| Manufactured from - to |
Weight |
|
1935
- Unknown
|
|
10.5
(tonnes) |
| M.G's small |
Crew |
|
2
|
|
4
|
| M.G's Large |
Length |
|
-
|
|
4.95
(mtr) |
| Width |
Height |
| |
2.15
(mtr) |
|
2.23
(mtr) |
| Road Speed |
Cross Country Speed |
|
21
(mph) |
|
-
(mph) |
| Range Road |
Range Cross
Country |
|
-
(miles) |
|
-
(miles) |
| Fuel Type |
Fuel Capacity |
| |
Petrol
|
|
-
|
| Horse Power |
|
| |
120
|
|
|
|
The Czech army placed an order with Skoda in October 1934 for a medium tank. The first trial vehicles were delivered in spring 1935, and were found to have many faults, these machines were returned to Skoda for modifications. An order for 160 was placed in October 1935, and a further batch of 138 were ordered during 1937. These vehicles were also ordered by Romania who took 126, these were called the R2. The Skoda factory was taken over by Germany during 1938, and a further 219 were built for the Panzer Divisions. The vehicle transmision sproket was at the rear, the track passed over 4 track return rollers to the front idler, then down over 8 road wheels on two bogies. Compressed air was used to help the transmission and steering, but this system had problems when used in low temperatures such as found on the Eastern Front.
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