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The LT-35 or LT vz. 35 was a Czechoslovakian light tank used by Germany during World War II under the designation Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) (Pz.Kpfw. 35(t)) and commonly referred to as the Panzer 35(t). Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ... The Skoda vz 34 37 mm tank gun equipped the LT vz 35 tank produced by the same company, which served in World War II as the Panzer 35(t). ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... Gasoline, also called petrol, is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting mostly of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzene or iso-octane to increase octane ratings, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... Warning: Value not specified for common_name Motto: Czech: Pravda vÃtÄ›zÃ (Truth prevails; 1918-1989) Latin: Veritas Vincit (Truth prevails; 1989-1992) Anthem: Kde domov mÅ¯j and Nad Tatrou sa blÃ½ska Capital Prague Language(s) Czech, Slovak Government Republic President - 1918-1935 TomÃ¡Å¡ Masaryk - 1989-1992 V... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

Description

The LT-35 had a conventional tank design for the late 1930s, with riveted armor, a two-man turret, and rear-engine and drive. Main armament was a Škoda vz 34 37.2 mm gun operated by the tank commander for which 72 rounds were stored on board. A coaxial 7.92 mm machinegun was fitted as well. The second crewman in the turret was the loader for the main gun. In the front hull sat the driver to the right side with the bow machine gunner, who also served as the radio operator, to his left, manning the 7.92 mm machine gun fitted in the front armor plate. A total of 1,800 rounds of 7.92 mm ammunition was carried. The Skoda vz 34 37 mm tank gun equipped the LT vz 35 tank produced by the same company, which served in World War II as the Panzer 35(t). ...

The Škoda six-cylinder engine produced 120hp. It was mounted in the rear along with the six-speed transmission and drove the rear drive wheel. Eight road wheels on four bogies carried the tank, with a single front idler, and four track return wheels. Both transmission and steering were mechanically assisted with compressed air, reducing driver fatigue. This last feature proved problematic in the extreme conditions of the Eastern Front. Combatants Soviet Union1 Poland Germany1, Italy (from June, 22, 1941 to 1943) Romania (from June, 22) Finland (from June, 26 to 1944), Hungary (from June, 27) Commanders Aleksei Antonov, Ivan Konev, Rodion Malinovsky, Kirill Meretskov, Ivan Petrov, Alexander Rodimtsev, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Pavel Rotmistrov, Semyon Timoshenko, Fyodor Tolbukhin, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Nikolai...

Development

The LT vz35 was constructed in the Czech factory Škoda Works, and produced from 1936. Eighty were built by ČKD in 1937. Total production was 434, including 298 for the Czechoslovak Army, 126 for Romania (under designation Škoda R-2) and ten for Bulgaria (T-11). The Czechoslovak army had placed the initial order for the S-ll-a in October 1934, and had rushed development of the tank despite a great number of faults that came to light. The first production order for 160 tanks was placed on 30 October 1935, and deliveries began in July 1936. The Czechoslovak army placed a follow-on order for 103 in November 1937, and a third for 35 in 1938. In August 1936 Romania placed an order for 126; these were delivered from May 1937. Afghanistan ordered ten in 1938. The Afghan vehicles were exported to Bulgaria in 1939 on German orders. The Wehrmacht used 219 vehicles captured from the Czechoslovak army in March 1939. Å koda Works (Czech: Å kodovy zÃ¡vody) was the largest industrial enterprise in Austria-Hungary and later in Czechoslovakia, one of its successor states. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... ÄŒKD Tatra-T3 tram car in Kiev. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wehrmacht troops of the Heer (military land forces) marching at a military parade in honour of the 50th birthday of Adolf Hitler, on April 20, 1939. ...

Variants

A self-propelled anti-tank gun, or tank destroyer, is a type of armoured fighting vehicle. ... Turan was a Hungarian tank of the WWII - a total of 424 made in two variants: Turan I with 40 mm gun and Turan II with 75 mm gun. ...

Operational history

The LT vz.35 tanks were used in the Czechoslovak Army from 1937 until 1939. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1939, 219 vehicles of the Czechoslovak army were seized by the Germans. They were first used, from 5 June 1939, by the Cavalry as LTM 35. After 16 January 1940 they were used under the designation Pz.Kpfw. 35(t) by the German armored units, the Panzertruppe. Letter (t) stood for tschechoslowakisch (Czechoslovak), an assignment for captured equipment. The German 6th Panzer Division began the war (then still as the Cavalry 1st Leichte Division) equipped with them and the tanks served in Poland (1939), France (1940) and USSR (1941). The fighting in Russia exposed the vehicle's unsuitability for cold weather operations and general unreliability. Late November all PzKpfw 35 (t)s were reported inoperational. This weakness, in additon to their thin armor and inadequate firepower resulted in most being withdrawn from tank units and all 26 in working condition in 1942 sold to Romania. From 1940 on there had not been any spare parts available and tanks had in the end to be completely rebuilt to remain operational, so it had already been decided the summer campaign of 1941 was to be their last. The tank continued for another year in service with Slovakia and Romania. Some were later rebuilt by Germany as munition carriers. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1st Light Brigade 1st Light Division 6th Panzer Division The German 1st Light Brigade was a mechanized unit established in October 1937 in imitation of the French Division Légère Mécanique, intended to take on the roles of army-level reconnaissance and security that had traditionally been the... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

The Axis Slovak army used 79 tanks against the USSR. Bulgaria used 26 tanks, delivered by Germany in March 1940, with the normal A-3 gun and 10 tanks with the better A-7 gun delivered in 1939. By Romania, the original 126 tanks were used against the USSR in 1941 and 1942. Twenty vehicles were rebuilt as tank destroyers TACAM R-2 with a 76.2 mm gun. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

See also

Categories: World War II tanks ... 40 M Turan I was a Hungarian tank of the World War II - a total of 424 were made in two variants: Turan I with 40 mm gun and Turan II with 75 mm gun. ...

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