The Panzerkampfwagen II was developed in 1934 as a training and reconnaissance tank to fill the gap in Germany's arsenal before the emergence of more modern and powerful Pz III and Pz IV.
Lieutenant Colonel Heinz Guderian, responsible for arming German...
tank units, and General Lutz knew that the industry lacked experience in producing heavier armored vehicles, and the Pz II served well in accumulating experience in their production and deployment.
Krupp, MAN, and Henschel participated in the competition for the supply of light tanks. In subsequent army trials, the MAN prototype proved to be the most successful and was later equipped with an armored cab and turret supplied by Daimler-Benz.
After additional testing, the MAN light tank was approved for serial production.
Technical specifications:
dimensions: length 4.81 m, width 2.22 m, height 1.99 m
weight 8,900 kg
armor 14.5 mm
power unit gasoline engine Maybach HL 62 TR with a power of 105 kW
maximum speed on the highway 55 km/h
maximum speed off-road 12-15 km/h
number of gears 6 forward + 1 reverse
range 190 km on road or 126 km off-road
fuel tank capacity 170 l
forging distance 0.92 m
crew 3 people
main armament gun KwK 30 caliber 20mm
secondary weapon machine gun MG 34 caliber 7.92 mm
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