Pz.Kpfw. I

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Pz.Kpfw. I

3 600

Crew:

Commander (Radio Operator, Gunner, Loader)
Driver

Advantages:

High flexibility: good gun handling and depression
2cm Breda gun has high burst capability with relatively short reload
Agile in top configuration, good hull traverse and acceleration
Small turret silhouette, not easy to hit when hulldown
Only sees tier II battles

Disadvantages:

Limited mobility due to low speed limit and mediocre ground resistance values
Only armed with unreliable autocannons: underwhelming penetration, low accuracy and hard-coded effective range limit
Weak armor. HE and other autocannons can finish you instantly
Turret is mounted far off the centreline to the right side
Only 2 crew members, any casualty renders the tank barely playable

Tank description:

The Pz.Kpfw. I is a German tier 2 light tank.The Pz. I Ausf. A was the first mass-produced German tank. In 1935, the design was upgraded with an elongated hull and a more powerful engine. Mass production of this version, the Pz. I Ausf. B, eventually totaled 675 tanks. The standard armament was weak, but some tanks were upgraded on the Spanish Civil War battlefields to accommodate 20-mm guns.The Pz.Kpfw. I marks the end of its German light line.

The Pz. I Ausf. A was the first mass-produced German tank. In 1935, the design was upgraded with an elongated hull and a more powerful engine. Mass production of this version, the Pz. I Ausf. B, eventually totaled 675 tanks. The standard armament was weak, but some tanks were upgraded on the Spanish Civil War battlefields to accommodate 20-mm guns.