The Art Of Tank Warfare - Chris Keeling

GERMAN UNITS
PzKpfw II F
45
Type: Tank Top Speed: 40 KPH (11 off-road)
Availability: Jan 40 – Dec 43 Redline: 3000 RPM (2600 average)
Playability: AI only Armor:
Main Armament: KwK 38 20mm L/55 Hull Front: 35mm
Depression/Elevation: -10°/+20° Hull Sides: 20mm
Secondary Armament: Coax MG Hull Rear: 14.5mm
Ammunition: 40 (20mm), 600 (MG) Hull Top: 14.5mm
Smoke: None Superstructure Front: 35mm
Turret Traverse: 25 seconds Superstructure Sides: 20mm
Radio: Yes Superstructure Rear: 14.5mm
Target Size: Small Superstructure Top: 14.5mm
Height: 2.15 meters Mantlet: 10mm
Weight: 9.5 tons Turret Front: 35mm
Ground Pressure: 1.0 kg/cm2 Turret Sides: 20mm
Maximum Slope: 30° Turret Rear: 20mm
Maximum Vertical: 0.6 meters Turret Top: 14.5mm
The PanzerKampfwagen IIF was the last of the PzKpfw I and PzKpfw II series of tanks to be produced in
quantity and used on the Western Front. By 1942, this vehicle was already obsolete, and was therefore used
only in a reconnaissance role. In the invasions of Poland, France, Norway, Yugoslavia, and Greece, the
PzKpfw II series had distinguished itself as the mainstay of German armored forces, however, it was realized
even in those early battles that its armament was too weak and its armor too thin to engage enemy medium
tanks. Only 524 PzKpfw IIF were produced (compared to 1,256 of all prior PzKpfw II variants), with
manufacture ending in late 1942. The chassis of the PzKpfw II was used for the Marder II tank destroyer,
and many of the chassis from older PzKpfw II were converted to this use.
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