Full Name 4.7 cm PaK(t) (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I ohne Turm
Class Heavy Vehicle
Movement 5
Armor Value 1
Vs Infantry (RNG / FPR) 5/5
Vs Vehicle (RNG / FPR) 6/6
Traits
Period 1940-late 1942
Theaters of Service
  • Eastern Europe
  • North Africa
  • Western Europe

The first German tank destroyer to see action during World War II, this vehicle mounted a Czech Škoda 47 mm A6 L/43 (German: 4.7cm PaK (t)) anti-tank gun in a three-sided, open-topped superstructure on a converted Panzer I Ausf. B chassis. The gun was capable of firing both anti-tank and anti-personnel rounds. A crew of three operated the vehicle, which had a top speed of 25 mph. The 202 vehicles built served in the Battle of France, North Africa, and the Eastern Front. By late 1942 the type receded from significant front-line operations due to attrition and the increasing ineffectiveness of its main gun relative to newer and better-armored Soviet tanks.

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