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Germany's Panzerbefehlswagen mit 7.5 cm KwK L/48 (PzBefWg):
From March to September 1944, 978 Ausf Hs were converted. The aerial for the FuG5 was mounted on top of the turret, and a star antenna was fitted to the right side of the tail plate on the hull for the FuG7 or FuG8 radio. Main armament was replaced by a dummy gun.8
Used FuG5 and a FuG7 or a FuG8 radio.4
Panzerbeobachtungswagen IV (PzBeogWg):
Artillery OP tank made from Ausf Js. 908 were made from July 1944 to March 1945. These had the FuG4 and FuG8 radios.4
Issued primarily to Hummel batteries.
| PzBefWg and PzBeobWg | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 54 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 25 tons4 |
| Length w/gun | 7.02 m4 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 2.68 m4 |
| Width | 2.88 m4 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm KwK40 L/484 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 2: 7.92 mm MG344 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 80@10°4 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 80@14°4 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 30@0°4 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 30@0°4 |
| Hull Rear | 20@11°4 & 20@8°4 |
| Hull Top | 12@85-90°4 |
| Hull Bottom | 10@90°4 |
| Turret Front | 50@10°4 Mantlet: 50@0-30°4 |
| Turret Sides | 30@26°4 |
| Turret Rear | 30@15°4 |
| Turret Top | 15@84-90°4 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL120TRM4 or Maybach HL120TRM1124 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | |
| Net HP | |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 6 forward, 1 reverse.4 |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°, hand.4 |
| Max speed | 40 kph4 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 210 km4 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | -8° to +20°4 |
| 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 | |
| Tracks centers/tread |
| Production | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Date | # | Chassis nos. | |
| Panzerkampfwagen IV A | Krupp-Gruson4 | 10/1937-3/19384 | 354,7,8,9 | 80101-801354 |
| Panzerkampfwagen IV B | Krupp-Gruson4 | 4/1938-9/19384 | 424,5,7,9, 458 | 80201-802454 |
| Panzerkampfwagen IV C | Krupp-Gruson4 | 9/1938-8/19394 | 1344,7, 1408 | 80301-804404 |
| Panzerkampfwagen IV D | Krupp-Gruson4 | 10/1939-5/19414,7 | 2294,7, 2488 | 80501-807484 |
| Panzerkampfwagen IV E | Krupp-Gruson4 | 9/1940-4/19414,7 | 2234,7,8, 1505 | 80801-810234 |
| Panzerkampfwagen IV F1 | Krupp11, Krupp-Gruson, Vomag, Nibelungenwerke.4 | 4/1941-3/19424,7 | 4624,7 (25 converted to Ausf F24), 9758 | 82001-826144 |
| Panzerkampfwagen IV F2 | Krupp11, Krupp-Gruson, Vomag, Nibelungenwerke.4 | 3/1942-7/19424 | 1754 (25 converted from Ausf F14) | 82370-826504 |
| Panzerkampfwagen IV G | Krupp-Gruson, Vomag, Nibelungenwerke.4 | 5/1942-6/19434 | 1,6874 | 82651-844004 |
| Panzerkampfwagen IV H | Krupp11, Krupp-Gruson, Vomag, Nibelungenwerke.4 | 4/1943-7/19444,7 | 3,7744,7 | 84401-915004 |
| Panzerkampfwagen IV J | Nibelungenwerke4,8 | 6/1944-3/19454 | 1,7584, 2,3928 | 91501-4 |
| Tauchpanzer | 7/1940-4 | 42 converted4 | ||
| PzBefWg | 3/1944-9/19444 | 97 converted4,8 | ||
| PzBeobWg | 7/1944-3/19454 | 90 converted4,8 | ||
| Brückenleger IV | Krupp, Magirus.4 | 2/1940-5/19404 | 204 | 80301-807484 |
| Production |
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|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 358 | |
| 1937 | 42, 458 | |
| 1938 | 1408 | |
| 1939 | 45 | |
| 1940 | 280 | |
| 1941 | 480 | |
| 1942 | 964, 1,7248 | Krupp: 400 Nibelungn works at Steyr-Daimler-Puch Ag in St. Valentin: 165 Prague and Vomag: 399 |
| 1943 | 3,0738 | |
| 1944 | 3,366 | |
| 1945 | 343 | |
| 1944-1945 | 3,1618 | |
Sources:
- 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
- Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933-1942, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
- Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1943-1945, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
- German Tanks of World War II, Dr. S. Hart & Dr. R. Hart, 1998
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