Panservogn m/35

The Panservogn m/35 was Norway's first domestically produced AFV and would serve as a scouting/infantry support tank, as well as giving the inexperienced Norwegian designers and crews valuable experience..

The m/35 would be instrumental in the Norwegian tank doctrine development and its influence can be seen on many later models.

After the war only 1 full example and a partial example of the m/35 exist. They are on display in the Norwegian Armored Heritage Museum.

The m/35 like all interwar tanks had issues. One of the biggest ones being the small space for the 3 crew, this resulted in the army having to look for smaller sized people to use as crew.

Using the Armstrong Monarch V-8 Engine was able to save on space but sacrificing engine access.

The driver had issues too. Since the transmission and drivetrain was in the back, shifting the tank into drive and gearing was clunky and gearbox damage due to human error was common. This was fixed when the tank was redesigned for other uses (Anti-air and other versions).

Panservogn m/35-R2
During new performance trials in 1937 it was found that the m/35 had multiple issues that led to the development of the Panservogn m/39. When the production started for the m/39, 250 of the 255 hulls were converted to the Panservogn m/35-R2. This new model used the suspension and turret of the m/39. The remaining m/35's would later be converted to these variants. at the end of the german conflict very few original m/35's would exist.