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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. |
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| | 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. Its main armament consisted
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. | |
| | 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 |
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About Penetration Figures
All penetration figures in this database are calculated to a common standard
based on German WWII testing criteria (complete penetration with functioning fuze).
This allows direct comparison between all nations' guns.
Original national test figures would be higher for some nations due to different criteria:
- German: 1.00? (baseline - strictest)
- British: 1.02? (slightly looser)
- American: 1.05? (50% mass through plate)
- Soviet: 1.10? (75% mass through plate)
For example, a Soviet gun showing 159mm here would be published as ~175mm in Soviet documents,
and a German gun showing 120mm would be published as 120mm in German documents.
The 159mm figure is directly comparable to the German 120mm - the Soviet gun really was more powerful.
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| German: | 1.00? - Complete penetration, fuze functions (strictest) |
| British: | 1.02? - Complete penetration |
| American: | 1.05? - 50% of shell mass through plate |
| Soviet: | 1.10? - 75% of shell mass through plate |
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All database figures are normalized to German standard for direct comparison.
Multiply by the factor above to see original national test figures.
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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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