Pz.BfWg I Ausf.B
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen
I Ausf.B (Sd.Kfz.265) |
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| Type | Light Command Tank |
Radio Equipment | FuG 2 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Daimler-Benz AG
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| Crew | 3 (commander, machine-gunner,
driver) |
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| Production Quantity | 184 |
Production Period | 1935 - 1937 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 5800 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.52 kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | 4.42 m |
Length /hull | 4.42 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height over turret hatch | 1.99 m |
| Width | 2.06 m |
Ground clearance | 0.30 m |
| Fire height | ? m |
Turret ring diameter | ? m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 7.92 mm MG13 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 900 |
| Traverse | limited (manual) |
Elevation | limited (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | - |
| Secondary Armament | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Location | 1: bow |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding & bolting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 13 mm / 65° |
13 mm / 90° |
13 mm / 71° |
6 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 13 mm /
67° |
13 mm /
67° |
13 mm /
70° |
8 mm / 0° |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Maybach NL 38TR |
Type & Displacement | L6, 3.8L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 100 hp to 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 16.9 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | ZF Aphon FG 35: 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Steering | clutch-brake, steering wheel and levers |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 140 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Helical and leaf spring |
Road wheels | 5 wheels, 2 by bogie + 1 independent
, rubber edgings |
| Track return rollers | 4 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear, adjustable |
Shock absorbers | On the 2 first road wheel |
| Track Type | outside guide, single pin, steel | ||
| Width | 280 mm |
Pitch | 90 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 100 |
Track ground contact | 2.74 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 40 km/h on road, 15 km/h off road
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Range | 140 km on road - 115 km off road |
| Mileage | 103 L/100 km on road - 126 L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 30° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 1.40 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.36 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 0.58 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 2.10 m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 | AFV Data Base (lost) |
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