Top 10 World War 2 Tanks (videos)
The VK 31 leichttraktor light tractor was an experimental German Lightweight battle tank developed in 1920 in only four secret conditions have been produced and they were used in the 1930s and the beginning of the war for training purposes .
Also known as Panzer I or Sonderkraftfahrzeug 101 Sd Kfz 101 Panzer I counted as a combat vehicle, but to familiarize the industry and the army with tanks by the time production ended in 1937, a total 1867 Panzer I hull was produced, of which 1493 were equipped with turrets, and the rest used as command and training vehicles.
Also known as the Panzer II or Sonderkraftfahrzeug 121 Sd Kfz 121 Panzer II was a heavier vehicle, designed to replace the Panzer I He was armed with a 20mm cannon that had some capacity against other armored vehicles before war, 1223 was built.
PzKpfw II Flamm, Sd Kfz 122, Flamingo tank flamethrower Ausführung A and B Marder II 75 mm Pak 40 gun on the chassis Panzer II Sd Kfz 131 Marder II captured Russian 76 gun 2 mm Panzer II Ausf Sd Kfz 132 Wespe 105 mm howitzer light field on the chassis Panzer II Sd Kfz 124.
Also known as PzKpfw 35 t In March 1939, Germany occupied Bohemia and Moravia and resumed manufacturing weapons of Czech LT-35 tank was renamed Panzer 35t with standing t tschechisch the German word for Czech.
Also known as PzKpfw 38 t, 38 t Panzer, Sd Kfz 140 In March 1939, Germany invaded the rest of the Czech territory and resumed manufacturing weapons of Czech Czech LT-38 tank and then into production was produced for German Panzer 38 tt as standing for tschechisch Czech German at the beginning of the war, 78 tanks Panzer 38 tonnes were produced.
Germany continued production of the Panzer 38 t during the war in early 1942, it was clearly obsolete However, the production lines were already running, the vehicle was mechanically reliable, and the plant would have been struggling to move large tanks, it was decided to find other uses for the frame t Panzer 38 propelled guns.
Marder Marder III 138 75 mm Pak gun 40 on a frame 38 t Panzer Sd Kfz 138.
139 Marder Marder III captured Russian 76 mm gun on a chassis 2 t Panzer 38 Sd Kfz 139.
Gate 150 mm heavy infantry cannon on the chassis 38 t Panzer SdKfz 138 1.
Jagdpanzer Hetzer 38 t 75 mm L 48 Pak39 gun on a frame 38 Pz t expanded.
Also known PzKpfw III, Panzer III Sd Kfz 141 Panzer III was designed as a fluid reservoir, with a high speed of 37 mm gun producing pre-war were 98 vehicles during war, Pz III was upgunned a 50 l 42 mm gun, then at a speed of 50 mm gun l 60 even higher in order to improve its low speed antitank performance a 75 mm gun was also equipped using the same mounting as the early Panzer IV, but since the tank was not big enough for a large gun speed of 75 mm, production was interrupted mid-war, although the chassis has continued to be used for constructing assault rifles.
The Panzer III was the first tank to have of 3-man turret commander did not have to double as a charger or a gunner, so he could focus on the commander tank.
Armed Panzer III F-M 50 mm L 42 or L 60 gun.
Panzer III N armed gun 75 mm L 24, used for infantry support.
Sturmgeschütz III Sturmgeschütz 40 Aggression Gun armed 75mm L 24 A-E, later with 43 L F and L 48 F8 gun G Sd Kfz 142.
StuH 42 Sturmhaubitze 42 StuG III with a light field of 105 mm howitzer Sd Kfz 142 2.
Also known as PzKpfw IV Panzer IV, Sd Kfz 161 Panzer IV was designed along the Panzer III Panzer IV was slightly larger and heavier tank, and with its large low speed gun caliber, it was designed to support the Panzer III where he met strong resistance from the infantry production of prewar support was 211 tanks origin armed with low velocity 75mm gun L 24, in 1942, it was updated 75 mm L 43 gun, and 1943 to 75 mm gun L 48.
Panzer IV F2-J Panzer IV with 75 mm L 43 or L 48 gun.
Sturmgeschütz IV assault Gun superstructure Sturmgeschütz III Panzer IV chassis; armed with 75 mm gun L 48 Sd Kfz 167.
Jagdpanzer IV tank shredder with 75 mm L 48, L 70 later, gun on the chassis Panzer IV Sd Kfz 162.
Brummbär Brummbär with the field 150 mm howitzer on Panzer IV Sd Kfz 166 chassis.
Hummel 150 mm field howitzer on the chassis Geschützwagen III IV Sd Kfz 165.
Hornisse 88 mm Pak43 1 auf Geschützwagen III IV, later known as Sd Kfz Nashorn 164.
Antiaircraft Möbelwagen 37 mm Flak 43 L 89 of the chassis Panzer IV Flakpanzer IV Sd Kfz 161 3.
Wirbelwind quadruple antiaircraft 20 mm Flak 38 L 112 5 guns on the chassis Panzer IV, with armored turret Flakpanzer IV.
Antiaircraft Ostwind Flak 37 mm 43 L 89 of the chassis Panzer IV, with armored turret Flakpanzer IV.
Also known as the PzKpfw V, Panzer V Panther, Sd Kfz 171 Panther was a medium tank of the German Army during World War II until 1944, he was designated as PzKpfw V Panther Panther was a production direct response to the Soviet T-34, having encountered difficulties fighter T-34, General Heinz Guderian Panzer troops Soviet inspector suggested to simply copy the T-34; although the report of the inquiry recommended that the main attributes of the T-34 - weapons, armor slope and suspension - be incorporated into a new German middleweight tank Two proposals made by Daimler-Benz and MAN Maschinenfabrik Augsburg -Nürnberg two early name VK February 30.
Panther Ausf D First production version, armed 75mm KwK 42 L 70 gun.
Panther Ausf A second version of production, improving Ausf D.
Jagdpanther tank shredder with a 88 mm L 71 PaK gun 43 on the chassis Panzer V Sd Kfz 173.
A successor to the Panther tank while visually similar, was built using a new turret, another weapon, heavier armor, the new engine and various components of the Tiger and Tiger II One was made and he did not see the action.
Also known as PzKpfw VI E, Panzer VI E Tiger I, Sd Kfz 181 Panzer VI Tiger I Ausf H Renamed later Panzer VI Ausf E was armed with a 88 mm gun L 56 May 26, 1941, Hitler ordered the Henschel and Porsche companies to develop a new heavy tank the Henschel design won the competition and became the Tiger few Porsche Tigers were made with a different chassis, but they are not as reliable as the Henschel model many Porsche chassis were converted to tank destroyers, known Elefant.
Also known as VIB PzKpfw VIB Panzer Tiger II, King Tiger, Royal Tiger, Sd Kfz 182 Tiger I II Ausf B Königstiger Sd Kfz 182 VK4503 H was a heavy tank in the second half of World War II armed with a 88 mm gun the vehicle 71 could perform well in the defensive role on the fronts east and west, but was a costly defeat for Nazi Germany when used in an offensive role as main battle tank Tiger II combined one of the most capable anti-tank guns of the period with heavy armor, but had an overloaded motor and unreliable.
Jagdtiger was armed with a 128 mm gun L 55 Pak44 Sd Kfz 186.
The Lowe was a design of the proposed superheavy tank, he never left the drawing board.
Also known as the Panzer VIII Maus Maus The PzKpfw VIII is super heavy tanks German 188t Two prototypes were built and only one prototype has a turret.
List of German fighting vehicles of World War II, German combat vehicles.