Contents
Production
Technical Information
Additional Reading
Sources
Production
Production numbers for the Sturmgeschütz IV.
Month
Total
1943
December
30
1943 total
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
1944 total
1006
1945
January
46
February
18
March
38
April
3
1945 total
105
Total
1141
Sturmgeschütz IV
Crew
Crew
Commander
Gunner
Loader
Driver
Physical Characteristics
Weight
25.9 t
Length
6.70 m
Width
2.95 m
Height
2.20 m
Firing height
1.57 m
Ground pressure
0.92 kg/cm²
Armor
Hull, front
30-80 mm
Hull, sides and rear
20-30 mm
Hull, top
10-20 mm
Hull, bottom
10 mm
Performance
Maximum speed
38 km/h
Road speed
20 km/h
Cross-country speed
15 km/h
Maximum grade
30°
Trench crossing
2.35 m
Vertical obstacle
60 cm
Fording depth
120 cm
Fuel capacity
450 l
Mileage (road)
2.05 l/km
Mileage (cross-country)
3.46 l/km
Cruising range
220 km
Cross-country range
130 km
Engine
Make and model
Maybach HL 120 TRM
Type
Water cooled
Cylinders
12
Displacement
11 900 cc
Fuel
Gasoline
Max. governed speed
265 rpm
Net h.p.
2600
Armament
Main weapon
7,5 cm Stu K 40 (L/48)
Secondary weapon
MG 34 (2)
Auxillary weapon
9 mm MP (2)
Ammunition Storage
Main weapon
87
Secondary weapon
2650
Auxillary weapon
384
Additional Reading
Pz Kpfw IV
Information about the Panzerkampfwagen IV.
Sturmgeschütz III
Information about the Sturmgeschütz III.
Sources
JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. Panzer Tracts No. 8 - Sturmgeschuetz : s.Pak to Sturmmoerser . Darlington, MD : Darlington Productions, 1999. 60 p. ISBN 1-892448-04-X.
JENTZ, Thomas L., DOYLE, Hilary Louis, FULLER, Mike & SARSON, Peter. New Vanguard 37 - Sturmgeschütz III & IV, 1942-45 . Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2001. 48 p. ISBN 1-84176-182-6.
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