Talk:Panzer 35(t)

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There is NO way this tank moved 190 km/h off-road. Might the figure be missing a decimal point?

Yes - also, from everything I've read over the last 30 years, the crew for this vehicle was 4 not 5. The accompanying text supports this - Unsigned comment by User:Chrisboote

Yup. Commander, loader, driver-MG operator and radio operator. And the 190 figure refers to range, not speed. 120 off-road and 190km on paved road. Halibutt 13:12, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Machinegun - Coax or Ball Mount?

The article says the turret MG was a coax - wasn't it in a separate ball-mount, like the 38(t) and the Soviet T-28? "Coax" means it is aimed with the main gun, and I am not sure that's the case. DMorpheus 19:14, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

No idea. WWII Vehicles has one source that says coax, and four sources that say nothing. The gun in Image:Panzer 35(t) 1.jpg looks like coax, but it's not clear. --Carnildo 02:31, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Found the source of confusion - it was both. The MG had its own ball mount so it could be aimed and fired independent of the main gun - but they could also be coupled. DMorpheus 15:19, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Radio Operator

Was the radio operator in the hull with the radio, or in the turret as the article says? DMorpheus 19:14, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

WWII Vehicles says the radio operator doubled as the loader, so presumably he was in the turret. --Carnildo 02:31, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

But the radio and antenna are in the hull. Normal practice for most European designs (with the exception of the British) was to put the radio and operator in the hull. DMorpheus 15:20, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

The radio operator sat in the hull, to the left of the driver. See: Spielberger, Walter, 1980, Die Panzer-Kampfwagen 35(t) und 38(t) und ihre Abarten einschließlich der tschoslowakischen Heeresmotorisierung 1920-1945, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart--MWAK 16:27, 26 November 2006 (UTC)