Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf H, SdKfz 161/2:
With the Hitlerjugend Panzer Division. Had names of girl friends painted on the turret. This seemed to be mainly in Hitlerjugend Division that had names pained.
At Kursk in 1943
30 of the 3,935 chassis built were used for the StuG IV and 130 for the Brummbär. New sprocket of welded and webbed construction, external air filters8, all steel return rollers8, side skirts, new idler8, and skate rail for AA MG8. Has a new transmission. Late production vehicles had 85mm armor replacing the belted or welded armor of earlier vehicles. The vision slits for the gunner and radio operator were eliminated8 as they would have been useless with the skirt armor around the turret. The commanders hatch in the cupola was now a one piece cover.
The AP round of the 75 mm gun weighed 15 lbs. and had a muzzle velocity of 2,461'/sec.11
In March 1943 production on the Ausf H started.8 It was first model to have Zimmerit paste applied in the factory.8
Used FuG5 radio.4
| Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf H | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator 48, 53,4,6,11 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 25,000 kg6 55,115 lb6 25 tons3,4,5,7,8, 27.6 tons11 |
| Length w/gun | 20' 10", 23'6,8, 23' 3", 23.33'5 7.02 m3,4,6,7,8 |
| Length w/o gun |
19'11, 19' 4"6,8 5.89 m6, 5.9 m8 |
| Height | 8' 6", 8.6'11, 8' 9.5"6, 8.9'5, 8' 11"8 2.68 m3,4,5,7,8 |
| Width | 9' 7", 10.8'11, 10' 9.5"6, 10' 11"8, 11'5 2.88 m3,4,7, 3.29 m6, 3.3 m8 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 15.8"11, 1' 3" 0.4 m3 |
| Ground contact length | 138.5"11 3.52 m |
| Ground pressure | 12.6 psi11 0.89 (kg/cm2)3 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm KwK 40 L/484,8,11 75 mm L/483,9,13 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 2: 7.92 mm MG34 coaxial, hull11 2: MGs3 2: 7.92 mm MG344 7.92 mm MG34, hull8 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 87 HEAT, smoke, APCR, APCBC, HE 873,8,11 87 Pzgr, Sprgr + Nebel4 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 3,1503,8,11 3,150 Patr SmK4 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | Front: 3.4"11, 807,8 Side: 1.2"11, 307,8 Rear: 208 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 80@10°4, 80@80°8 803 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 25 80@14°4 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 30@0°4, 30@90°8 303 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 30@0°4 |
| Hull Rear | 20@8°4 & 11°4, 20@78°8 203 |
| Hull Top | 12@85°-90°4 103 |
| Hull Bottom | 10@90°4 113 |
| Turret Front | 2"11 50@104, 50@79°8 Mantlet: 50@0°-30°4, 508 503 |
| Turret Sides | 1.2"11 30@26°4, 30@64°8 303 |
| Turret Rear | 30@15°4, 30@74°8 303 |
| Turret Top | 10@74°8, 15@84°-90°4 16-253 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL 120 TRM3,4,6,8,11 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Water11 |
| Capacity | |
| Cylinders | V-128,11 |
| Net HP | 3007,8 300@3,000 rpm11 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | 6.5:111 |
| Transmission (Type) | ZF SSG 77 Synchromesh SSG 7711 6 forward, 1 reverse.3,4,11 |
| Steering | Clutch brake11 |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | Electric and inertia11 |
| Electrical system | Starting: 24-volt11 Running: 12-volt11 |
| Ignition | Magneto11 |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline8,11 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | 103 gallons8, 125 gallons11 470 liters3,8 |
| 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 | 21 mph8, 23.5 mph5, 24 mph6, 25 mph11 38 kph3,4,6,8, 49 kph7 |
| Cross country speed | 10 mph8,11, 11 mph 16 kph8 |
| Road radius | 124 miles11, 125 miles6, 131 miles8 200 km6, 210 km4,8, 235 km3 |
| Cross country radius | 78 miles11, 81 miles8, 120 km3, 130 km8 |
| Turning radius | 5.92 m |
| Elevation limits | -11° to +21° -8° to +20°4 |
| Fording depth | 3', 3' 3"6, 47"11 0.8 m3, 1 m6, 1.2 m |
| Trench crossing |
7' 3"6, 7.7'11, 9' 2.2 m6, 2.35 m |
| Vertical obstacle |
23.6"11, 2'6, 2' 6" 0.6 m6 |
| Climbing ability | 30° (57%) slope11 |
| Suspension (Type) | Leaf springs3 Quarter elliptic springs11 |
| Wheels each side | 811, 8x23 |
| Return rollers each side | 411, 4x2 |
| Tracks (Type) | Dry pin11 |
| Length | |
| Width | 15.75"11 400 mm3 |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | 9911 |
| Pitch | 4.75"11 |
| Tire tread | Rubber3 |
| Track centers/tread | 8.1'11 |
| Production | Early 1943 - Mid 194412: 3,77412, Krupp-Grusonwerk12, Vomag12, Nibelungenwerke12 |
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