Panzerjäger I

Panzerjäger I
German Panzerjäger I in North Africa (1941)
General properties
crew	3
length	4.42 m
width	2.06 m
height	2.25 m
Dimensions	6.4 t
Armor and armament
Armor	6 to 14.5 mm
Main armament	4.7 cm Pak 36 (t) L / 43
agility
drive	Maybach NL 38 TR 100 PS
Top speed	40 km / h (road)
Power / weight
Range	140 km (road), 95 km (terrain)

Panzerjäger I in the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941

Panzerjäger I in Koblenz, Alkett protective shield

The Panzerjäger I was a self-propelled gun of the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War . The Panzer I Ausf. B was used as the chassis .

history

The 4.7 cm PaK 36 (t) from Czechoslovak stocks was selected as armament , as the German 5 cm PaK 38 , which was also being considered, was not yet ready for use. A total of 202 vehicles were converted from 1940 to early 1941 (chassis no .: 10478–16486), a first series of 132 vehicles by Alkett in Berlin and a second series of 70 vehicles by Alkett (10) and Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz ( 60). Outwardly, these vehicles differed in the five-sided protective shields of the body in the first series and the seven-sided protective shields in the second series, both versions were without armor protection at the rear and at the top. The armor of the protective shields was about 14-15 mm thick.

The 2.25 m high vehicle weighed 6.4 t and had a crew of three. The 4.7 cm Pak (t) was provided with a directional field of 15 ° each and a field of elevation of −8 ° to + 12 °. 86 rounds of ammunition were carried for the anti- tank guns. The height of the fire was 1.72 m, the maximum firing range was 6000 m. At a muzzle velocity of 775 m / s, the tank shell cartridge 36 (t) used here could penetrate up to 40 mm of armor at 1000 m.

At the beginning of the western campaign , four armored personnel carriers (521, 616, 643, 670) with 18 Panzer I units each were deployed.

Technical specifications

Panzerjäger I
0 General characteristics
Weight	6.4 t
length	4.42 m
width	2.06 m
height	2.25 m
0 armament
Main armament	4.7 cm PaK 36 (t) L / 43
Ammunition supply	PaK: 86 MG:
Caliber length	43
Armor
total	6-14.5 mm
agility
engine	Maybach NL 38 TR 6-cylinder gasoline engine, water-cooled
Displacement	3.8 l
power	100 hp at 2500 min -1
Weight related performance	15.6 hp / t
Speed ​​limit road	40 km / h
Fuel supply	148 l
Driving range	140 km (road) 95 km (terrain)
crew	3
number of pieces	202

ammunition

The 4.7 cm PaK (t) L / 43 could fire Czech and Austrian ammunition.

Penetration performance of the 4.7 cm PaK (t) L / 43 at a 60 ° angle of impact
Ammunition nomenclature	Tank shell 36 (t)	Tank grenade 35 (ö)
100 meters	52 mm	44 mm
500 meters	47 mm	41 mm
1000 meters	40 mm	34 mm
1500 meters	35 mm	25 mm

See also

• Marten I
• List of tracked vehicles of the Wehrmacht

Web links

Commons : Panzerjäger I  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Wolfgang Fleischer, Richard Eiermann: Die deutsche Panzerjägertruppe 1935–1945 , Podzun-Pallas Verlag 1998, ISBN 3-7909-0613-1 ; P. 36
2. ↑ Wolfgang Fleischer, Richard Eiermann: Die deutsche Panzerjägertruppe 1935–1945 , Podzun-Pallas Verlag 1998, ISBN 3-7909-0613-1 ; P. 34