Panzerjäger I

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The Panzerjäger I was a German World War II tank destroyer that mounted a captured Czech 4.7 cm anti-tank gun on a modified Panzer I chassis to provide mobile anti-armor capability.

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Panzerjäger I canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf self-propelled anti-tank gun
tank destroyer
armorLayout open-topped fighting compartment
armorThicknessMax up to 14.5 mm
basedOnChassis PzKpfw I
surface form: Panzer I
category World War II German tank destroyers
chassisType Panzer I tanks
surface form: Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. B
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crew 3
crewRole commander
driver
gunner
loader
designedTo improve anti-armor capability of Panzer divisions
provide mobile anti-tank support
engineConfiguration petrol engine
enginePower 100 hp
engineType Maybach NL 38 TR
frontArmorThickness 13 mm
fuelType gasoline
gunDesignation 4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38
gunDesignationGerman 4.7 cm PaK (t)
height about 2.26 m
hullArmorMaterial rolled homogeneous armor
introduced 1940
length about 4.42 m
maximumRoadSpeed about 40 km/h
numberBuilt about 202
operator Germany
powerToWeightRatio about 15.6 hp/tonne
primaryArmament 4.7 cm PaK (t) anti-tank gun
primaryArmamentCaliber 4.7 cm
primaryArmamentOrigin Czechoslovakia
productionPeriodEnd 1941
productionPeriodStart 1940
sideArmorThickness 13 mm
superstructureType fixed open-topped gun shield
suspensionType leaf spring
trackType steel tracks
turret none
usedBy Wehrmacht
usedInConflict World War II
usedInOperation Battle of France
North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign

Operation Barbarossa
usedInTheater Eastern Front
North African campaign
Western Front
weight approximately 6.4 tonnes
width about 2.06 m

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Panzer I tanks notableVariant Panzerjäger I
subject surface form: Panzer I