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Hotchkiss Modèle 1935 H-38 Light Tanks:
Produced from 1936.
Had an 1 man APXR 1 turret installed.
Had a 5,976 cc 120 hp engine installed.
German Use:
PzKpfw 38H 735(f): Used in Norway, Finland, Balkans. The 211th Panzerabteilung used them in Finland in 1941. Installed a FuG5 radio.1
| Hotchkiss Modèle 1935, H-38 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver 21 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 26,880 lb 12,218 kg 12 tons1,2 |
| Length w/gun | 13.83'2, 13' 9" 4.21 m, 4.22 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 7'2 1.85 m1 |
| Width | 6.08'2, 6' 4" 2.14 m1 |
| Ground clearance | 1' 2" |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | 12.8 psi |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 37 mm Sa18 L/21 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 7.5 mm MG 311 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 58, 1001 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 2,4001 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 34@7°1 & round1 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 29-34@30°1 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 34@20°1 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 34@0°1 |
| Hull Rear | 34@25°1 and 22@30°1 |
| Hull Top | 22@88°1 & 22@90°1 |
| Hull Bottom | 12@90°1 |
| Turret Front | 45@0°1 & 45@25°1 Mantlet: 25 round1 |
| Turret Sides | 40@30°1 |
| Turret Rear | 40@30°1 |
| Turret Top | 30 12@90°1 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Hotchkiss Model1 6L6 water cooled Hotchkiss 19382, water cooled2 |
| Cylinders | 61,2 |
| Net HP | 1202 1201 @ 2,800 rpm1 |
| Transmission | 4 forward, 1 reverse. 5 forward, 1 reverse.1 |
| Fuel type | Gasoline2 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | 55 gallons 5.976 liters |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°, hand.1 |
| Max Speed | 22 mph, 36 kph1 |
| Cross Country | 150 km |
| Road radius | 93.75 miles, 150 km1 |
| Turning Radius | 27' |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | 2' 8", 0.85 m |
| Trench crossing | 5' 11", 1.8 m |
| Vertical Obstacle | 1' 8" |
| Suspension (Type) | bell cranks |
| Wheels each side | 6 wheels mounted in pairs on bogies |
| Return rollers each side | 2 |
| Track length | 6 |
| Tires | |
| Track width | 11" |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | 800 Hotchkiss1 |
Sources:
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
