MARCH 1945 UNCLASSIFIED 33-451 Figuw 93.~-8.8 cln PaIs 43/l ou Ps Jag. II I/W (Rlair~occvos) t :_«„: Figure 94.—8.8 cm Stu, K.43/1 on Tiger I' Oiii.c.n'.v I Elephant). ful because it IS ponderous and difficult to Hclght owr-all .O t ’ret IO inches maneuver. ‘eigh t 7 3 short tons. Crew 6 men. (2) Specificntion.r. General Nomenclature ........ Ele~arzI. Type 1.<1 ,III Stu. &". 43 (L/71) or Type of carriage ...P. z. Jag. Tiger P, Sd. Kfz. t’ak 43/2. 184. Mud-e velocity . : \ PCBC 3,280 fset per sec­ Length over-all: ond. Including gun 26 feet 10 inches. Elevation . —6” to + 25”. Excluding gun ..23 feet 4 inches. Traverse .. 12” each way. Wi~lth over-all . I1 fret 3 inches \1wzIe brake Fitted. VII—71 UNCLASSIFIED I MARCH 1945 U TM-E J0-45I Buffer ...............Hydraulic. Type of carriage ..... p.7. J;i!/. I’tr~~llwr, .Vtl. Recuperator..........Hydropneumatic. Kfc. 173. Length over-ail: Ammunition: Includittg cttn .. 3? fcc.1 4 inches. Types fired ......APCBC HE HC AP 40 Excluding gun ....22 irc.t 9 incllcs. Rounds carried 20 70 Width over-all ...10 feet 9 Icr t Muzzle velocity ....3,280 2,460 1,968 3,705 Height over-all .. 8 Feet 3 inches. (feet per second) S \$‘cight .... 51.15 Jtort tons. Projectile weight .. .22.4 20.7 16.8 16 Crew 5 men. (pounds) Carriage Gun Suspension: T?.PC ._............... S.A’ an I 'ale 43/3 or 43/-f (I./,-i1. Number of bogie ~lttzzlc \clocity .... ’(‘l ( 3.2X) fret per wheels ..... h, in pairs. :\l : second. Type of bogie wheels. Large. F:levation ....—X” ,I, -I- 1-l”. Number of return Travcrw _.....13' each way. rollers ........None. luzzle brake ..Yes. Hull armor: Bttffer ...... I fydt-aulic. Front..............200 mm at 32”. Recuperator ......... H?clr,,llttctttnatic. Sides ............. SO mm vertical. Rear ........80 mm vertical. ;\mmunition : Top ..............30 mm horizontal. Types firul M'CT.CHE I1C A1’40 Belly ..........20 mm horizontal. Rounds cart-iet l 2 8 29 Fighting compartment Muzzle wlocity .. 3.280 2,4hO 1,00x 3.x5 (feet per sccotltl) armor: Projectile weight.... ?.4 20.7 16.8 16 Front .......170 mm 31 30". 2 (pounds) Sides ......90 mm at 30”. 1’owcr Carriage Engines: Suspenhion : Type ........... T\vo Maybach HL 120 Number of boqics..8. TRhfs. Type oi bogies.. Douhlc. Location ..........Center. Number of return rollers 1. Horsepower ......,590. % Transmission .......Electric drive. Track. lcqgt lt .1 3 fcc,t 5 inches. Drive ................Rear sprocket. Track, \\itlth ..8 feet 772 inches. \Vidtlt of link..? 2 fret 2 inches. I’crformancc Hull armot- : Fording 2 feet 4 inches. Radius of action ....62 tnilcs. Front 80 mm at 55°. Gradient ............. 30”. Sides 30 mm vertical. Maximum speed ..12.5 milts per hour. Rear 40 mm at 30°. Fighting compartment Remarks armc: Penetration of homogeneous armor at 30”, Front 80 mm at 55°. APCBC projectile: Sides 45 mm at 30°. 500 yards 184 mm. 1,000 xards lh9 mm. Power l<tqinc : c. Jagd.pantllcr, 8.8 cm Pak 13/3 OR 43/4 Type Mayba.-h HL 230 P30. (L/71) ON THE PANTHER CHASSIS. (1) Gm­ Cylinders Y-12. eral. This tank destroyer is intended for engay;­ Fuel .......(~ :ls~lliil~. Location Rear. ing armored targets at long ranges from station­ Horsepower (.90 at 3,000 rum. ary positions. A single, heavy, sloping plate pro­ Transmission Synchromesh ; 7 forward, tects the front of both hull and superstructure. 1 reverse. The gun is mounted centrally in this plate, giving 1 )ri\T Front sprocket. the vehicle the appearance of an assault gun, with Performance the gun rather- high. Trench crossing 8 feet. (2) Specifications. Fording ..5 fcvt 1 inch. Radius of action 87 miles. Generai Step 3 fcrt. Nomenclature Jagdpanthcr. Gradient ,...,.,....... 30”. VII—72 I MARCH 1945 UNCLASSIFIED TM-E 30-451 . * \ Figwe 95.—-&S cm Pak 43/3 on Panther Chussis (Jugdputltlwr). Armament Ammunition : Type One MXi. 34, ball mount. Type< fired A PC APCBC HE Location Glacis plate. hluzzle velocity .Z.S O!) 3,020 2,886 Remarks (feet Icr sccontl) Projectile \+eigll l . 5X.1 62.5 57 Penetration of homogeneous armor at 30°, (pounds) APCBC projectile: Rounds carried Total of 40 rounds. 500 yards 184-mm. 1,000 yards 169 mm. ( ‘miage (1. Jagdtigcr, 12.8 cm Pak 44 (L/55) ON THE Torsion J>ar Suspen- Pa. Jiig. Tiqrr RLODEL 13. (1) Gcncr-nl. The sion : 12.8 cm Pak 44 (L/55) is the largest caliber anti- Number of bogie tank gun the Germans have produced so far. 1t wheels 9. Type of hosir ~vhrcl~. TUin. is only found in a self-propelled version, mounted Number of return on the P.z. Jiig Ti~qcr Model B, which is an adapta- rollers None. tion of the King Tiger chassis. The superstruc- Track. Icngt l ~ I3 feet 4 inches. Track, 1 1 itlth . O 9 icct. 2 inches. ture in which the gun is mounted, is very heavily 8 armored. The J&tiger supersedes the 12.8 cuc M’idtll of link ._’ 2 icct % inches. K. 40 mounted on a hybrid chassis, which was Hull armor: cmploq-ed in Russia and will probably not be en- Front 150 mm at 50°. countered in the future. Sides 80 mm vertical. Rear 80 mm at 30°. (2) Specifications. Fighting compartment General armor : Nomenclature lagdtigcr. Front 250 mm al 15°. Type of carriage 1's. Jag. Tiger Model B, Sides 80 mm at 25°. Sd. Kfz. 1S6. Rear 80 mm at 10°. Length over-all: Including gun 32 feet 2 inches. 1 'ower Excluding gun 23 feet 10 inches. tnginr: Width over-all 11 feet 9}4 inches. Height over-all 9 feet 3 inches. Txpr ..1I aybach HL 230 1’30. Weight 77.2 short tons. C?-lindrrs ..V-12. Crew 6 men. Fuel Gasoline. Location Rear. (am Horsepower...,595 at 2,600 rpm. Type 12.8 cm Pak 44 (L/55). Transmission ....Preselector, hydraulic Muzzle velocity APCBC 3,020 feet per operation; 8 forward, second. 4 reverse. Muzzle brake Yes. Drive ..............Front sprocket. l—73 MARCH 1945 UNCLASSIFIED TM.E »MS. Figure 96.—12.8 cm KM on Hybrid Chassis (lJs. Kpfv. Ill, IV, VI). I’erform~nce the appwtxnce of the so-call~tl FlnfipaWcr or Fording .........5 feet 9 inches. antiaircraft tanks is a new development. These Radius of action .... .lOh consist csscntia;ly of a tank lvith turret removed Gradient ....... 3S° and replaced by a light antiaircraft gun protected Maximum :pecd 26 miles per hour. by an armored shield. The following types of .Zrmamcnt Flalzpa~~~cv have heen identified so far: . Mounted One M.G.34. (1) The 2 CUL Flak 35 mounted on the chassis Carried One M.G.42. of the Czech 38 (t) tank. Rcmarlis (2) The 3.7 cm Flak 43 mounted on the Pz. Penetration ol homogeneous armor at 30” : Kpfw. IV chassis. APC APCBC (3) The 2 C~II, Fiakvicrluuj 38 (four-barreled 530 yards ...... I72 mm 212 mm. antiaircraft automatic canno11) mounted on the 1,000 yards 148 mm 200 mm. Pz. Kpfzv. IV chassis with a thin eight-sided shield. 5. Self-Propelled Antiaircraft Guns c. HALF-TRACK CARRIAGES. The 15-mm or a. GENERAL. The growth of Allied air power 20-mm M. G. 151, a standard aircraft machine and the decline of the Lzlft~affr have forced the gun, has been recently mounted on the 3-ton, Germans to devise self-propelled antiaircraft guils lightly armored. half-tracked vehicle, Sd. Kfz. to defend transport columns from low-level air 251/21, in a triple mounting with maximum ele­ attack. vation of 49”. The maximum cyclic rate of fire b. Flakpames. Light antiaircraft guns of ZO- for the three guns is 2,100 rounds per minute. mm or 37-mm caliber mounted on half-tracked (Details of antiaircraft weapons are given in v&i&s have bwn in existence for sc c tioll but scctioll TVj VII—74 UNCLASSIFIED I MARCH 1945 TM-E 30-451 6. List of Self-Propelled Artillery Gun Carriage a. CLOSE SUPPORT AND ASSAULT SELF-PRO­ 7.5 cm Pak 39 L/48 fz. Jdg 38 (t) PELLED ARTILLERY. 7.5 cm Pak 40 Pz. Kpfii’. II chassis 7.5 cm Pak 40 I’z. J;ig. II (Sd. Kf,-. 131) Gun Carriage 7.5 cm. Pak 40 Ps. Jiig. II (,-IllSf. D/E) 7.5 cm Kw.K. (L/24) Ps. Kpfw. III chassis (Sd. (.\‘d. Kj.?. 132) Kfz. 142) 7.5 cm Kw.K. (L/24) Half-track (Sd. Kfz. 7.5 cm Kw.K* IT;ilF-tl-ad; (.Cd. Kf,-. 251/9) 251/90) 7.5 cm Pak 40/1 Pz. Jlu,. 1.r. .C. (Sd. Kfz. 7.5 cm Kw.K. (L/21) 8-wheeled armoured car 13.i) (Sd. Kfz. 233) 7.5 cm Pak 40 Truck 7.5 cm Kw.K. (L/24) Half-track (Sd. Kfz. 10) 7.5 cm Pak 40 Sclmcitlcr Kegresse Arm­ 7.5 cm Stit.K. 40 (I./43) Pz. Kpfw. Ill chassis (Sd. ored Car chassis (mod- if&l) Kfz. 142) 7.5 cm Stit.K. 40 (L/48) Pz. Kpfw. Ill chassis (Sd. 7.5 cm Pak 40 Hotchkiss H. 39 tank A"/.::. 142) chassis 7.5 cm Stu.K. 40 (L/4S) Pz. Kpfw. IV chassis 7.5 cm Pak 39 (L/4S) Po~r.r~~rjLigcr IV (Sd. Kfz. l(2) 7.5 cm Stu.K. 42 (L/70) Pz.