Sturmtiger (via Tiger II chassis variants)
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The Sturmtiger was a heavily armored German World War II assault gun and siege mortar vehicle, built on a Tiger II–derived chassis and armed with a massive 380 mm rocket-propelled mortar for close-range urban and fortification attacks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sturmtiger | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured fighting vehicle
ⓘ
assault gun ⓘ self-propelled siege mortar ⓘ |
| ammunitionType |
high-explosive shell
ⓘ
rocket-assisted shell ⓘ |
| armament | 38 cm RW61 rocket mortar ⓘ |
| armoredFrontThickness | up to 150 mm ⓘ |
| armoredSuperstructure | yes ⓘ |
| armorType | heavy armor ⓘ |
| basedOn | Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caliber | 380 mm ⓘ |
| category |
German assault guns
ⓘ
World War II self-propelled artillery ⓘ heavy self-propelled guns ⓘ |
| chassis | Tiger I chassis ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew |
5
ⓘ
6 ⓘ 7 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Alkett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
close-support fire
ⓘ
demolition of bunkers ⓘ street fighting ⓘ |
| designedToFireFrom | short range ⓘ |
| engine | Maybach HL230 P45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | V-12 petrol engine ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| gunMount | casemate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
limited gun traverse
ⓘ
roof-mounted loading crane ⓘ thick frontal armor ⓘ |
| intendedTargets |
buildings
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ strongpoints ⓘ |
| introduced | 1944 ⓘ |
| notableTheater |
Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 18 ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
assault on fortified positions
ⓘ
urban combat support ⓘ |
| producedDuring |
1944
ⓘ
1945 ⓘ |
| propulsion | tracked ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | German Army artillery units ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| weaponType | rocket-propelled mortar ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maybach HL230 P30