Panzerkampfwagen IV als Tauchpanzer:
42 (408) Ausf Ds converted for underwater operations in Operation Sealion. The engine air intakes and the exhaust were fitted with non-return valves in place of the mufflers. The cupola, mantlet, and MG mountings were covered by waterproof fabric. The driver's visor was altered by using a metal cover with a vision block that was water tight. A rubber tube that was inflated went around the turret ring.
Used FuG5 radio.4
Used by the 18th Panzer Regiment at River Bug in 19418. Also issued to the 6th Panzer Regiment of the 3rd Panzer Division.
| Tauchpanzer | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 54 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 20 tons4 |
| Length w/gun | 5.92 m4 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 2.68 m4 |
| Width | 2.84 m4 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm KwK37 L/244 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 2: 7.92 mm MG344 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 804 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 2,7004 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 30@7°4 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 30@12°4 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 20@0°4 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 20@0°4 |
| Hull Rear | 20@9°4 & 20@10°4 |
| Hull Top | 12@84-90°4 |
| Hull Bottom | 10@90°4 |
| Turret Front | 30@10°4 Mantlet: 35@0-29°4 |
| Turret Sides | 20@25°4 |
| Turret Rear | 20@0-24°4 |
| Turret Top | 10@83-90°4 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL120TRM4 |
| 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°, electric.4 |
| Max speed | 40 kph4 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 200 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 | |
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| Tracks centers/tread |
Sources:
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- Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933-1942, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
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- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
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- Tank Data, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, 1968?
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