Selbstfahrlafette V,
12.8cm K 40 auf Versuchsfahrgestell (VK 3001) H,
12.8cm Kanone 40 auf Sfl VK 3001 (H),
12.8cm Selbstfahrlafette L/61 (Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette V):

Germany's 12.8cm Selbstfahrlafette L/61 (Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette V)

Germany's Selbstfahrlafette Tank Destroyer

1/72 Diecast Armor
Easy Models
36263:

Used FuG5 radio.1

  128 mm Selbstfahrlafette V
Crew 51
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 35 tons1
Length w/gun 9.7 m1
Length w/o gun  
Height 2.7 m1
Width 3.16 m1
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 128 mm K L/611
Secondary  
MG 7.92 mm MG341
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main 181
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm)  
Hull Front, Upper 50@8°1
Hull Front, Lower 50@13.5°1
Hull Sides, Upper 30@0°1
Hull Sides, Lower 30@0°1
Hull Rear 15@16°1 & 30@45°1
Hull Top 15@90°1
Hull Bottom 20@90°1 & 35@20°1 & 35@22°1
Turret Front 50@14.5°1
Mantlet: 50@40°1
Turret Sides 15@10°1
Turret Rear 15@14.5°1
Turret Top Open°1
Engine (Make / Model) Maybach HL1161
Transmission 6 forward, 1 reverse.1
Capacity  
Performance  
Traverse 7° left, 7° right1
Max Speed 25 kph1
Cross Country  
Road radius  
Turning Radius  
Elevation Limits -15° to +10°1
Fording depth  
Trench crossing  
Vertical Obstacle  
Suspension (Type)  
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Track length  
Tires  
Track width  
Track centers/tread  
Production Henschel, Rheinmetall-Borsigg.1
Early 1942: 21

Sources:

  1. Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
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