Pz.Bef.Wg. Ausf.D1 — Fgst.Nr. 60346

Production Metrics

Version (Ausf.): Pz.Bef.Wg. Ausf.D1

Production date: 1938.08

Producer: Daimler-Benz AG, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim

Main armament: no data available

Data source: Panzer Tracts 03-4-54

Design Features and Anomalies
Photo_Confirmation

The sixth Pz.Bef.Wg. Ausf.D1 (Fstg.Nr. 60346) completed by Daimler-Benz Werk 40 in Berlin-Marienfelde in the Fall of 1938.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-6
Drive_Sprocket

Drive sprocket (Triebrad) featuring 20 teeth, unlike the 21 teeth on the standard Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.D.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-3, 3-4-9
Idler_Wheel

Idler wheel (Leitrad) reinforced with eight added spokes.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-3, 3-4-9
Glacis_Hatches

Unique feature: a single hatch in the glacis for the driver, none for the radio operator.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-10
Superstructure_Front

Three pistol ports in the superstructure front and sides instead of a ball-mounted machine gun.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-10
Turret_Dummy_Gun

Fixed turret with a dummy gun mantle, fake 3.7 cm Kw.K. and M.G.34 barrels, and an operational M.G.34 in a ball mount.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-7
Engine_Type

Maybach HL 108 TR 12-cylinder gasoline engine, rated at 250 hp at 2800 rpm, featuring dry sump lubrication.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-3, 3-4-4
Transmission_Type

Zahnradfabrik SSG 76 transmission, 6-speed (6 forward, 1 reverse), gears 2-6 synchronized.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-6
Fixed_Turret

Fixed turret with a cylindrically formed Panzerschutz armor protector, a 3.7 cm dummy gun, and a single M.G.34 machine gun mounted in a Kugelblende 30 ball mount.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 3-4, p. 3-4-12, 3-4-24
Combat Path and Unit Assignments

No combat assignment records found.

Rebuilds and Special Conversions

No conversions or special modifications registered for this vehicle.

Repair Log and Technical Events
1935.10

In 6 decision to outfit signals units with Fuehrerkampfwagen (Fu) command vehicles built on the 3,7 cm Gesch.-Kpfw. chassis. Equipped with 20W and 30W radio transmitter sets.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-2
1936.10

Official redesignation of the project to "Panzerbefehlswagen (Sd.Kfz.266, 267 und 268)", abbreviated as "Pz.Bef.Wg.".

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-2
1938.02

Daimler-Benz informs Krupp that a fake gun tube (Tarnrohr) must be produced instead of a real 3.7 cm gun for the 1./Pz.Bef.Kpfw.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-2
1940.06

Modification of ammunition stowage: replacement of the original 32 drum magazines (Doppel-Trommel) with belted ammunition bags (16 bags with 150 rounds each).

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 3-4, p. 3-4-12, 3-4-20
1941.05

Announcement in Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen item 56: The previously used designation Ausf.A, B, and C for the Pz.Bef.Wg. is officially changed to Ausf.D1 to positively identify the type of superstructure.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-4, p. 3-4-2
Photographic Documentation

No associated archival photos for this chassis number.