StuG IV
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The StuG IV was a German World War II assault gun and tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis, designed primarily for infantry support and anti-tank roles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sturmpanzer IV | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assault gun
ⓘ
tank destroyer ⓘ |
| armorThickness | up to 80 mm ⓘ |
| basedOn | Panzer IV chassis ⓘ |
| caliber | 75 mm ⓘ |
| category | World War II armored fighting vehicle of Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew |
4
ⓘ
5 ⓘ |
| designedAs | alternative to StuG III ⓘ |
| designedBy | Krupp design bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForRole |
anti-tank warfare
ⓘ
infantry support ⓘ |
| developedBecauseOf | shortage of StuG III hulls ⓘ |
| engine | Maybach HL 120 TRM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enginePower | 300 PS ⓘ |
| frontsDeployed |
Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gunTraverse | limited traverse ⓘ |
| height | 2.2 m ⓘ |
| hullOrigin | Panzer IV hull ⓘ |
| length | 6.7 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 40 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
casemate-style superstructure
ⓘ
low silhouette ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 1,100 ⓘ |
| operationalRange | about 210 km on road ⓘ |
| operator |
Waffen-SS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sturmgeschütz series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerToWeightRatio | about 13 hp/tonne ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/48 gun ⓘ |
| producedBy |
Krupp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vomag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| productionStart | December 1943 ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 7.92 mm MG34 machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1943 ⓘ |
| successorTo | StuG III in some units ⓘ |
| suspension | leaf spring bogies ⓘ |
| turret | fixed superstructure ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Army Panzerjäger units
ⓘ
German Army assault gun battalions ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| weight | about 23 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | 2.95 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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