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The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of German tanks used in World War II. [2] ... (albeit in limited numbers), and was subdivided into three sub-variants.
Model of Panther II (with 80 cm diameter Tiger II wheels and transport tracks) with proposed Schmalturm, with a stereoscopic sight bulge on each turret side Panzerkampfwagen Panther II. An up-armoured Panther with revised suspension. Only two prototypes were completed before the end of the war and the Panther II was superseded by the E-50.
This tank was positioned as a development of Panzer II, but in fact it was a brand new machine. The chassis with the overlapping wheel arrangement of the support links consisted of five links on both sides. The tank was powered by a 150 hp Maybach HL 45 engine that allowed the 10.5-ton tank to reach a top speed of 50 km/h.
Variants: Panzer II (f) - flamethrower tank (converted from older types) Marder II - 75 mm PaK 40 L/46 or captured Soviet 76.2 mm gun on Panzer II chassis (Sd.Kfz. 131/132) (some converted from older types) Wespe - 105 mm light field howitzer on Panzer II chassis (Sd.Kfz. 124) Sturmpanzer II - 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer II chassis
The panzer force for the early German victories was a mix of the Panzer I (machine gun only), Panzer II (20 mm autocannon) light tanks and two models of Czech tanks (the Panzer 38(t) and the Panzer 35(t)). By May 1940 there were 349 Panzer III tanks available for the attacks on France and the Low Countries.
The Panzer III was the first tank to have a 3-man turret: the commander did not have to double up as a loader or a gunner, so he could concentrate on commanding the tank. Variants: Panzer III A-F= armed with 37 mm L/45 gun; Panzer III F-M = armed with 50 mm L/42 or L/60 gun; Panzer III N = armed with 75 mm L/24 gun, used for Infantry support
Panzer II Panzer III Panzer IV LT vz. 35 LT vz. 38 7TP T-26 BT-7M T-34 KV-1 Type 97 Chi-Ha; Notes
Sd.Kfz. 111 Panzer I ammunition carrier variant; Sd.Kfz. 121 Panzer II Ausf. a to F light tank; Sd.Kfz. 122 Panzer II (Flamm) flame tank; Sd.Kfz. 123 Panzer II Ausf. L "Luchs" reconnaissance tank; Sd.Kfz. 124 Wespe self-propelled 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer on Panzer II chassis; Sd.Kfz. 128 Panzer II (50 mm KwK 39 L/60), VK 16.02 Leopard