2.01 m1,2,3,6 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 14"5 |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 1: 25 mm1,5,6 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 1 or 2: 7.5 mm MG1 7.5 mm MG312 7.5 mm M31 MG5 |
| MG - coaxial | 1: 7.5 mm MG6 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 1502,5 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 3,1505, 3,7502 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 131 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 0.6"@0°5, 20@21°2 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 20@0°2 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 0.5"@0°5, 15@0°2 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 15@0°2 |
| Hull Rear | 0.5"@0°5, 15@3°2 & 15@41°2 |
| Hull Top | 7@87°2 |
| Hull Bottom | 7@90°2 |
| Turret Front | 0.6"@0°5, 26@24°2 Mantlet: 26 round2 |
| Turret Sides | 0.6"@0°5, 15@26°2 |
| Turret Rear | 15@30°2 |
| Turret Top | 7@82°2 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Panhard1, Panhard SK2,6, Panhard SS5 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Water3,5 |
| Cylinders | 45,6 |
| Net HP | 1053,5,6 |
| Capacity | 6.33 liter3 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 4 forward, 4 reverse2,5 |
| Steering | Front or all 4 wheels5 |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline3,5,6 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°2,5 Hand.2 |
| Max speed | 45 mph3,6, 44.7 mph1, 50 mph5 72 kph1,2,3,6 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 187 miles, 186 miles1,3,6, 250 miles5 300 km1,2,3,6 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | -12° to +14°2 |
| Fording depth | 1' 8"5, 1' 11.5"3 0.6 m3 |
| Trench crossing | 11.75"3 0.6 m3 |
| Vertical obstacle | 11.75"3 0.3 m3 |
| Climbing ability | 40° slope5 |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | 2 |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
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- Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
- Western Allied Tanks 1939-45, David Porter, 2009
