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The Panhard 178 from the right side. In order to function as an effective long-range reconnaissance vehicle, the Panhard 178 had been kept as light as possible. The vehicle was thus rather small, only 4.79 m (15 ft 9 in) in length, 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) wide and 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) in height (1.65 m for the hull per se).
British Universal Carrier – Gep. MG-Träger Br 731(e) mit 3.7 cm PaK 35/36; Dutch DAF M39 – Pz.Sp.Wg. L202(h) Dutch DAF M36; French Renault ZT / AMR 35 – Pz.Sp.Wg. ZT 702(f) French Lorraine S – Grosser Funk und Beobachtungpanzer auf Lorraine S(f) French AMD Panhard 178 – Pz.Sph. 204(f) French AMD Panhard 178 – Pz.Sph. 204(f) mit KwK ...
25 APX SAL 35: Shortened version, designed in 1935 in the Puteaux workshops (hence the acronym APX) to equip the Panhard 178 armoured car. 25 APX SAL 1937: a lengthened 77 caliber derivative designed by the APX with a much lighter 300 kg (660 lb) carriage. [10] Some examples were used by the Romanian Army. [11]
This is a list of armoured fighting vehicles developed during the interwar years between the end of the First World War (1918) and the start of the Second World War (1939). ). There is some overlap with tanks that served in the early part of the Second World
This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
The crew was increased to three by the addition of a gunner, relieving the commander of that task. In 1938, the MG 13 was replaced by an MG 34, and in 1942 the KwK 30 was replaced by the faster-firing KwK 38 of the same calibre. Production ran from 1937 to late 1943, with at least 990 vehicles produced. Sd. Kfz. 223
The prototype was completed in 1939. The outstanding characteristics of the vehicle greatly impressed the French Army. On 1 May 1940, an order for 600 Panhard AM 40 P was placed by the French Army. [4] The Panhard AM 40 P was also planned to replace the Panhard 178. [1] [5] However, due to the Fall of France, no
The Hotchkiss H35 or Char léger modèle 1935 H was a French cavalry tank developed prior to World War II.Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because steering proved difficult during cross-country use, and was instead adopted in 1936 by the French Cavalry arm.