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20+4 bridge layer tanks built by Krupp and Magirus, on Ausf.C and Ausf.D chassis, from February to May 1940 Brückenleger IV s (Sturmstegpanzer) 4 assault bridge carriers converted from Ausf.C chassis in 1940 Bergepanzer IV: 21 armoured recovery vehicles converted from Pz IV chassis from October to December 1944 Panzer IV mit hydrostatischem ...
Development of the Schmalturm (small turret) was underway at the end of the war with prototype turrets completed. The Schmalturm was to have been fitted to the Ausf.F and the Panther II. Model of Panther II (with 80 cm diameter Tiger II wheels and transport tracks) with proposed Schmalturm, with a stereoscopic sight bulge on each turret side
The Schmalturm (German for "narrow turret") was a tank turret designed for use on the Panther Ausf. F medium tank. [1] There was a Krupp proposal to fit it onto the Panzer IV medium tank as well. [2] [3] It featured a narrow front to maximize protection while minimizing weight. It was both lighter and easier to manufacture than the standard ...
The Schmalturm had a much narrower front face of 120 mm (4.7 in) armour sloped at 20 degrees; side turret armour was increased to 60 mm (2.4 in) from 45 mm (1.8 in); roof turret armour increased to 40 mm (1.6 in) from 16 mm (0.63 in); and a bell shaped gun mantlet similar to that of the Tiger II was used.
The Jagdpanzer IV / Sd.Kfz. 162, was a German tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis and built in three main variants. As one of the casemate-style turretless Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer, literally "hunting tank") designs, it was developed against the wishes of Heinz Guderian, the inspector general of the Panzertruppen, as a replacement for the Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III).
Sd.Kfz. 141/2 - Panzer III medium tank with short-barrelled 75 mm KwK 37 main gun; Sd.Kfz. 142 - StuG III assault gun with 75 mm L/24 main gun Sd.Kfz. 142/1 - StuG III assault gun with 75 mm L/43 or L/48 main gun; Sd.Kfz. 142/2 - StuH 42 assault gun with 105 mm L/28 main gun; Sd.Kfz. 143 - Panzer III based artillery observation post
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From March 1942, new variants of the Panzer IV and StuG III had a derivative of the 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun, the longer-barreled 7.5 cm KwK 40. [1] When older Panzer IVs were up-gunned, their former KwK 37 guns were reused to arm later Panzer III tanks and other infantry support vehicles.