The PzKpfw I Ausf A Flammenwerfer, it was based on the PzKpfw I chassis and was in use from 1941 to 1941. It was commonly called a Flammpanzer I. General Details (Flame Thrower) Specifications Operational Date(s) 1941 - 1941 Ordnance classification SdKfz 101 Quantity Produced 10 Weight unknown Crew 2 M.G's small 1 M.G's large(>10mm) n/a Length 4.06 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 91 miles Range Cross Country unknown Fuel Type Petrol Fuel Capacity unknown Horse Power 60 hp Power/Weight unknown General Information The PzKpfw I Ausf A Flammenwerfer, it was based on the PzKpfw I chassis and was in use from 1941 to 1941. It was commonly called a Flammpanzer I. It was armed with 1 light machine gun. Its main armament consisted was a Model 40 Flame Projector with a range of 60 metres. The Flammenwerfer auf PzKpfw I Ausf A was a modification of the Ausf A by the replacement of one of the machine guns with a flame projector. This modification was carried out by Africa Korps engineers to provide a vehicle capable of projecting 10 x 1 second flame bursts to a range of 25 metres, to aid their attack on the defences at Tobruk in 1941. It was track driven with the engine and drive sprocket to the front of the vehicle, the track fed under 4 roadwheels, and then under a rear idler which acted as a roadwheel, finally returning to the front drive sprocket via 3 return rollers. Armour Details Turret Front 13mm @ 10° (13mm) Side 13mm @ 22° (14mm) Rear 13mm @ 22° (14mm) Top 8mm @ 85° (8mm) Superstructure Front 13mm @ 22° (14mm) Side 13mm @ 22° (14mm) Rear 13mm @ 17° (14mm) Top 6mm @ 85° (6mm) Hull Front 13mm @ 27° (15mm) Side 13mm @ 0° (13mm) Rear 13mm @ 15° (13mm) Top 6mm @ 90° (6mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 15 mm - Minimum 6 mm Weapon Details Model 40 Flame Projector (Flame Thrower) History The Model 40 was a 14mm flame projector with a 700 litre fuel tank which would provide 60 to 70 one-second bursts of flame at a rate of 10 liters per-second. Its range was 50 metres when pumping unlit fuel or 60 metres when pumping ignited fuel. Projecting unlit fuel was used to saturate a target before igniting it. Calibre 14mm Maximum Range 60 metres 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. National Testing Standards 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 All database figures are normalized to German standard for direct comparison. Multiply by the factor above to see original national test figures.

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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