NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Panzerjäger I

The first of many tank destroyers, the Panzerjäger I (tank hunter I) was based on the chassis of the Panzer I ausf B and was armed with the Skoda 47 mm Pak L/43 anti-tank gun. The Panzerjäger proved to be a cheap and fairly effective solution to help counter Russian tanks, and served to extend the useable lifetime of the obsolete Panzer I. Self-propelled anti-tank vehicles, generally known as tank destroyers, are a type of armoured fighting vehicle, used primarily in the defensive role in destroying enemy tanks. ... A chassis (plural: chassis) consists of a framework which supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animals skeleton; for example in the construction of an automobile or of a firearm. ... General characteristics Length: 4. ... ... Anti-tank, or simply AT, refers to any method of combating military armored fighting vehicles, notably tanks. ...

As with most tank destroyers, the crew was highly vulnerable, their only protection coming from a frontal gun shield; the gun also had a very limited traverse.

202 of these vehicles were converted, 132 by Alkett and 70 by Skoda. There is a slight difference between them, as the variation by Skoda had a seven sided gun shield versus the five sided model by Alkett.

They were first used in France, and continued to see action in North Africa and on the Eastern Front. After being withdrawn in 1943 on arrival of better vehicles, the Panzerjäger were relegated to policing activities such as anti-partisan operations in the Balkans. In World War II, Battle of France or Case Yellow (Fall Gelb in German) was the France and the Low Countries, executed 10 May 1940 which ended the Phony War. ... The battle in the North African desert during World War II from 1940-1943. ... The Eastern Front was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ... Partisan may refer to: A member of a lightly-equipped irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ...

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