StuG III Ausf.A
GENERAL DATA |
Gepanzerter Selbstfahrlafette
für Sturmgeschütz 7.5 cm Kanone Ausf.A (Sd.Kfz.142), StuG
III Ausf.A |
Assault Gun |
FuG 15 or FuG 16 |
Daimler-Benz AG
|
4
|
- Commander: Hull, left-rear
- Gunner: Hull, left-center
- Loader: Hull, right-rear
- Driver: Hull, left-front
|
30 |
January 1940 - March 1940 |
DIMENSIONS |
19600 kg |
0.93 kg/cm² |
5.38 m |
5.38 m |
0 m |
1.95 m |
2.92 m |
0.39 m |
1.50 m |
- |
ARMAMENT |
75 mm StuK 37 L/24 (1) |
44 |
12° left & 12° right (manual) |
+20° to -10° (manual) |
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Rblf32 |
- |
- |
1: superstructure |
ARMOR |
Welding & bolting
|
50 mm / 69° |
30 mm / 90° |
30mm / 60°-80° |
16 mm / 0° |
50 mm /
81° |
30 mm /
90° (lower)
30 mm / 60° (upper) |
30 mm /
60° |
11mm / 0-12°
17mm / 5° |
50 mm / 75° |
- |
- |
- |
AUTOMOTIVE |
Maybach HL 120 TR |
V12, 11.9 liters |
300 hp to 3000 rpm |
15.38 hp / ton |
Maybach SGR 328 145 Variorex:
10 forward, 1 reverse |
Daimler-Benz-Wilson: clutch-brake, steering
wheel and levers |
Hydraulic |
320 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
SUSPENSION |
Torsion bars |
6 indenpendent (dual), rubber edgings |
3 double |
Front, 21 tooth |
Rear, double, adjustable |
on first and last road wheel |
Dual center guide, single pin, steel |
360 mm |
120 mm |
93 |
2.86 m |
PERFORMANCES |
40 km/h on road, 24 km/h off road
|
160 km on road, 95 km off road |
187 L/100 km on road,
336 L/100 km off road |
30° (from horizontal) |
2.30 m |
0.60 m |
0.80 m |
5.85 m |
Sources |
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AFV Data Base (lost) |
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