Year | 1944 |
Vehicle Type | Medium Armoured Command Tank |
Origin & Designer | Germany/Nibelungenwerke |
Numbers Produced | 97 |
Crew | 5 (Commander/Gunner, Staff Officer, 2 x Radio Operators & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x 75mm L/48 KwK 40 Gun |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -8° to +20° |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Manual) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | TZF5f/1 |
Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.92mm MG34s (Bow & Coaxial) |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 87 x 75mm & 3.150 x 7.92mm |
Height | 2.68m |
Width | 2.88m |
Length | 7.02m |
Combat Weight | 25.000 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.40m |
Fording Depth | 1.20m |
Trench Crossing | 2.20m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.60m |
Climbing Ability | 30° |
Radio | FuG-5 & FuG-7 or FuG-8 |
Armour | Hull Front: 80mm Hull Sides: 30mm Hull Rear: 20mm Hull Top: 10mm Hull Bottom: 12mm Gun Mantle: 50mm Turret Front: 50mm Turret Sides: 30mm Turret Rear: 30mm Turret Top: 15mm
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Engine | Maybach HL 120TRM & TRM112 (Petrol) |
Transmission | 6 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 210 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 130 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 40 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 16 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | Once Panzer Mk. III production had ended, the need for command tanks had to be fulfilled by changing to Panzer Mk. IV. The Mk. IV was still being issued in large numbers and converting models into Panzerbefehlswagens began in late 1944. The Pz.Bef.Wg IV was issued to Panzer Mk. IV battalions and served until the end of the war. |