Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf F2, SdKfz 161/1:
BW/7. As Ausf F1 was rolling off production lines, the T-34 was encountered on the Russian front. Hitler ordered the PaK 40 antitank gun fitted into all new PzKpfw IVs. Ammunition storage was altered to allow for the larger rounds. The gunner's and commander's seat was altered to allow more room. There was an auxiliary hand crank for traverse for the loader. The initial production models had a single-baffle, spherical muzzle brake.
In March 1942, factories started to put the 7.5 cm gun KwK 40 L/43.8 It's AP round weighed 15 lbs and had a muzzle velocity of 2,428'/sec.11
Used FuG5 radio.4
Were called the "Mark IV Special" by the British.9 First encountered at Alam Halfa and El Alamein in September and October 1942.9
75 mm KwK 40 had muzzle velocity of 2,428 ft/sec8 and could penetrate 89 mm @ 30°8. Early models had single baffle, but later models had double baffle muzzle brake.
| Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf F2 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator 51,4,5,11 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 50,706 lb, 52,000 lb 23 tons4, 23.6 tons5,8, 22 tons1, 25.8 tons11 22,350 kg1 |
| Length w/gun | 19.4'11, 20' 10", 21' 9"1, 18' 5.5", 22.08'5 5.62 m4, 6.63 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | 5.93 m |
| Height | 8.53'11, 8' 6", 8' 9.5"1, 8.9'5 2.68 m1,4 |
| Width | 9.5'11, 9.6'5, 9' 7", 9' 3.75", 9' 5.5"1 2.84 m4, 2.88 m1 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 15.75"11 40 cm |
| Ground contact length | 138.5"11 3.52 m |
| Ground pressure | 11.8 psi11 0.84 kg/cm2 |
| Turret ring diameter | 1.65 m |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm KwK 40 L/434,7,11 75 mm KwK L/4312 75 mm1,5 75 mm L/439 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 2: 7.92 mm MG34 coaxial, hull11 2: 7.92 mm MG1,6, coaxial, hull6 2: 7.92 mm MG344 2: MG5 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 87 HEAT, smoke, APCR, APCBC, HE 874,6,11 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 3,0004, 3,15011, 3,1926, 3,200 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | Front: 2"11 Side: 1.2"11 10 - 505 Hull: 6012 Turret: 5012 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 606 50@10°4 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 25 50@12°4 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 30@0°4 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 30@0°4 |
| Hull Rear | 20@0°4 & 20°4 |
| Hull Top | 12@85°-90°4 |
| Hull Bottom | 10@90°4 |
| Turret Front | 2"11 506 50@11°4 Mantlet: 50@0°-30°4 |
| Turret Sides | 0.8"11 30@26°4 |
| Turret Rear | 30@16°4 |
| Turret Top | 10@83°-90°4 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL 120 TRM1,4,11 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Water11 |
| Capacity | |
| Cylinders | V-1211 |
| Net HP | 300@3,000 rpm11 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | 6.5:111 |
| Transmission (Type) | ZF SSG 77, Synchromesh, 6 forward, 1 reverse ZF SSG 76, Synchromesh, 6 forward, 1 reverse Synchromesh11 6 forward, 1 reverse.4,11 |
| Steering | Clutch brake11 |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | Electric and inertia11 |
| Electrical system | Starting: 24-volt11 Running: 12-volt11 |
| Ignition | Magneto11 |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline11 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | 105 gallons, 125 gallon11 470 liters |
| Road consumption | 1 mpg11 100 km/235 liters |
| Cross country consumption | 0.6 mpg11 |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°, electric.4 Hand and electric.11 |
| Max speed | 24.8 mph1, 25 mph5,8,11 40 kph1,4,8 |
| Cross country speed | 10 mph11, 11 mph 16 kph |
| Road radius | 124 miles11, 130 miles1 200 km4, 209 km1 |
| Cross country radius | 78 miles11 130 km |
| Turning radius | 5.92 m |
| Elevation limits | -11° to +21° -8° to +20°4 |
| Fording depth | 39.4"11 1 m |
| Trench crossing | 7.2'11 2.2 m |
| Vertical obstacle | 23.6"11 60 cm |
| Climbing ability | 30° (57%) slope11 |
| Suspension (Type) | Leaf springs Quarter elliptic springs11 |
| Wheels each side | 811, 8x2 |
| Return rollers each side | 411, 4x2 |
| Tracks (Type) | Dry pin11 |
| Length | |
| Width | 15.75"11 40 cm |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | 9911 |
| Pitch | 4.9"11 |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread | 8.1'11 2.45 m |
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