Specifications
The Panzer 38(t) was a conventional pre-World War II tank design, with riveted armor and rear engine.
The riveted armor was not sloped, and varied in thickness from 10 mm to 25 mm in most versions. Later models (Ausf E on) increased this to 50 mm.
The two man turret was centrally located, and housed the tank's main armament, a 37 mm Skoda A7 gun with 90 rounds stored on board. It was equipped with a 7.92 mm machine gun to the right of the main ordnance. Interestingly, the turret machinegun was in a separate ball mount rather than a coaxial mount. This meant the machinegun needed to be trained on targets independently, rather than being aimed with the main gun. The driver was in the front left of the hull, with the bow machinegunner seated to the right, manning a 7.92 mm machine gun. As with many 1930s tanks, the bow gunner was also the radio operator. A total of 2,550 rounds were carried for the bow and coaxial machine guns.
The engine was mounted in the rear of the hull and drove the tank through a transmission with five forward gears and one reverse gear. It drove a forward drive sprocket, with the track running under four rubber tire road wheels and back over a rear idler and two track return rollers. The wheels were mounted on a leaf-spring double-bogie mounted on two axles. Despite the large wheel size, the tank did not use a Christie suspension.
Ammo 37mm 42 rounds
7.92mm 2400 rounds
Armament 37mm KwK 38(t) L/47.8
2 x 7.92mm MG37(t)
Armor 10mm to 50mm
Crew 4 men
Engine Praga EPA/6 cylinder/125hp
Fuel Capacity
Height 2.40m
Lenght 4.61m
Range Road 250km
Cross Country 160km
Speed Road 42km/h
Cross Country 15km/h
Weight 9850kg
Width 2.14m