Sturmgeschütz IV
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| Sturmgeschütz IV | |
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| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 4 |
| Length | 6.70 m |
| Width | 2.95 m |
| Height | 2.20 m |
| Weight | 23 tonnes |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | 10 - 80 mm |
| Main armament | 1x 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/48 63 rounds |
| Secondary armament | 1 x 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 600 rounds |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | Maybach HL120TRM V-12 gasoline engine 300 hp (224 kW) |
| Suspension | leaf spring |
| Road speed | 40 km/h |
| Power/weight | |
| Range | 210 km |
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Sturmgeschütz IV [1] |
The Sturmgeschütz IV (Sd.Kfz. 167) (StuG IV), was a German assault gun of the Second World War.
[edit] Development
Due to a demand for more assault guns, the StuG IV was formed from a combination of a slightly modified Sturmgeschütz III assault gun superstructure with a Panzerkampfwagen IV chassis. Starting from December 1943, around 1,100 were built by Krupp. As Krupp didn't build Panzerkampfwagen III's, they used the Panzerkampfwagen IV hull.
The StuG IV became known as a very effective tank killer, especially on the Eastern Front.
It had a 4 man crew, and was issued mainly to infantry divisions.
[edit] External links
- AFV Database
- Panzer World
- OnWar
- Sturmgeschütz III / IV at Achtung Panzer!
- Surviving Panzer IV variants - A PDF file presenting the Panzer IV variants (Jagdpanzer IV, Hummel, Nashorn, Brummbär, StuG IV, Flakpanzer tanks and prototypes based on Pz IV) still existing in the world
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| Self-propelled artillery | |
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| Flakpanzer IV: Möbelwagen, Wirbelwind, Ostwind, Kugelblitz | Flakpanzer 38(t) | |
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| Maus | E- series | Panther II | Waffenträger | Neubaufahrzeug | |
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| Panzer VII 'Löwe' | Panzer IX | Panzer X | Ratte | Monster | |
| German armored fighting vehicle production during World War II | |
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