Sturmgeschütz IV
Production history
Monthly production history for the Sturmgeschütz IV
| Month |
Production |
| 1943 |
| December |
30 |
| Total, 1943 |
30 |
| 1944 |
| January |
78 |
| February |
136 |
| March |
87 |
| April |
91 |
| May |
95 |
| June |
90 |
| July |
90 |
| August |
70 |
| September |
56 |
| October |
84 |
| November |
80 |
| December |
49 |
| Total, 1944 |
1,006 |
| 1945 |
| January |
46 |
| February |
18 |
| March |
38 |
| April |
3 |
| Total, 1945 |
105 |
| Total |
1,141 |
Technical information
Technical information on the Sturmgeschütz IV
| |
Sturmgeschütz IV |
| Physical specifications |
| Length |
6.7 m. |
| Width |
2.95 m. |
| Height |
2.2 m. |
| Firing height |
1.57 m. |
| Weight |
25.9 t. |
| Engine |
Maybach HL 120 TRM 12 cylinder water cooled 11.9 l. gasoline |
| Horse powers |
265 @ 2,600 rpm |
| Crew |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Loader
- Driver
|
| Armour |
10-80 mm. |
| Armament |
| Main gun |
7,5 cm StuK40 |
| Ammunition storage |
87 |
| Secondary guns |
- 2 * 7,92 mm M.G.34
- 2 * 9 mm M.P.
|
| Ammunition storage |
- 2,650 * 7,92 mm.
- 384 * 9 mm.
|
| Performance |
| Maximum speed |
38 km./h. |
| Road speed |
20 km./h. |
| Cross country speed |
15 km./h. |
| Range (on road) |
220 km. |
| Range (cross country) |
130 km. |
| Fuel capacity |
450 l. |
| Fuel usage (on road) |
2.05 l./km. |
| Fuel usage (cross-country) |
3.46 l./km. |
| Fording |
1.2 m. |
| Step climbing |
0.6 m. |
| Climbing, degrees |
30° |
| Trench crossing |
2.35 m. |
| Ground pressure |
0.92 kg./cm2 |
Sources
- JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. PANZER TRACTS No.8 - Sturmgeschuetz - s.Pak to Sturmmoerser. Darlington (MD) : Darlington Productions, Inc., 1999.
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Additional reading
- Panzerkampfwagen IV
- Photographs of the Panzerkampfwagen IV
- Sturmgeschütz III
- Technical information and photographs of the Sturmgeschütz III
All contents written by Christian Ankerstjerne unless stated otherwise
