![]() Both Maybach and ZF (and Dornier) were originally subsidiaries of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH, which also had a factory in the town. Friedrichshafen was also home to the Zahnradfabrik (ZF) factory which made gearboxes for Panzer III, IV, and Panther tanks. Maybach also designed a number of gearboxes fitted to these vehicles, made under licence by other manufacturers. The firm designed and made a wide range of 4, 6, and 12-cylinder engines from 2.5 to 23 litres these powered the basic chassis designs for approximately ten tank types (including tank hunters and assault guns), six half-track artillery tractor designs, plus two series of derived armoured personnel carriers. Until the mid 1930s, German military vehicle manufacturers could source their power plants from a variety of engine makers by October 1935 the design and manufacture of almost all tank and half-track engines was concentrated in one company, Maybach AG, located in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. This is an incomplete list of gasoline engines designed by Maybach AG, manufactured by Maybach and other firms under licence, and fitted in various German tanks (fr: chars blindés, de: Panzerkampfwagen) and half-tracks before and during World War II. V-12 Maybach HL230 P30, developing 700 PS.
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