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Germany's Panzerkampfwagen II neuer Art Ausf M:
The AHA/AgK (Inspectorate Department 6) in 1941 asked for a 10 ton vehicle that was faster and had thicker armor. A chassis was delivered on September 1, 1941.
Had a Maybach HL 66 P engine installed. It could reach a speed of 65 kph. Frontal armor was 30 mm, side and rear was 20 mm, roof 10 mm, and floor 5 mm. It had a 20 mm Type 38 and MG 34 installed in the turret. It was to start production in mid-1942, but it was obsolete by then and was abandoned.
| Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf M | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 33 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 10.5 tons3 |
| Length w/gun | |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | |
| Width | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 20 mm KwK 38 L/553 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 7.92 mm MG343 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 303 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 303 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 203 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 203 |
| Hull Rear | 203 |
| Hull Top | 103 |
| Hull Bottom | 53 |
| Turret Front | 303 Mantlet: 30 round3 |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL 66P3 |
| Cylinders | |
| Net HP | |
| Transmission | 4 forward3 , 1 reverse3 |
| Fuel type | |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°3 |
| Max Speed | 65 kph3 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | 8/1942: 43 Chassis #s: 200001-2000043 MAN3 |
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
- Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933-1942, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
- 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
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
- German Tanks of World War II, Dr. S. Hart & Dr. R. Hart, 1998
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Tank Data, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, 1968?
