LT-35
| General Characteristics |
| Length: | 4.65 m |
| Width: | 2.25 m |
| Height: | 2.35 m |
| Weight: | 11 t |
| Speed: | 34 km/h (road) |
| Range: | 190 km (road) |
| Primary armament: | 37 mm gun Skoda A3 |
| Secondary armament: | two 7.92 mm machineguns |
| Maximum armour: | 25 mm |
| Power plant: | 120 HP (89 kW) |
| Crew: | 5 |
The LT-35 or LT vz.35 was the Czechoslovakian light tank used by Germany during World War II under a designation PzKpfw-35(t) (or: Panzer-35(t)).
Production History
The LT-35 was constructed in the Czech factory Škoda, and produced since 1937. About 300 were produced for the Czechoslovak Army, and 126 for Romania (under designation Škoda R-2).
Variants
- LT-35 - basic Czechoslovak variant (37 mm A-3 gun)
- LT-35 (A-7 gun) - export variant with better 37 mm A-7 gun
- PzKpfw-35(t) - German designation of LT-35
- PzBefWg-35(t) (Panzerbefehlswagen) - German command tank variant
- Mörserzugmittel-35(t) - German armoured mortar tractor
- T-11 - Bulgarian designation of LT-35 (with A-3 and A-7 guns)
- R-2 - Romanian designation of LT-35
- TACAM R-2 - Romanian tank destroyer on R-2 (LT-35) chassis
- T-21 - bigger prototype, produced in Hungary as Turan
Combat History
The LT vz.35 tanks were used in the Czechoslovak Army since 1937 until 1939.
In 1939, 219 tanks were seized by the Germans and used under designation PzKpfw-35(t) by the German armoured units: in Poland (1939), France (1940) and USSR (1941). In 1942 they were withdrawn as obsolete.
79 tanks were used by the axis Slovak army, against the USSR.
26 tanks with normal A-3 gun and 10 tanks with better A-7 gun were used by Bulgaria since 1940.
126 tanks were used in Romania, against the USSR. Some were rebuilt as tank destroyers with a 76 mm gun.
In the initial stage of the World war II it was a very good light tank, with good gun and armour.
