PanzerKampfwagen X
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| PzKpfw X | |
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| Type | Escort Tank |
| Place of origin |  Ostlichtor |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Ostlichtor |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Siegel AG |
| Designed | 1970-1975 |
| Manufacturer | Siegel AG |
| Produced | 1977-Present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 28.5 tonnes (31.4 short tons; 28.0 long tons) |
| Length | 7.48 metres (24 ft 6 in) gun forward 6.41 metres (21 ft 0 in) hull length |
| Width | 3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.51 metres (8 ft 3 in) |
| Crew | 3 (commander, gunner, driver) |
| Armor | Welded steel |
Main armament | 1x A+Z 57mm L/70 cannon (96 rounds) 1x Karlsbranchen Panzerschreck 70 |
Secondary armament | 1x Biltz & Keckler MG 60 |
| Engine | V6 liquid cooled diesel 590 PS @ 2200 rpm |
| Power/weight | 20.7 PS/t |
| Transmission | Automatic (4 forward gears, 4 reverse) |
| Suspension | Torsion bar |
| Ground clearance | 450 millimetres (1 ft 6 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 652 L (172 US gal) |
Operational range | 600 km (370 mi) |
| Speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) |
The Panzerkampfwagen X (PzKpfw X) is an escort tank designed by Siegel AG as a private venture to fill a perceived capability gap between conventional MBTs like the Panzerkampfwagen IX and armed IFVs such as the Schützenpanzer II.
Development
Design
Armament
The primary armament of the PzKpfw X is the Alter+Zweig 57mm L/70 dual-feed automatic cannon. Originally a dual-purpose naval gun, the cannon has had only minute modifications made to it in order to make it a functional weapon for mounting on an armored fighting vehicle. The weapon system is mounted in an open, asymmetric turret. While this mounting system provides minimal protection from hostile fire or environmental conditions, it does allow the weapon to attain an elevation arc of -8/45 degrees by allowing the breech of the weapon to elevate and depress beyond the normal confines of a fully enclosed low-profile turret. The vehicle carries 96 rounds of ammunition for this cannon in clips of 24 rounds each. Two of these clips are loaded into the weapon's feed system, while an additional two clips are kept the magazine behind the turret.