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Spähpanzer SP I.C.

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Type
  
Light tank

In service
  
Never saw service

Place of origin
  
Germany

Designed
  
1956

Spähpanzer SP I.C.

Designer
  
Hotchkiss; Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz

Manufacturer
  
Hotchkiss; Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz

The Spähpanzer SP I.C. (also known as SP 1.C. The "SP" in SP I.C. is short of Spähpanzer, German for "Scout Tank") was the experimental model of a reconnaissance scout light tank with anti-tank components. It was developed in order to increase the anti-tank capabilities of recon tank battalions, but the project eventually declined. There are two blueprint prototype versions of the SP I.C. The single tank built can be seen in the Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz.

Other Specifications

  • Ground pressure - 0.68 kg/cm²
  • Climbing ability - 600 mm
  • Coupling - Single-plated dry clutch
  • Steering - Cletrac compensation steering gear
  • Brake - hydraulic disc with pump storage system
  • Drive - Torsion bar suspension with mechanical shock absorbers
  • Canon barrel length - 2000 mm
  • Ammunition - Fin-stabilized projectile shaped HE charge or
    AP/APCR rounds
  • Muzzle velocity - AP or APCR = 630 m/s
    HE = 338 m/s
  • Maximum ammo load - 18 - 50 rounds; depending on canon

    • References

    Spähpanzer SP I.C. Wikipedia
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