LT-38
Panzerkampfwagen 38 (t) Ausf. S
Type	Light tank
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1939 - 1944 (Nazi Germany)
Used by	Nazi Germany Romania Bulgaria Hungary Slovakia
Wars	World War II
Production history
Produced	1939 - 1942
Number built	over 1,400
Specifications
Weight	9.5 tonnes
Length	4.61 m
Width	2.14 m
Height	2.40 m
Crew	4
Armor	8-30 mm Model A-D 50 mm Model E
Primary armament	1x 3.7 cm KwK 38(t) L/47.8
Secondary armament	2x 7.92 mm ZB53 (Model 37) MG
Engine	gasoline Praga EPA 6-cylinder 126 hp (95 kW)
Power/weight	13 hp/tonne
Suspension	Leaf spring
Operational range	160 to 250 km
Speed	42 km/h (road) 15 km/h (off-road)

The Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) was a Czechoslovakian tank used by Germany during World War II. (The Czechoslovak military designation was LT vz. 38. Manufacturer's designations included TNH series, TNHPS, LTP and LTH). The special vehicle designation for the tank in Germany was SdKfz.140. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 597 pixel Image in higher resolution (1850 × 1381 pixel, file size: 672 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Panzer 38(t... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Axis Powers Flag of Romania Categories: Flag images ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(1878-1944). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary_1940. ... Image File history File links 1stslovakia_flag_large. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ... Missing image Skoda 37 mm model 1937 The Škoda A7 was a 37 mm tank gun primarily used on the TNH-PS Czech light tank design, known in service with Germany as the Panzer 38(t). ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... Gasoline or 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Description

The Panzer 38(t) was a conventional pre-World War II tank design, with riveted armor and rear engine.

The riveted armor was not sloped, and varied in thickness from 10 mm to 25 mm in most versions. Later models (Ausf E on) increased this to 50 mm. A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ...

The two-man turret was centrally located, and housed the tank's main armament, a 37 mm Skoda A7 gun with 90 rounds stored on board. It was equipped with a 7.92 mm machine gun to the right of the main ordnance. Interestingly, the turret machinegun was in a separate ball mount rather than a coaxial mount. This meant the machinegun needed to be trained on targets independently, rather than being aimed with the main gun. The driver was in the front right of the hull, with the bow machinegunner seated to the left, manning a 7.92 mm machine gun. As with many 1930s tanks, the bow gunner was also the radio operator. A total of 2,550 rounds were carried for the bow and coaxial machine guns. coaxial cable In geometry, coaxial means that two or more forms share a common axis; it is the three-dimensional analog of concentric. Coaxial cable, for example, has a conducting wire in the center and a second conducting layer running all the way around the exterior circumference, under the insulation. ...

The engine was mounted in the rear of the hull and drove the tank through a transmission with five forward gears and one reverse gear. It drove a forward drive sprocket, with the track running under four rubber-tired road wheels and back over a rear idler and two track return rollers. The wheels were mounted on a leaf-spring double-bogie mounted on two axles. Despite the large wheel size, the tank did not use a Christie suspension. A British Comet with Christie suspension The Christie suspension is a suspension system developed by Walter Christie for his tank designs. ...

Development

In 1935, the Czechoslovak tank manufacturer ČKD were looking for a replacement for the LT-35 tank they were jointly producing with Škoda Works. The LT-35 was complex and had shortcomings, and ČKD felt there would be orders both from the expanding Czechoslovak army and for export. ÄŒKD Tatra-T3 tram car in Kiev. ... The LT-35 or LT vz. ... Å koda Works (Czech: Å kodovy závody; today Å koda Holding, a. ...

ČKD decided to use a suspension with four large wheels for their new tank. It resembled the Christie suspension outwardly, but was actually a conventional leaf spring unit. The resulting vehicle was reliable, and an export success: 50 were exported to Iran, 24 each to Peru and Switzerland. Latvia also ordered some. Britain evaluated one tank, but rejected it. A British Comet with Christie suspension The Christie suspension is a suspension system developed by Walter Christie for his tank designs. ...

On July 1, 1938, Czechoslovakia ordered 150 of the TNHPS model, although none had entered service by the time of the German occupation. After the German takeover, Germany ordered continued production of the model, as it was considered an excellent tank, especially compared to the Panzer I and Panzer II tanks that were the Panzerwaffe's main tanks. It was first introduced into German service under the name LTM 38; this was changed on 16 January 1940 to Panzerkampfwagen 38(t). Production of tanks for Germany continued into 1942, and amounted to more than 1,400 examples. Examples were also sold to a number of German allies, including Hungary (102), Slovakia (69), Romania (50), and Bulgaria (10). In German service the 38(t) was used as a substitute for the Panzer III. is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Panzerkampfwagen I, or Sonderkraftfahrzeug (SdKfz) 191, abbreviated PzKpfw I and more commonly referred to as the Panzer I, was a light tank produced by Germany in the 1930s. ... The Panzer II was a German tank used in World War II. Designed as a stopgap while other tanks were developed, it played an important role in the early years of World War II, during the Polish and French campaigns. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Panzerkampfwagen III (PzKpfw III), more commonly referred to as the Panzer III, was a tank developed in the 1930s by Nazi Germany and used extensively in World War II. It was designed to fight other armoured fighting vehicles, serving alongside the infantry-support Panzer IV. It soon became obsolete...

A modified Panzer 38(t) chassis was also the basis for a number of self-propelled gun mountings and tank destroyers, including the highly successful German Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer tank-destroyer. Polish-seized Hetzer on a baricade during the Warsaw Uprising Based on the Czech Panzer 38(t) chassis Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer was an excellent tank destroyer: it was better armoured than the earlier Panzerjäger (60 mm sloped armour at 60 degrees, giving a equivalence of about 180 mm...

The Panzer 38(t) was manufactured up to the middle of World War II. Manufacture ceased because the small turret wasn't capable of taking a weapon big enough to destroy the latest tanks. However, because the chassis was mechanically reliable, turretless versions were built with a weapon mounted on the superstructure. Assault guns, anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns were mounted on the chassis. A Swedish variant, the Sav m/43, remained in use until 1970, which is probably a longevity record for a pre-WW2 tank.

Variants

LTH

• TNHP Initial export version to Iran (50 ordered in 1935) (Iran was the first customer)
• LTP export version to Peru
• LTH export version to Switzerland
• LT vz. 38 Czechoslovak Army designation (none entered service)
• Strv m/41 version built under license in Sweden
• Sav m/43 assault gun on TNH hull, built by Sweden
• PzKpfw 38(t) A-D TNH tank in German manufacture
• PzKpfw 38(t) E-G Pz 38(t) with frontal armour increased to 50 mm
• PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf S Ordered by Sweden but seized by Germany
• SdKfz 138 Marder III carried German 75 mm gun in open-top superstructure
• SdKfz 139 Marder III carried Soviet 76.2 mm gun in open-top superstructure
• SdKfz 138/1 Grille carried German 150 mm infantry gun; also munition variant which carried ammunition
• SdKfz 140 Flakpanzer 38(t) carried a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun
• SdKfz 140/1 reconnaissance tank
• SdKfz 141/1 reconnaissance version with 20 mm turret from a SdKfz.222 armored car
• Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer a tank destroyer carrying a 75 mm L/48 anti-tank gun
• G-13 Swiss designation for Hetzers sold to Switzerland by Czechoslovakia after the war

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Characteristics

TNH P-S

• General
  • Role: Light/medium tank
  • Manufacturer: ČKD
  • Crew: Commander, gunner, driver, bow machine gunner-operator of radio
• Armament and armor
  • Main armament: 37.2 mm Skoda A7 gun
  • Coaxial armament: 7.92 mm machine gun
  • Bow armament: 7.92 mm machine gun
  • Ammunition: 90 rounds of 37.2 mm and 2,550 rounds of 7.92 mm
  • Armor: 10 mm to 25 mm
• Power and weight
  • Engine: Praga EPA six-cylinder inline water-cooled petrol
  • Transmission: 5 forward, 1 reverse
  • Power: 112 kW (150 hp)
  • Weight: 9,700 kg (21,400 lb)
  • Power/Weight: 11.5 kW/metric ton (14.0 hp/short ton)
• Performance
  • Max road speed: 42 km/h
  • Max range: 200 km
  • Fording: 0.9 m
  • Gradient: 60%
  • Vertical obstacle: 0.8 m
  • Trench: 1.9 m
• Dimensions
  • Length: 4.55 m
  • Width: 2.13 m
  • Height: 2.31 m

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Panzer 38(t) Aus. A-C

• General
  • Role: Medium tank
  • Crew: 4
• Armament and armor
  • Main armament: 37.2 mm Skoda A7 (L/47.8) gun with 90 rounds
  • Secondary armament: 2 x 7.92 mm MG 37(t) (Model 37) machine gun with 2,550 rounds.
  • Armour: front 25 mm, side 15 mm
• Power and weight
  • Engine: Prage EPA Model I inline six-cylinder liquid cooled petrol
  • Transmission: 5 forward, 1 reverse
  • Power: 95 kW (126 hp)
  • Weight: combat: 9.5 tonnes, dry: 8.5 tonnes
  • Power/Weight: 10 kW/metric ton (13.0 hp/short ton)
• Performance
  • Speed: 56 km/h (35 mph)
  • Range: 200 km (125 miles)
• Dimensions
  • Length: 4.61 m
  • Width: 2.14 m
  • Height: 2.40 m

Operational history

Panzer 38(t) performed well in the Polish campaign in 1939 and the Battle of France in 1940. It was also used in the German invasion of the Soviet Union from 1941 onwards but was outclassed by Soviet tanks such as the T-34. The vehicle continued to serve after 1941 as a reconnaissance vehicle and in anti-partisan units for some time. Combatants Poland Germany, Slovakia, Soviet Union Commanders Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Fedor von Bock (Army Group North), Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South), Mikhail Kovalov (Belorussian Front), Semyon Timoshenko (Ukrainian Front), Ferdinand ÄŒatloÅ¡ (Field Army Bernolak) Strength 39 divisions, 16 brigades, 4,300 guns, 880 tanks, 400 aircraft Total: 950... Combatants  France  United Kingdom  Canada  Czechoslovakia  Poland  Belgium  Netherlands  Luxembourg Germany Italy Commanders Maurice Gamelin, Maxime Weygand (French) Lord Gort (British Expeditionary Force) Leopold III (Belgian) H.G. Winkelman (Dutch) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group A) Fedor von Bock (Army Group B) Wilhelm von Leeb (Army Group C) H.R... Combatants Germany, Romania, Finland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia Soviet Union Commanders Adolf Hitler Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb Fedor von Bock Gerd von Rundstedt Günther von Kluge Heinz Guderian Ernst Busch Georg von Küchler Wilhelm List Erich von Manstein Ion Antonescu C.G.E. Mannerheim Giovanni Messe Italo Gariboldi Mikl... The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank first produced in 1940. ... Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ...

Flakpanzer 38(t) was not a success as it was too poorly armed. In fact, it often became the target of allied fighter-bombers.^{[citation needed]} Its armour was too thin to prevent damage from heavy aircraft machine guns. History The Flakpanzer (shortened from Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer) 38(t) was designed around the chassis of the Czech-built LT-38 tracked vehicle and was first built in 1943, entering limited service in 1944. ...

The Hetzer and Marder models of tank destroyers were very successful, in particular the Hetzer. 2,584 Hetzers were produced during the war, with production continuing for the Czechoslovak Army after the war. 158 post-war examples were sold to Switzerland and served into the 1960s.

Removal of turrets from Panzer 38(t) tanks for conversion of the chassis to tank destroyer and other uses freed 351 turrets for use in fortifications in various locations. Almost half of these (150) were used in Southwest Europe, while 78 went to the Eastern Front, 75 to Norway, 25 were used in Italy, 20 in Denmark, and 9 were emplaced in the Atlantic Wall. The small-bore armament and thin armor of the turrets made them insignificant as an anti-tank pillbox by the later stages of the war, but they were still useful in combating infantry attacks. German coastal artillery in the Pas-de-Calais area, with laborers at work on casemate. ...

Campaigns

• Invasion of Poland with the German 3rd Light Division
• Operation Weserübung (Norway) with the German 31st Army Corps
• Battle of France with the 7th Panzer, and 8th Panzer Divisions
• Operation Barbarossa with the German 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, 19th, 20th and 22nd Panzer Divisions
• Eastern Front operations with the Romanian forces.

Combatants Poland Germany, Slovakia, Soviet Union Commanders Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Fedor von Bock (Army Group North), Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South), Mikhail Kovalov (Belorussian Front), Semyon Timoshenko (Ukrainian Front), Ferdinand ÄŒatloÅ¡ (Field Army Bernolak) Strength 39 divisions, 16 brigades, 4,300 guns, 880 tanks, 400 aircraft Total: 950... 3rd Light Division 8th Panzer Division The 3rd Light Division (sometimes described as Light Mechanized or Light Panzer to distinguish it from the later Light infantry divisions) was raised in November 1938. ... Combatants Germany Denmark Norway Operation Weserübung was the German codename for Nazi Germanys assault on Denmark and Norway during World War II and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign. ... Combatants  France  United Kingdom  Canada  Czechoslovakia  Poland  Belgium  Netherlands  Luxembourg Germany Italy Commanders Maurice Gamelin, Maxime Weygand (French) Lord Gort (British Expeditionary Force) Leopold III (Belgian) H.G. Winkelman (Dutch) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group A) Fedor von Bock (Army Group B) Wilhelm von Leeb (Army Group C) H.R... The 7th Panzer Division, which participated in the Battle of France, was nicknamed the Ghost Division because nobody knew where they were attacking from, not even the German High Command. ... 3rd Light Division 8th Panzer Division The 3rd Light Division (sometimes described as Light Mechanized or Light Panzer to distinguish it from the later Light infantry divisions) was raised in November 1938. ... Combatants Germany, Romania, Finland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia Soviet Union Commanders Adolf Hitler Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb Fedor von Bock Gerd von Rundstedt Günther von Kluge Heinz Guderian Ernst Busch Georg von Küchler Wilhelm List Erich von Manstein Ion Antonescu C.G.E. Mannerheim Giovanni Messe Italo Gariboldi Mikl... 2nd Infantry Division 2nd Motorized Infantry Divsion 12th Panzer Division The German 2nd Infantry Division was created from components of the Reichwehrs old 2nd Division in 1934, at first under the cover name Wehrgauleitung Stettin and later Artillerieführer II; it did not take its real name until October... The German 19th Panzer Division was created from the 19th Infantry Division and was formed on 1 November 1940. ... any info on13/jr92. ... The 22nd Panzer Division was formed September 1941 in France. ... Eastern Front may refer to one of the following. ...

Further resources

See also

• Comparison of early World War II tanks
• German armored fighting vehicle production during World War II
• Tank classification
• List of military vehicles

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References

• Bishop, Chris (ed.) 1998, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Barnes & Noble, New York. ISBN 0-7607-1022-8.

External links

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