Panzer 35 T Tank
The Pz.Kpfw.35(t)s remained as first-line vehicles until the beginning of 1941. The 6th Panzer Division still listed in its inventory 149 Pz.Kpfw.35(t) gun tanks and 11 Pz.Bef.35(t) command tanks at the end of June 1941, being used for Operation Barbarossa. Panzer 38(t), France, June 1940. The Panzer 38(t) performed well in the Polish Campaign in 1939 and the Battle of France in 1940. It was better armed than the Panzer I and Panzer II tanks. It was on par with most light tank designs of the era, although it was unable to effectively engage the frontal armour of medium, heavy and infantry tank.
. Fruity slicer set tempo. 42 km/h, 26.1 mph (road). 15 km/h (off-road)The Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) was originally a tank of pre- design. After, it was adopted by the German Army, seeing service in the invasions of Poland, France and the USSR.
Production ended in 1942, when its main armament was deemed inadequate. In all, over 1,400 Pz.
38(t)s were manufactured. The chassis of the Pz. 38(t) continued to be produced for the (1942–1944) with some of its components used in the later (1944–1945) tank destroyers and its derivative vehicles.The (t) stands for tschechisch, the German word for Czech; the Czechoslovak military designation was LT vz. 38 ( Lehký tank vzor 38, Light Tank model 38). Manufacturer's designations included TNH series, TNHPS, LTP and LTH.
The special vehicle designation for the tank in Germany was Sd. Kfz. 140. Contents.Description The Panzer 38(t) was a conventional inter-war tank design, with riveted armour.
The armour varied in thickness from 10 mm to 25 mm in most versions. Later models (Ausf. E on) increased this to 50 mm by bolting on an additional 25 mm armour plate to the front portion of the hull. The sides received an additional 15 mm increase of armour from Ausf. E production runs onward.The two-man turret was centrally located, and housed the tank's main armament, a with 90 rounds of ammunition.
In addition, a 7.92 mm machine gun was in a ball mount to the right of the main gun. This machine gun could be trained on targets independently of the main gun, or coupled to the main gun for use as a conventional coaxial machine gun. The driver was in the front right of the hull, with the radio operator seated to the driver's left. The radio operator manned the hull-mounted 7.92 mm machine gun in front in addition to operating the radio on his left.Minor adjustments, such as adjustable seats for the driver and firmer footing for the commander/gunner and loader, were provided in German service. A total of 2,550 rounds were carried for the bow and turret machine guns. The driver could also fire the hull machine gun with a trigger fitted on the left tiller bar.In German service, a loader position was added to the turret by reducing the ammunition capacity by 18 rounds. All future Panzer 38(t) tanks were rebuilt according to this specification and those already in service were modified accordingly.
The commander had to aim and fire the main gun in addition to his role as commander.The engine was mounted in the rear of the hull and powered the tank through a transmission at the front of the hull with five forward gears and one reverse gear. The track ran under four rubber-tired road wheels and back over a rear idler and two track return rollers.
The wheels were mounted on a leaf-spring double-bogie mounted on two axles.Development In 1935, the Czechoslovak tank manufacturer was looking for a replacement for the tank they were jointly producing with. The LT-35 was complex and had shortcomings, and ČKD felt there would be orders both from the expanding Czechoslovak army and for export.ČKD decided to use a leaf-spring suspension with four large wheels for their new tank with an export success under the name 'TNH'. With small variations for each customer, 50 were exported to (TNHP), 24 each to (LTP) and Switzerland (LTH).
Also ordered some (LTL). The British (RAC) had one trial model delivered on 23 March 1939 to Gunnery School at.
A report stated that 'the (bow) gunner could not sit back comfortably as the wireless set was in the way of his left shoulder'. The report also stated that, due to the shudder while the vehicle was on the move, it was impossible to lay the gun. Even at the speed of 8.05 km/h (5 mph), accuracy was poor. As a result, the British did not purchase the Panzer 38(t) and the trial model was returned. Panzer 38(t), France, June 1940The Panzer 38(t) performed well in the in 1939 and the in 1940. It was better armed than the and tanks.
It was on a par with most light tank designs of the era, although it was unable to effectively engage the frontal armour of medium, heavy and designs.It was also used in the from 1941 onwards in German and Hungarian units, but was outclassed by Soviet tanks such as the. Some ex-German units were issued to the Romanians in 1943, after the loss of many of the Romanian tanks.
By then, it had become largely obsolete, though the chassis was adapted to a variety of different roles with success. Notable variations include the Sd.Kfz. 138 mobile anti-tank gun, the Sd.Kfz. 138/1 mobile howitzer, Flakpanzer 38(t) and the ' tank destroyer. Small numbers were also used for reconnaissance, training and security duties, such as deployment on armoured trains. Panzer 38(t), Soviet Union, June 1941The German tank commander, who was credited with over 150 'kills', described an action in a 38(t) in 8 July 1941:It happened like greased lightning.
A hit against our tank, a metallic crack, the scream of a comrade, and that was all there was! A large piece of armour plating had been penetrated next to the radio operator's seat. No one had to tell us to get out.
Not until I had run my hand across my face while crawling in the ditch next to the road did I discover that they had also got me. Our radio operator had lost his left arm. We cursed the brittle and inelastic Czech steel that gave the Russian 47mm anti-tank gun so little trouble. The pieces of our own armour plating and assembly bolts caused considerably more damage than the shrapnel of the round itself.In contrast, speaking about the armour on German tanks:Again and again, we admired the quality of the steel on our tanks. It was hard without being brittle. Despite its hardness, it was also elastic.
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If an anti-tank round didn't hit the armour dead on, it slid off on its side and left behind a gouge as if you had run your finger over a soft piece of butter. The above report highlights the reason why the 38(t) was pulled out of front lines in favour of heavier Panzer III, IV and StuG IIIs. Panzer 38(t) continued to serve after 1941 as a vehicle and in anti-partisan units for some time. Several captured examples were refitted with Soviet DTM machineguns and employed by the Red Army.At the start of, the Germans found Soviet tanks to be superior, as the German 37 mm anti-tank gun proved incapable of penetrating the T-34's armour.
To neutralize the T-34, the Germans mounted a captured on the chassis of the 38(t) model as a stop-gap measure and called it the 'Marder III'. Crews of early Marder III models fought exposed on top of the engine deck.
Efforts to provide crews with more protection eventually lead to the tank destroyer.Campaigns. with the. (Norway) with the. with the, and. and subsequent operations with the German, and Hungarian First Armoured Field Division. operations with the Romanian 2nd Tank Regiment.Peru. Preserved LTPA mission went to Europe in 1935 and looked at tanks from several major manufacturers before settling on the Czech LTL.
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Peru bought 24 of them. They were delivered in 1938-1939 and designated Tanque 38 (then Tanque 39). This small armoured force of two tank companies was complemented by truck-mounted infantry and artillery pulled by tractors (the Czech ČKD). Peruvian doctrine was influenced by the French military mission operating in Peru at the time, and emphasized the use of tanks to support infantry attacks rather than in independent mobile columns (as in the German ). The Peruvian tank battalion played an important role in the 1941, spearheading the attack across the and at.
This was helped by the fact that the Ecuadorian Army had no modern anti-tank guns and their artillery was horse-drawn. 'The LTL tanks performed extremely well in the 1941 war and remained in front-line service for more than 50 years.' The tank were also used for against the.
Romania The T-38 was the local designation for the wartime deliveries of Panzer 38(t)s from Germany in 1943. T-38 served with the forces operating in Kuban. Within 2nd Tank Regiment and later the 54th Company attached to the HQ and the cavalry corps in Kuban and Crimea. T-38 tanks were still in action with the 10th Infantry Division and Cavalry Divisions in 1944. Slovakia. This section needs expansion.
You can help. ( April 2017)Because the first series of the LT-38 was not finished in and was seized by Nazi Germany, the army of the, a German ally in the Polish and Soviet campaigns, initially had only the tanks.
The first 37 tanks designed as LT-38 were delivered in 1940 and used in the. Another 37 tanks were sold to Slovakia by Germany in 1943-1944, when the Wehrmacht considered them obsolete. These tanks were used by the insurgents during the in 1944. Several of them are on display in the in. Sweden All strv m/41 SI were sent to in, who were the only regiment who painted the road-wheels in the same camouflage pattern as the hull against regulations prescribing field-grey to be used. Most of the m/41 SII went to in, with a small number allocated to in and the material reserve of P 3.All tanks had been retired from active service in the mid 1950s and later rebuilt into armoured personnel carriers (APCs).