Germany's Sturmgeschütz (Fl):
Photos
Design
10 were converted from PzKpfw IIIs in May and June 1943.
Prototype
Production
Variants
Usage
Specifications
| StuG (Fl) | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 41 |
| Radio | FuG51 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 23 tons1 |
| Length w/gun | 5.52 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 2.16 m1 |
| Width | 2.95 m1 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament (mm) | |
| Main | 14 mm Flammenwerfer1 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 7.92 mm MG341 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 6001 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 50+30@10°1 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 50+30@21°1 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 30@11°1 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 30@0°1 |
| Hull Rear | 30@0°1 & 50@10°1 |
| Hull Top | 11-17@75-90°1 |
| Hull Bottom | 16@90°1 |
| Superstructure Front | |
| Superstructure Sides | |
| Superstructure Rear | |
| Superstructure Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL 120 TRM1 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 6 forward, 1 reverse.1 |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 10° left, 10° right, hand.1 |
| Speed - Road | 40 kph1 |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | 155 km1 |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | -6° to +20°1 |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Width of link | |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
