Additional Information
the Tank was developed by Daimler-Benz and from 1937 entered service with the Wehrmacht tank divisions to replace the Pz-I and the T-II tank. It is made according to the following layout scheme: the power plant is located behind, the combat compartment and the control compartment are in the middle part of the body, and the power transmission and drive wheels are in front. The relatively low body of the tank is welded from rolled armor plates. On the a-e Modifications, the frontal armor had a thickness of 15 mm, on the F and G modifications it was 30 mm, on the H modification it was reinforced with additional sheets up to 30 mm+20 mm, and on the J-O modifications it was already 50 mm+20 mm. the Tower of multi-faceted shape was located in the center of the body. The gun without muzzle brake was installed in the tower with a wide cylindrical mask.
