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Germany's Neubaufahrzeuge V heavy tank "NbFz"

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Neubaufahrzeuge V heavy tank:
Germany's Neubaufahrzeuge V heavy tank
Aberdeen Tank Museum

Design

Armament

Both the Neubaufahrzeuges had secondary turrets, one at the right front, and one at the left rear.6

Production

  • Neubaufahrzeuge V "NbFz": 56
    • Production:
      • 19335: 35
      • 19343: 2 Prototypes3
      • 19353: 3 Experimental Vehicles3
    • Manufacturer: Krupp6, Rheinmetall-Borsig3,5,6
  • Neubaufahrzeuge VI "NbFz":

Variants

  • Neubaufahrzeuge V "NbFz":
  • Neubaufahrzeuge VI "NbFz": Had a aerial around the turret for the radio.6

Usage

Two were destroyed in Norway in 1941 and the last one was destroyed in Romania against the Russians.5

Specifications

  Neubaufahrzeuge
Crew 63
Radio  
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 23.41 tons3
Length 6.6 m3
Height 2.98 m3
Width 2.19 m3
Width over tracks  
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 75 mm KwK L/243
OR  
Secondary 37 mm KwK L/453
MG 3: 7.92 mm MG133
MG turret front  
MG turret rear  
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main 803
Secondary 503
MG 6,0003
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm)  
Hull Front, Upper 133
Hull Front, Lower 203
Hull Sides, Upper 13@0°3
Hull Sides, Lower 13@0°3
Hull Rear 133
Hull Top 13@90°3
Hull Bottom 13@90°3
Turret Front 153
Mantlet: 15 round3
Turret Sides 133
Turret Rear 133
Turret Top 13@90°3
Engine (Make / Model) BMW Va3
Bore / stroke  
Cooling  
Cylinders  
Capacity  
Net HP  
Power to weight ratio  
Compression ratio  
Transmission (Type) 6 forward, 1 reverse.3
Steering  
Steering ratio  
Starter  
Electrical system  
Ignition  
Fuel (Type)  
Octane  
Quantity  
Road consumption  
Cross country consumption  
Performance  
Traverse 360°, hand3
Speed - Road 30 kph3
Speed - Cross Country  
Range - Road 120 km3
Range - Cross Country  
Turning radius  
Elevation limits -10° to +22°3
Fording depth  
Trench crossing  
Vertical obstacle  
Climbing ability  
Suspension (Type)  
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Tracks (Type)  
Length  
Width  
Diameter  
Number of links  
Pitch  
Tire tread  
Track centers/tread  
  Neubaufahrzeuge V (A)
Crew 62,4,5, 76
Radio FuG3
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 23 tons2, 24 tons6, 35 tons4,5,7
Length 24'4, 25'5
6.65 m2
Height 7.9'4, 10' 11"5
2.9 m2
Width 9'5, 10'4
2.9 m2
Width over tracks  
Ground clearance 0.45 m2
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure 0.69 (kg/cm2)2
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 75 mm L/242
75 mm4,5,6,7
Secondary 37 mm L/452
37 mm4,6
37 mm, coaxial5,7
MG 3: MGs2,4
2: 7.9 mm MG 13 or 7.9 mm MG 34, 1 each auxiliary turret5
MG turret front MG6,7
MG turret rear MG6,7
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main 802
Secondary 502
MG 6,0002
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm) 10 - 704, 707
Hull Front, Upper 2.25"@0°5, 13-202
Hull Front, Lower  
Hull Sides, Upper 132
Hull Sides, Lower  
Hull Rear 132
Hull Top 102
Hull Bottom 82
Turret Front 2.25"@0°5, 132
Turret Sides 132
Turret Rear 132
Turret Top 102
Engine (Make / Model) BMW Va2, Maybach6, Maybach HL 120 TRM5
Bore / stroke  
Cooling Water2,5
Cylinders 62, 126, V-125
Capacity  
Net HP 290@1,400 rpm2, 3505, 3606, 5007
Power to weight ratio  
Compression ratio  
Transmission (Type) 6 forward, 1 reverse.2
Steering  
Steering ratio  
Starter  
Electrical system  
Ignition  
Fuel (Type) Gasoline2,5
Octane  
Quantity 457 liters2
Road consumption  
Cross country consumption  
Performance  
Traverse 360°5
Power5
MG Turrets: 200°5
Speed - Road 13 mph5, 22 mph4
30 kph2
Speed - Cross Country  
Range - Road 80 miles5
120 km2
Range - Cross Country  
Turning radius  
Elevation limits  
Fording depth 3' 4"5
Trench crossing 11' 6"5
Vertical obstacle 4' 7"5
Climbing ability 35° slope5
Suspension (Type) Coil Springs2,6
Paired road wheels pivot to Christie type torsion arms5
Wheels each side 10x22,5
Return rollers each side 45
Tracks (Type)  
Length  
Width 0.38 m2
Diameter  
Number of links  
Pitch  
Tire tread  
Track centers/tread  
  Neubaufahrzeuge VI (B)
Crew 61,4, 76
Radio  
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 26 tons6, 35-36 tons1, 36 tons4
35,560-36,575 kg1
Length 24'1,4
7.315 m1
Height 7.9'4, 8' 11"1
2.72 m1
Width 10'1,4
3.05 m1
Width over tracks  
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 75 mm1
105 mm4,6,7
OR 105 mm1,5
Secondary 37 mm1,4,6
MG 3: MG4
3: 7.92 mm1
MG turret front MG6
MG turret rear MG6
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm) 10 - 704, 701
Hull Front, Upper  
Hull Front, Lower  
Hull Sides, Upper  
Hull Sides, Lower  
Hull Rear  
Hull Top  
Hull Bottom  
Turret Front  
Turret Sides  
Turret Rear  
Turret Top  
Engine (Make / Model)  
Bore / stroke  
Cooling  
Cylinders 61
Capacity  
Net HP 5001,7
Power to weight ratio  
Compression ratio  
Transmission (Type)  
Steering  
Steering ratio  
Starter  
Electrical system  
Ignition  
Fuel (Type) Gasoline1
Octane  
Quantity  
Road consumption  
Cross country consumption  
Performance  
Traverse  
Speed - Road 22 mph1,4
35.4 kph1
Speed - Cross Country  
Range - Road 87 miles1
140 km1
Range - Cross Country  
Turning radius  
Elevation limits  
Fording depth  
Trench crossing  
Vertical obstacle  
Climbing ability  
Suspension (Type)  
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Tracks (Type)  
Length  
Width  
Diameter  
Number of links  
Pitch  
Tire tread  
Track centers/tread  

Sources:

  1. The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
  2. Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933-1942, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
  3. Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
  4. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
  5. Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
  6. German Tanks and Armoured Vehicles 1914 - 1945, B. T. White, 1966
  7. AFV #15 Panzerkampfwagen I & II, Major-General N. W. Duncan
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