Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf C:
On September 15, 1939, the AHA/AgK/In 6 issued an order to the Army Weapons Department to develop the PzKpfw I into a reconnaissance and air landing tank7. It was decided to mount the PzKpfw II turret on to a modified PzKpfw IB chassis.7
In January 1941 the Army Weapons Department accepted the prototype and placed an order for 40 vehicles from Krauss-Maffei AG of Munich.7 The project was cancelled in the summer of 1941.7
Had interleaved road wheels.
Used a FuG5 radio.3 Used FuG Spr. Gr. "a" radio.12 Used a TZF10 gun sight.12
Usage
Two were used in combat evaluation in the 1st Panzer Division in Russia in early 1943. The rest were issued to reserve units of the LVIII Panzer Reserve Korps.
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Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf C |
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| Crew | 23,12 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 7.9 tons7, 8 tons3,4,12, 9 tons11 |
| Length w/gun | 4.19 m3,12 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 1.94 m3,12 |
| Width | 1.92 m3,12 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | EW141 MG3 20 mm11 20 mm EW 14112 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | MG 34, coaxial 7.92 mm MG, coaxial11 7.92 mm MG1312 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 10 - 304,12 Front: 1.2"11, 3011 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 30@10°3 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 30@20°3 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 20@0°3 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 20@0°3 |
| Hull Rear | 20@15°3 & 20@30°3 |
| Hull Top | 10@82.5-90°3 & 10@90°3 |
| Hull Bottom | 10@82.5-90°3 & 10@90°3 |
| Turret Front | 30@13°3 Mantlet: 30 round3 |
| Turret Sides | 20@24°3 |
| Turret Rear | 20@6.5°3 |
| Turret Top | 10@80-90°3 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL 457 Maybach HL45P3,12 Maybach11 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Water11,12 |
| Cylinders | 67,12 |
| Capacity | 146 liters (2 tanks)12 |
| Net HP | 1507,11 150@3,800 rpm12 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 8 forward, 2 reverse3,12 |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°, hand3,12 |
| Max speed | 31 mph7, 40 mph4, 49 mph11, 50 mph 50 kph7, 65 kph, 79 kph3,11,12 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 94 miles 300 km3,12 |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | -10° to +20°3,12 |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | Torsion bar11 |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | 011 |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | 7/1942-12/1942: 403 Chassis #s: 150101-1501403 Krauss-Maffei3,11,12 4011 1942: 4012 |
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