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Germany's Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf F:
PzKpfw I Ausf F of the 1st Panzer Division, captured by Russia in the summer of 1943 |
On December 22, 1939, a contract was issued by the Army Weapons Department for 30 vehicles with the thickest possible armament. Krauss-Maffei AG of Munich developed the chassis and Daimler-Benz the superstructure and turret. The first prototype chassis was available on June 17, 1940.
Nearly same as Ausf C but with 80 mm armor. 18-19 tons, 15 mph (25 kph), range 94 miles. Krauss-Maffei completed 30 from April to December 1942. Had 2 MG34s in the turret.
Used a FuG5 radio.3,12 Used a TzF8 gun sight.12
Usage
8 were used for combat evaluation in Russia with the 1st Panzer Division.
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Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf F |
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| Crew | 23,12 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 21 tons3,12 |
| Length w/gun | 4.38 m3,12 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 2.05 m3,12 |
| Width | 2.64 m3,12 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 2: 7.92 mm MG343,12 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 25 - 8012 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 80@10°3 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 80@20°3 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 50@0°3 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 50@0°3 |
| Hull Rear | 50@10°3 @ 50@14°3 |
| Hull Top | 25@90°3 |
| Hull Bottom | 25@90°3 |
| Turret Front | 80@20°3 Mantlet: 80 round°3 |
| Turret Sides | 50@0°3 |
| Turret Rear | 50@14°3 |
| Turret Top | 25@90°3 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL45P3,12 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Water12 |
| Cylinders | 612 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 150@3,800 rpm12 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 4 forward, 1 reverse3,12 |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°, hand3 |
| Max speed | 25 kph3,12 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 150 km3,12 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | -10° to +20°3,12 |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | 4/1942-12/1942: 303 Chassis #s: 150301-1503303 Krauss-Maffei3,12 1942: 3012 |
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