Germany's 10.5cm K18 auf Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette IVa; 10.5cm leFH 18 L/52 auf PzSfl IVa
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10.5cm K18 auf Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette IVa tank hunter: |
Design
Prototype
Production
Variants
Usage
Specifications
| 10.5cm K18 auf Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette IVa | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 51 |
| Radio | FuG51 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 25 tons1 |
| Length w/gun | 7.52 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 3.25 m1 |
| Width | 2.84 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 105 mm K18 L/521 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 7.92 mm MG341 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 251 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 50@10°1 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 50@12°1 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 20@0°1 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 20@0°1 |
| Hull Rear | 20@10°1 |
| Hull Top | 12@90°1 |
| Hull Bottom | 10@90°1 |
| Turret Front | 30@14°1 Mantlet: 50@10°1 |
| Turret Sides | 20@14°1 |
| Turret Rear | 20@20°1 |
| Turret Top | Open1 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL 120TRM1 |
| Transmission | 6 forward, 1 reverse.1 |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Speed - Road | 40 kph1 |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | 200 km1 |
| Turning Radius | 8° left, 8° right.1 |
| Elevation Limits | -15° to +10°1 |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
