Panzerjäger 38(t)
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Panzerjäger
38(t) für 7.62 cm Pak 36(t) (Sd.Kfz.139), Marder III |
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| Type | Tank Destroyer |
Radio Equipment | FuG Spr d |
| Manufacturer(s) | BMM |
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| Crew | 4 |
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Production Quantity |
344 + 19 Pz.Kpfw 38(t) converted |
Production Period | April /1942 - November 1942 + 1943
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| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 10700 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.61 kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | 5.85 m |
Length /hull | 4.65 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 1.20 m |
Height | 2.50 m |
| Width | 2.15 m |
Ground clearance | 0.40 m |
| Fire height | ? m |
Turret ring diameter | ? m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 76.2 mm Pak 36(r) (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 30 |
| Traverse | 21° left & 21° right (manual) |
Elevation | +25° to -14° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | ZF3x8 |
| Secondary Armament | 7.92 mm MG42 (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 600 |
| Location | 1: turret - 2: bow (ball mount) |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Bolting & Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Lower hull | 20 mm / 10° 20 mm / 75° |
15 mm / 90° |
10
mm / 90°
10 mm / 49° 8 mm / 90° |
10 mm / 0° |
| Upper hull | 25
mm / 12° 1 5 mm / 60° |
15
mm / 90° 10 mm / 75° |
8mm
/ 0° |
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| Superstructure | 6 mm / 62° 25 mm / 16° |
10 mm / 74° 10 mm / 12° |
Open 10 mm / 73° |
Open |
| Mantlet | - |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Praga EPA or EPA/2 |
Type & Displacement | L6, 7.8L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 125 hp at 2200 rpm or 140 hp at 2500 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 11.7 hp/t or 13.1 hp/t |
| Gearbox | Praga-Wilson planetary gear type: 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Steering | clutch-brake |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 218 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Leaf spring |
Road wheels | 4 wheels, 2 by bogie, rubber edgings
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| Track return rollers | 2 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front, double |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear, double, adjustable |
Shock absorbers | ? |
| Track Type | outside guide, single pin, steel | ||
| Width | 293 mm |
Pitch | 104 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 93 |
Track ground contact | 2.92 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 47 km/h on road, 20 km/h off road
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Range | 185 km on road - 140 km off road |
| Mileage | 118 L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 30° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 1.80 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.85 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 0.90 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 4.90 m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 | AFV Data Base (lost) |
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Drawings |
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