Flamingo
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Flammpanzer II
Ausf.D/E, Flamingo |
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| Type | Light Flame-Thrower Tank |
Radio Equipment | FuG 5 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Maschinenfabrik
Augsburg Nuernbug AG, Waggonfabrik Wegmann AG |
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| Crew | 3 |
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| Production Quantity | 90 |
Production Period | 1939 - 1941 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 12000 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.80 kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | 4.75 m |
Length /hull | 4.75 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height over turret hatch | 2.02m |
| Width | 2.14 m |
Ground clearance | 0.34 m |
| Fire height | ? m |
Turret ring diameter | ? m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 2 x Flammenwerfer-Anlagen (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 320 L |
| Traverse | 180° |
Elevation | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 7.92 mm MG34 (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 1800 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual) |
Elevation | +10° to -10° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | ? |
| Location | 1: little turrets on mud guards
- 2: turret |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding & bolting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 30 mm / 81° |
14.5 mm / 90° |
14.5 mm / 90° |
5 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 30 mm /
81° |
14.5 mm
/ 90° |
14.5 mm
/ 70° |
12 mm /
0° (front) 10 mm / 11° (rear) |
| Turret | 15 mm / round |
14.5 mm / 68° |
14.5 mm / 68° |
10 mm / 4° (front) 10 mm / 0° (rear) |
| Mantlet | 16 mm /
round |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Maybach HL 62TR or TRM |
Type & Displacement | L6, 6.2L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 140 hp to 2600 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 11.6 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | ZF: 6 forward, 1 reverse |
Steering | controlled differential, steering wheel and levers |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 170 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bars |
Road wheels | 4 independent, rubber edgings |
| Track return rollers | - |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear, adjustable |
Shock absorbers | ? |
| Track Type | outside guide, single pin, steel | ||
| Width | 300 mm |
Pitch | 100 mm |
| Links(shoes) | ? |
Track ground contact | 2.20 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 55 km/h on road, 20 km/h off road
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Range | 200 km on road - 130 km off road |
| Mileage | ? L/100 km on road - ? L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 30° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 1.75 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.42 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 0.85 m |
Minimum turning diameter | ? m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 | AFV Data Base (lost) |
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Drawings |
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