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 | 5 (commander, gunner, loader, loader, 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.