Panzerjäger I
Sign in to saveAlso known as PzJg I, Panzerjaeger I, Panzerjager 1, 47 mm antitank gun PaK(t) on Panzer IB
1940 German self-propelled antitank gun
Key facts
- Type
- Panzerjäger , Self-propelled anti-tank gun
- Place of origin
- Nazi Germany
- In service
- 1940–1943
- Used by
- Nazi Germany
- Wars
- World War II
- Designer
- Alkett
- Designed
- 1939–1940
- Produced
- March 1940– February 1941
- Mass
- 6.4 t (14,000 lb)
- Length
- 4.42 m (14 ft 6 in)
- Width
- 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
- Height
- 2.14 m (7 ft)
- Elevation
- − 8° to +12°
- Traverse
- 35°
- Armor
- 6–14.5 mm
- Main armament
- 4.7 cm (1.9 in) Pak(t)
- Engine
- 3.8 litres (230 cu in) 6-cylinder, water-cooled Maybach NL38 TR , 100 hp (75 kW)
- Power weight
- 15.6 hp (11.6 kW) / tonne
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Encyclopedic overview
The Panzerjäger I (English: "tank hunter mark I") was the first German Panzerjäger ("tank hunter") to see service in the Second World War. It mounted the Czech 4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38 (German designation "4.7 cm Pak (t)") anti-tank gun on a converted open-topped Panzer I Ausf. B chassis. It was intended to counter heavy French tanks like the Char B1 bis that were beyond the capabilities of the 3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun and extended the life of the obsolete Panzer I chassis. A total of 202 Panzer I chassis were converted to Panzerjäger I standard in 1940–41, and were employed in the Battle of France, in the North Africa campaign and on the Eastern Front.
Design and production
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Panzerjäger I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.