Panzer 35(t)
Czechoslovakian light tank used by Nazi Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Panzerkampfwagen 35(t), commonly shortened to Panzer 35(t) or abbreviated as Pz.Kpfw. 35(t), was a Czechoslovak-designed light tank used mainly by Nazi Germany during World War II. The letter (t) stood for tschechisch (German for "Czech"). In Czechoslovak service, it had the formal designation Lehký tank vzor 35 (Light Tank Model 35), but was commonly referred to as the LT vz. 35 or LT-35.
Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) | |
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Type | Light tank |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Service history | |
In service | 1936–1950s |
Used by | |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Škoda |
Designed | 1934–1936 |
Manufacturer | Škoda, ČKD |
Unit cost | 741,868 or 745,068 Czechoslovak koruna |
Produced | 1936–1940 |
No. built | 434 |
Variants | T-11, R-2c, TACAM R-2 |
Specifications (Panzerkampfwagen 35(t)) | |
Mass | 10.5 t (10.3 long tons; 11.6 short tons) |
Length | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
Width | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Height | 2.37 m (7 ft 9 in) |
Crew | 4 (3 in original design) |
Armor | 8–25 mm (0.31–0.98 in) |
Main armament | 3.7 cm (1.5 in) KwK 34(t) gun |
Secondary armament | 2 x 7.92 mm (0.3 in) MG 37(t) machine gun |
Engine | 4-cylinder, water-cooled Škoda T11/0 gasoline 120 hp (89 kW) |
Power/weight | 11 hp/tonne |
Transmission | 6 x 6 |
Suspension | leaf spring |
Fuel capacity | 153 L (40 US gal) |
Operational range |
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Maximum speed | 34 km/h (21 mph) |
A total of 434 were built; of these, the Germans seized 244 when they occupied Bohemia-Moravia in March 1939 and the Slovaks acquired 52 when they declared independence from Czechoslovakia at the same time. Others were exported to Bulgaria and Romania. In German service, it saw combat during the early years of World War II, notably the invasion of Poland, the Battle of France and the invasion of the Soviet Union before being retired or sold off in 1942. It was used for the remainder of the war by other countries and as a training tank in Bulgaria into the 1950s.