Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen ( Kl.Pz.Bf.Wg. ) - German armored command and command vehicle of the 1930s (in the domestic literature known as the commander's tank ).
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| Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen | |
| Classification | armored CSR |
| Combat weight, t | 5.88 |
| Layout scheme | classic western |
| Crew , pers. | 3 |
| Story | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Years of production | 1936 - 1937 |
| Number issued, pcs. | 184 |
| Main operators |  |
| Dimensions | |
| Case length, mm | 4420 |
| Width, mm | 2060 |
| Height mm | 1990 |
| Clearance , mm | 2950 |
| Booking | |
| Armor type | rolled steel |
| The forehead of the body (top), mm / deg. | 8/72 ° |
| The forehead of the body (bottom), mm / deg. | 13/25 ° |
| Board of the case (top), mm / hail. | 13/8 ° |
| Board of the case (bottom), mm / hail. | 13/0 ° |
| Body feed (top), mm / deg. | 13/55 ° |
| Body feed (middle), mm / deg. | 13/16 ° |
| Body feed (bottom), mm / deg. | 13/0 ° |
| Bottom, mm | five |
| Roof of the case, mm | 8 / 87—90 ° |
| Forehead felling, mm / deg. | 13-14.5 / 21 ° |
| Board cutting, mm / hail. | 13-14.5 / 22 ° |
| Feed chopping, mm / deg. | 13-14.5 / 22 ° |
| Roof of the cabin, mm / hail. | 6-10 |
| Armament | |
| HV angles, deg. | −10 ... + 20 |
| Angles GN, hail. | ± 20 |
| Sights | "Zeiss" TZF2 |
| Machine guns | 1 × 7.92 mm MG-34 |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | row 6 cylinder |
| Engine power, l. with. | 100 |
| Speed on the highway, km / h | 40 |
| Speed over rough terrain, km / h | 12—15 |
| Cruising on the highway , km | 170 |
| Cruising over rough terrain, km | 115 |
| Specific power, l. s./t | 17 |
| Suspension type | blocked |
| Ground pressure, kg / cm² | 0.52 |
| Overcoming rise, hail. | thirty |
| Breakable wall, m | 0.35 |
| Overcoming ditch, m | 1.4 |
| Overcoming ford , m | 0.6 |
History
Leichter (Funk) Panzerwagen (“lightweight radio armored vehicle”) - commander tank on the chassis Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.A. Created in 1935 as a machine for commanders of armed Pz.Kpfw.I units. It differed from the linear tanks by removing the turret and part of the sheet sheet and installing a small armor superstructure in their place, as well as installing a receiving-transmitting radio station , unlike standard tanks equipped only with radio receivers . Production of commander tanks of this option was limited to only one series of 15 vehicles, released in 1935. Layout - engine compartment in the rear, transmission in front, combined combat and control in the middle. Engine - Inline
6- cylinder carburetor liquid cooling . Suspension - interlocked in pairs, on leaf springs and individual on vertical springs . Armor - steel rolled chromium-nickel.
There are no data on their combat use [2] .
Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen ( Kl.Pz.Bf.Wg. - “small commander machine”), Sd.Kfz.265 - commander tank on the chassis Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B. Created in 1935 as an improved version of the Leichte (Funk) Panzerwagen. Notable for a modified armor superstructure increased height, which allowed to accommodate a third crew member. In addition, unlike its predecessor, devoid of any weapons, Kl.Pz.Bf.Wg. It was equipped with a MG-34 machine gun placed in a ball mount in the front hull plate. Layout - engine compartment in the rear, transmission in front, combined combat and control in the middle. The engine is in-line 6- cylinder carburetor liquid cooling . Suspension - interlocked in pairs, on leaf springs and individual on vertical springs . Armor - steel rolled chromium-nickel.
In total, from 1935 to the end of 1937, 184 command tanks of this variant were launched [3] . The first combat use of Kl.Pz.Bf.Wg. took place during the Spanish Civil War [4] , later they were actively used at the initial stage of the Second World War , but due to poor reservations, by 1941 they were mainly replaced by more advanced Panzerbefehlswagen III commander tanks with crews of 5 people (4 officer and radio operator) based on Pz.III [5] .
Notes
- 2 1 2 Chamberlain P. , H. L. Doyle. Encyclopedia of World War Two, Revised Edition - Arms and Armor Press , 1993. - P. 22.
- ↑ TL Jentz. Panzerkampfwagen I. Kl.Pz.Bef.Wg. to VK 18.01. - Boyds, MD: Panzer Tracts, 2002. - P. 102. - (Panzer Tracts No. 1-2). - ISBN 0-97084-078-0 .
- ↑ TL Jentz. Panzerkampfwagen I. Kl.Pz.Bef.Wg. to VK 18.01. - Boyds, MD: Panzer Tracts, 2002. - p. 109. - (Panzer Tracts № 1-2). - ISBN 0-97084-078-0 .
- ↑ A. Koschavtsev, M. Knyazev. Light tank Panzer I / M. Baryatinsky. - M .: Model-designer, 2000. - p. 15. - 32 p. - (Armored collection number 2 (29) / 2000). - 3800 copies
- ↑ TL Jentz. Panzerkampfwagen I. Kl.Pz.Bef.Wg. to VK 18.01. - Boyds, MD: Panzer Tracts, 2002. - P. 181. - (Panzer Tracts No. 1-2). - ISBN 0-97084-078-0 .
Literature
- A. Koshchavtsev, M. Knyazev. Light tank Panzer I / M. Baryatinsky. - Moscow: CJSC “Editorial office of Modelist-Designer magazine”, 2002. - 32 p. - (Armored collection 2000 № 2 (29)). - 3800 copies
- Panzer I. History of creation and application. - Moscow: Eastern Front, 1996. - 28 p. - (Historical and technical series number 17).
- TL Jentz. Panzerkampfwagen I. Kl.Pz.Bef.Wg. to VK 18.01. - Boyds, MD: Panzer Tracts, 2002. - Vol. 2. - 96 p. - (Panzer Tracts No. 1-2). - ISBN 0-97084-078-0 .