


The Ausf F heavily armoured infantry assault tank (MG armed), a.k.a.

Forty Ausf C were built, two being sent to the Eastern Front for evaluation, the remainder were in action during the Normandy invasion of 1944. PzKpfW I nA or VK601, was a comprehensive re-design of the Pz I, with little commonality with earlier Ausfuhrungen introducing the Schachtellaufwerk (inter-leaved track wheels) used in many later Panzers. The Ausf C light tracked reconnaissance vehicle, a.k.a. LaS Maybach, seeing service from 1935-1943, latterly as a command tank. A more powerful engine was fitted and the superstructure transferred to the longer chassis of the kl Pz Bef Wg to produce the Ausf B, a.k.a. LaS (Vs.Kfz.617), MG Panzerwagen (Vs.Kfz.617), ( Sd.Kfz.101)Īfter initial service the Ausf A was found to be underpowered and the engine prone to overheating.The 450 production tanks saw service from 1934 to 1941, last seeing action in Finland. Originally known as MG Panzerwagen (V Kfz 617) and given the Sonderkraftfahrzeug designation Sd.Kfz.101, the Ausf A was armed with two machine guns in a small turret. (LaS - Landwirtschaftlicher Schlepper) English: Agricultural tractor Tracked training vehicles.
