Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär | | | General characteristics | | Length | 5.9 m m | | Width | 2.88 m | | Height | 2.5 m | | Weight | 28.2 t | | Suspension | torsion bar | | Speed | 40 km/h road
24 km/h off-road | | Range | 210 (road) km | | Primary armament | 15cm StuH 43 L/122 | | Secondary armament | 1 x MG34 | | Maximum armour | 100 mm | | Power plant | Maybach HL120TRM1 petrol
300 hp, (? kW) | | Crew | 5 (driver, commander,
gunner, 2 x loader) | The Sturmpanzer IV (also known as Sturmpanzer 43 or Sd.Kfz. 166) was an armoured infantry support gun based on the Panzer IV chassis used in the Second World War. It was known by the nickname Brummbär ("grizzly bear") by Allied intelligence, a name which was not used by the Germans. From the German Wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Development
The Sturmpanzer IV was a development of the Panzer IV tank and designed to provide direct infantry fire support, especially in urban areas. Earlier vehicles like the StuG III were not completely adequate for this role and therefore it was decided in early 1942 to develop a new vehicle. General characteristics Length 5. ...
StuG III Ausf G The Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) assault gun was one of Germanys most produced AFVs during World War II. It was built on the chassis of the Panzer III. Initially intended as a mobile, armoured light gun for infantry support, the StuG was continually modified...
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The result was the Sturmpanzer IV, which used a Panzer IV chassis with a new, fixed superstructure housing the 150 mm Sturmhaubitze (StuH) 43 L/12 gun.
The original design of the Sturmpanzer IV suffered from a series of flaws, which were gradually solved during the production process. The most important flaw was the high weight and recoil of the StuH 43 gun, which overloaded the Panzer IV chassis and made the entire vehicle top-heavy. Furthermore, early vehicles suffered from transmission failures and were underpowered.
Another significant flaw was the absence of a machine gun which made it easy for enemy infantry to attack the vehicle at close range. Early vehicles carried a MP 40 sub-machine gun inside, which could be fired through firing ports in the side of the superstructure. The MP40 was the standard German submachine gun for most of WWII. It was descended from the virtually identical MP38, the only differences being cost-saving alterations to some of the components. ...
In October 1943 it was decided that the Sturmpanzer IV's superstructure as well as the StuH 43 gun needed to be redesigned to fix these flaws. A new and lighter version of the StuH 43 gun was produced, the StuH 43/1 L/12. This gun was used from the second production series onwards. 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
A new superstructure was added in mid-1944 which featured a redesigned gun collar, as well as a general reduction in height of the superstructure. This redesign also introduced a ball mount in the front superstructure for a MG34 machine gun. 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
MG34 The Maschinengewehr 34, or MG34, was a German machine gun that went into production and was accepted for serivce in 1934 and first issued to units in 1935. ...
Production Production began in May 1943 and continued until March 1945. A total of 298 Sturmpanzer IV were built, in four series. At first, new Panzer IV chassis were used, but from the second production series onwards, rebuilt Panzer IV Ausf. F, Ausf. G and Ausf. H were used. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Combat History They saw action in the Eastern Front, most notably the great tank battle of Kursk, the Western Front, and Italy during their time in service. The Eastern Front was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ...
The Battle of Kursk was a significant battle on the Eastern Front of World War II. It remains the largest armored engagement of all time, and included the most costly single day of aerial warfare in history. ...
During World War II, the Western Front was the theater of fighting west of Germany, encompassing France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemberg, and Denmark. ...
After some teething trouble with early production models, the Sturmpanzer IV proved itself to be an excellent fire support vehicle. Brummbär units were often used as 'fire brigades', being used where the fighting was the heaviest to contain enemy attacks.
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