Germany PzKpfw I Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen I (Panzer I) or Panzer I Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen I or Panzerkampfwagen I Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen I (armoured fighting vehicle)   Ordnance classification - SdKfz 265 or Sonderkraftfahrzeug(special purpose vehicle) number 265

Tweet The PzKpfw I Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen I , it was based on the PzKpfw I chassis and was in use from 1935 to 1942. It was commonly called a Panzer I. General Details (Command) Specifications Operational Date(s) 1935 - 1942 Ordnance classification SdKfz 265 Quantity Produced 190 Weight unknown Crew 3 M.G's small 1 M.G's large(>10mm) n/a Length 4.52 mtr Width 2.09 mtr Height 1.72 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 25 mph Max Cross Country Speed 11 mph Range Road 106 miles Range Cross Country unknown Fuel Type Petrol Fuel Capacity unknown Horse Power 100 hp Power/Weight unknown General Information The PzKpfw I Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen I , it was based on the PzKpfw I chassis and was in use from 1935 to 1942. It was commonly called a Panzer I. It was armed with 1 light machine gun. The Kliener Panzerbefehlswagen was a light armoured command variant of the PzKpfw I built on a lengthened Ausf A chassis which was also used for the PzKpfw I Ausf B production model. It contained both a radio receiver and transmitter, where the Ausf A and B only had a receiver. Defence was provided by a front mounted MG13 or MG34. It was track driven with the engine and drive sprocket to the front of the vehicle, the track fed under 5 roadwheels, and then under a rear idler, finally returning to the front drive sprocket via 4 return rollers. Armour Details Turret Front n/a Side n/a Rear n/a Top n/a Superstructure Front 13mm @ 23° (14mm) Side 13mm @ 23° (14mm) Rear 13mm @ 20° (14mm) Top 8mm @ 90° (8mm) Hull Front 13mm @ 25° (14mm) Side 13mm @ 0° (13mm) Rear 13mm @ 20° (14mm) Top 6mm @ 90° (6mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 14 mm - Minimum 6 mm

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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