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In a bid to augment the Panzer IV's firepower, an attempt was made to mate a Schmalturm turret — carrying the longer 75 mm (2.95 in) L/70 tank gun from the developing Panther Ausf. F tank design, and partly developed by Rheinmetall from early 1944 onwards — to a Panzer IV hull. This failed and confirmed that the chassis had reached the ...
It is a makeshift restoration using a StuG IV hull and various parts from Stug IIIs and Panzer IVs. One in the Armoured Warfare Museum in Poznań. It is complete and in running condition. [1] Latvia In October 2011, a StuG IV found in a swamp in the former Courland Pocket was restored by a Latvian enthusiast. This vehicle, with no engine or ...
Panzer IV F2-J - Panzer IV with long 75 mm L/43 or L/48 gun; StuG IV (Sd.Kfz. 167) - Assault gun. Modified superstructure of Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G on Panzer IV chassis; armed with 75 mm L/48 gun; Jagdpanzer IV (Sd.Kfz. 162) - Tank destroyer with 75 mm L/48 gun on Panzer IV chassis; Jagdpanzer IV/70 (Sd.Kfz. 162/1) - Tank destroyer with 75 ...
It used a Panzer IV chassis with the upper hull and turret replaced by a new casemate-style armoured superstructure housing a new gun, the 15-centimetre (5.9 in) Sturmhaubitze (StuH) 43 L/12 developed by Skoda. It fired the same shells as the 15 cm sIG 33 heavy infantry gun. Thirty-eight rounds, with separate propellant cartridges, could be ...
Prototypes for this design of the Panzer III/IV, using the Panzer III turret and schachtellaufwerk suspension, would be produced. However, by 1942 it was evident that the Panzer III turret (in conjunction with the Panzer III/IV's hull design and suspension) would not be sufficient to mount the powerful new tank guns being developed. The design ...
They would gladly give up some speed, if automotive reliability could be gained. Until the same automotive reliability as the Panzer III and IV is achieved, the Abteilung must be provided with extra repair parts, especially motors and final drives, and the necessary equipment and personnel to perform maintenance and repairs. [209]
He presented the concept to SS-Obersturmbannführer Max Wünsche, commanding officer of the 12th SS Panzer Regiment and it was approved by Adolf Hitler. The Panzer IV's turret was removed and replaced with an open-top, nine-sided turret that housed a 2 cm Flakvierling 38, a quadruple mount of 20 mm cannon. A closed-top design would have been ...
Krupp produced only three prototypes from 1942–1943. The Heuschrecke initially made use of a shortened Panzerkampfwagen IV (Panzer IV) chassis, but it was later switched to the Geschützwagen IV chassis, developed for the Hummel self-propelled gun. Mass production of the Heuschrecke 10 was scheduled to start in February 1945, but never occurred.