Panzerkampfwagen I A (Pzkpfw I A) 1934-1936

The Pzkpf I A was a small two man tank, driver and commander shared the  same compartment. The driver on the left and the commander in a small rotating turret on the right. The transmisión train ran along the centre of the floor to a differential which drove the front sprockets. The engine was a Krupp M305 with 4 cylinders horizontally opposed with 60bhp at 2500 rpm.

Was tried out in the Spanish Civil War, where was found to be inadequate against any form of anti-tank gun. However, there were not anought heavier tanks in 1939 and had to fight in Poland and France. A few were even taken to Russia in 1941.

Length: 4.01m (13ft 3in). Width: 2.10m (6ft 9in). Height: 1.72m (5ft 8in). Weight: 5,400kg (11,905lb). Crew: 2. Power: Krupp M305, 4 cylinders, air cooled, petrol, 60bhp at 2,500rpm. Armament: two 7.92mm nachine guns in rotating turret. Speed: 37Km/hr (23mph). Range: 200km (125 miles). Maker: Henschel Werke.