Panzer I Ausf. F

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Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. F
Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. F in Kubinka Tank Museum
Type	Light tank
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
In service	1942–1944
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1941–1942
Manufacturer	Krauss-Maffei
Produced	1942
No. built	30 produced
Specifications
Mass	21 long tons (21 t; 24 short tons)
Length	4.375 m (14 ft 4.2 in)
Width	2.640 m (8 ft 7.9 in)
Height	2.050 m (6 ft 8.7 in)
Crew	2: commander and driver
Armor	20–80 mm (0.79–3.15 in)
Main armament	2 × 7.92 mm MG-34
Engine	HL 45P 6-cylinder 150 hp (110 kW)
Power/weight	7.1
Suspension	Individual torsion bar
Operational range	150 km (93 mi) on-road; 110 km (68 mi) off-road.
Maximum speed	25 km/h (16 mph)

The Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. F, also known as VK 18.01, was a German light tank from World War II. Despite the fact that it was designated as a modification of the Panzer I light tank, the VK 18.01 was a completely new vehicle that almost nothing to do with other Panzer I variants.^{[citation needed]} The Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.F was created in 1942 as a light tank designed to storm fortified lines. In that same year, 30 units were produced (No. 150301-150330). From 1943 it was used for anti-guerrilla operations on the Eastern Front and in Yugoslavia. Thirty Panzer I Ausf. F tanks were built between April and December 1942, eight of which were sent to the Eastern Front for evaluation.^[1]

The Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.F was almost the same as the Panzer II Ausf. J in terms of armor, which itself did not enter serial production.