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A t the beginning of the war, four types of tank were used by .. Germans, namely P z K\v I, 11, I11 and IV. As t h e war progressed, hr the P z Kw I and later t h e P z ICw I1 began t o drop out, so t h a t t h e form, is now obsolete and t h e latter obsolescent. Meanwhile, the two mediu tanlcs Pz I<wI11 and I V have been improved and fitted with longer barrellc guns, and two further types have been added t o the range of fighting t a r 1 T h e first additional type was t h e Czech LTH, ktlown to tl'IC German P z I<w 38 (t) ; t h e second is a heavy tank, P z K,rv VI, whic:h appearel action early this year. T h e short 7.5 cm gun formerly mounted in t h e P z K u ,,,,, ,now appewed on an alternative version of t h e Pz ICw I11 (see Plate 7) andl on a turretless 8-wheeled armoured car (see Plate 17). Further illustrations of German tanks togethe r with rcc ognition clata are, contained in AFV Recognition, P a r t 11.
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Weight:
5) tons. L e n g t h : 13 ft. W i d t h : 6 f t . 9 in. Heig 5 ft. 7 in. Armament : two 7.92 mm. M.Cs. CrelAJ : 2.
PLATE 2.-Pz.Kw. I, Model B. (Sd.Kfz. 101). tons. Length : 14 it. 6 in. Width : 6 ft. 9 in. Height : Ci ft. 7 in. Armament : two 7.92 mm. M.Gs. Crew : 2.
Weight :
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PLATE 3.-Pz.I<w. I Commander's Tank-kl.Pz.Bef.Wg. (Sd.ICfz. 265). Weight : 59 tons. Length : 14 f t . Width : 6 ft. 9 in. Height : 6 ft. 5 in. Armament : one 7.92 mm. M.G. Crew : 3.
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PLAIT: 4.-T-'z.Iiw. 11. (Stl.I<fz. 121). Weight : 9& tons. 1,ength : I5 ft. 3 in. Width : 7 ft. 4 in. Height : 6 ft. 6 in. Armament : one 2 cm. gun and one 7.92,mm. M.G. Crew : 3.
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I'LAIIC 5-T'z.lin.. 1IT. (Stl.I<fz. 141)-front view. Weight : 22 tons. I.engtli : 17 f t . 0 in. Width : 9 ft. 8 in. Heig 8 ft. 3 in. Armament : one 8 cm, gun and two 7.92 mm. M.Gs. Crew
PLATE 6.-Pz.ICw. 111. (Sd.Kfz. 141)-side view. Note the sandbags and lengths of track arranged to provide additional protection. \ \
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PLATE 7.-Pz.TCw. TIT mounting short
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7.5 cm. tank gun (7.6 cm. 1iw.K.). The short 7.5 cm. gun was formerly mounted in the Pz.I<w. IV.
PLATE8.-Pz.Kw. I11 Commander's Tank-Pz.Ref.Wg. (Sd.ICfz. 266-8). This vehicle has a fixed turret mounting a dummy 5 cm, gun and one genuine M.G. A railing type aerial is fitted over the rear deck. I
PLATE9.-Pz.Kw. IV (Sd.1Cfz. 161)-three-quarter front view. Weight : 23 tons. Length : 19 ft. 4 in. Width : I) i t . 7 in. Height : 8 ft. 6 in. Armament : one 7.5 cm. gun and two 7.92 mm. h,I.Gs. Crew : 6
' I'LATE 10.-l'z.I<w. I V (Scl.I<fz. 161)-side view. Note the eight bogie wheels arranged in pairs and t h e 7-spoke rear idler.
PLATE I I .-Pz.I<w.
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Weight : 56 tons. Length : 20 f t . 6 in. Width : 11 ft. 9 in. Height : 9 f t . 6 in. Armament : one 8.8 cm. gun and two 7.92 mm. M.Gs. Crew : 5 .