Hotchkiss H 39

Char Léger Mle. 1935 H modifié 39
     
Název:
Name:
Hotchkiss 39 Hotchkiss 39
Originální název:
Original Name:
Char Léger modèle 1935 H modifié 39
Kategorie:
Category:
lehký tank light tank
Výrobce:
Producer:
DD.MM.1939-DD.MM.1940 SA des anciens établissements Hotchkiss & Cie, Saint-Denis /
Období výroby:
Production Period:
DD.MM.1939-DD.MM.1940
Vyrobeno kusů:
Number of Produced:
cca 710
Prototyp vyroben:
Prototype Built:
DD.MM.1937
Osádka:
Crew:
2
Technické údaje:
Technical Data:
 
Bojová hmotnost:
Combat Weight:
12000 kg 26455 lb
Délka s kanónem dopředu:
Length with Gun Forward:
4220 mm 13 ft 10 ⅛ in
Délka korby:
Hull Length:
? mm ?
Celková šířka:
Overall Width:
1850 mm 6 ft ⅞ in
Celková výška:
Overall Height:
2133 mm 7 ft
Světlá výška:
Ground Clearance:
370 mm 1 ft 2 ⅝ in
Šířka pásu:
Track Width:
? mm ?
Měrný tlak:
Ground Pressure:
? MPa ? psi
Pancéřování:
Armour:
max. 40 mm max. 40 mm
Pohon:
Propulsion:
 
Typ:
Type:
Hotchkiss (vodou chladený zážihový 6-valec objemu 5.976 cm3) Hotchkiss (6 cyl., gasoline, water cooled, 5.976 ccm)
Výkon:
Power:
87,3 kW při 2800 ot/min 117.1 bhp at 2800 rpm
Převodové ústrojí:
Transmission:
5+R 5+R
Výkony:
Performance:
 
Rychlost na silnici:
Road Speed:
36,5 km/h 23 mph
Rychlost v terénu:
Cross-country Speed:
? km/h ? mph
Jízdní dosah po silnici:
Cruising Range on Road:
? km ? mi
Jízdní dosah v terénu:
Cross-country Cruising Range:
? km ? mi
Překonávání překážek:
Obstacles Crossing:
 
Svah:
Gradient:
34 ° 75 %
Boční náklon:
Side Slope:
? ° ? %
Překročivost:
Trench Crossing:
1,8 m 71 in
Výstupnost:
Vertical Obstacle:
? m ?
Brodivost:
Fording Depth:
? m ?
Výzbroj:
Armament:
 
Hlavní:
Main:
37 mm kanón Puteaux SA 18 (100 nábojov)

od 480. vyrobeného tanku:
37 mm kanón SA 38
37 mm cannon Puteaux SA 18 (100 rounds)

From about 480th tank:
37 mm cannon SA 38
Vedlejší:
Secondary:
1x koaxiálny guľomet MAC 31 kalibru 7,5 mm (2400 nábojov) 1x co-axial machine gun MAC 31 cal. 7,5 mm (2400 rounds)
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User States:










Poznámka:
Note:
- -
Zdroje:
Sources:
Francois Vauvillier - The encyklopedia of French tanks and Armoured vehicles 1914-1940, Histoire & Collections, vydané v roku 2014, ISBN: 978-2-35250-322-4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_H35
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jeden z těch povedenějších francouských tanků
Hotchkiss H 39 - podvozek

podvozek
Hotchkiss H 39 - ze Saumuru

ze Saumuru
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H 39 v múzeu Saumur

(c) Radek HAVELKA
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Hotchkiss H-39


Published with kind courtesy of Denis Gaubert
Republished with the kind permission of Denis Gaubert
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Hotchkiss H 39 - Dva znehybnené a opustené francúzske tanky. Vľavo je Hotchkiss H39 a vpravo Renault R35.

Dva znehybnené a opustené francúzske tanky. Vľavo je Hotchkiss H39 a vpravo Renault R35.
Hotchkiss H 39 - Ukoristený tank Hotchkiss H39. Tank má na boku insigniu v znaku čierneho listu čo značí 
že tank bol v prvej podsekcii nadradenej tankovej jednotky ( čata - rota? )

Ukoristený tank Hotchkiss H39. Tank má na boku insigniu v znaku čierneho listu čo značí
že tank bol v prvej podsekcii nadradenej tankovej jednotky ( čata - rota? )

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photo 1 - Very interesting photo of a Hotchkiss H-35/39 in white paint. This is a staff vehicle with the number "003" The machine has a modified turret according to the German standard.


photo 2 - Machine with modified turret but without the rod antenna on the left side. The number on the turret starts with the number "4" (42?)


Quite a few machines also received a very unfashionable looking "tail" made of steel girders for overcoming wider trenches and similar obstacles. It has been reported that the Wehrmacht used such modified H-39 tanks (but also the older H-35)


After the capitulation of France, the Wehrmacht received as booty about 600 machines of this type (both H-35 and H-39) which received official names :
Panzerkampfwagen 35 H (f) 734 (f) and Panzerkampfwagen 39 H (f) 735 (f)
The aforementioned modification of the conning tower (replacing the original hemispherical one with a German version with a split hatch) was not the only one - the vehicles received a new radio station and a rod antenna (2m).


Units using the Hotchkiss H-35/39 (Pz.Kpfw 35 H (f) 734 (f) / 39 H (f) 735 (f) )
- 6.Panzer Division
- 7.Panzer Division
- 10.Panzer Division
- 211th Panzerbatalion
- 206.Panzerbatalion (In 1944 deployed with this unit type in number of 16pcs in Normandy)
- 7.SS.Geb.Div. "Prinz Eugen" (deployed in Yugoslavia against partisans)



Source :
- Photo: www.ebay.de
- Text: Pejčoch, Armoured Vehicles 7.
Hotchkiss H 39 - 2 - http://cgi.ebay.de/Orig-Foto-franzoesischer-Panzer-ZD48_W0QQitemZ360035084034QQihZ023QQcategoryZ15504QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

2 - cgi.ebay.de
Hotchkiss H 39 - 1 - http://cgi.ebay.de/Orginal-Foto-ak-deutscher-Panzer-wintertarn-Kennung_W0QQitemZ150227504145QQihZ005QQcategoryZ15504QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

1 - cgi.ebay.de
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Exponát H-39 v "Israeli Armored Corps Memorial" IDF v Latrune
Hotchkiss H 39 - Vlastná fotografia. 
Ďalšie verejné šírenie inde ako na Valka.cz možné len s mojím súhlasom. 
Zdroj: Návšteva múzea Israeli Armored Corps Memorial IDF  v Latrune

Vlastná fotografia.
Ďalšie verejné šírenie inde ako na Valka.cz možné len s mojím súhlasom.
Zdroj: Návšteva múzea "Israeli Armored Corps Memorial" IDF v Latrune

Hotchkiss H 39 - Vlastná fotografia. 
Ďalšie verejné šírenie inde ako na Valka.cz možné len s mojím súhlasom. 
Zdroj: Návšteva múzea Israeli Armored Corps Memorial IDF  v Latrune

Vlastná fotografia.
Ďalšie verejné šírenie inde ako na Valka.cz možné len s mojím súhlasom.
Zdroj: Návšteva múzea "Israeli Armored Corps Memorial" IDF v Latrune

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the Monument and the museum of the Armored corps, Latrun own photo, 2017.
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Hotchkiss 39 in Bulgarian army
The use of French Hotchkiss 39 tanks in the Bulgarian army has not yet been clarified. The whole history with their inclusion is related to the Bulgarian request for the delivery of 25 light tanks Pz.Kpfw. I intended for the training of Bulgarian tankers. However, this request was made in 1943 when the production of these tanks was a thing of the past (there are a couple of secret letters with this request to the German side). The German side, which at that time could only supply four tanks Pz.Kpfw. I and therefore proposed to the Bulgarian side the delivery of French Hotchkiss 39 tanks (19 pcs) and Somua 35 (6 pcs). However, this alternative was long rejected by the Bulgarian side after the bad experience with the Renault 35 tanks delivered. There was also a request for alternative delivery of additional tanks Pz.Kpfw. IV, but neither of these plans seems to have been fulfilled.
The delivery of the Hotchkiss 39 tanks is unclear, information on their use can only be found in the structure of the Bulgarian Gendarmerie, which probably used them under the name "Hotchkiss".


Kaloyan Matev - The Armoured Forces of the Bulgarian Army 1936-45, Helion & Company, year of publication 2015, ISBN: 978-1-909384-16-3

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