Bergepanther
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Bergepanzer V
Ausf.D (Sd.Kfz.179), Bergepanther |
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| Type | Armored Recovery Vehicle |
Radio Equipment | FuG 5 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Demag of Berlin-Falkensee.
Ruhrstahl of Hattingen |
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| Crew | 4-5 |
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| Production Quantity | 279 |
Production Period | June 1943 -September 1943 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 42700 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length with spade lowered | 8.153 m |
Length /hull | 6.87 m |
| Width with Schürzen* | 3.2768 m |
Height | ? m |
| Ground clearance | 0.56 m |
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(*) armored skirts
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 20 mm KwK 38 L/55 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
| Traverse | limited (manual) |
Elevation | ? (manual) |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.92 mm MG 34 (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 600 |
| Location | 1: front hull - 2: loose |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 60 mm / 35° |
40 mm / 90° |
40 mm / 60° |
30 mm / 0° (front) 16 mm / 0° (rear) |
| Superstructure | 80 mm /
35° |
40 mm /
50° |
- |
16 mm /
0° & Open |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Maybach HL 230 P30 |
Type & Displacement | V12, 23.1L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 700 hp to 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 16.66 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | ZF AK 7-200 synchromesh 7 forward, 1 reverse |
Steering | MAN: controlled differential, steering wheel and levers |
| Brakes | Mechanical, disc |
Fuel Capacity | 1075 L Gasoline (Petrol) * |
(*) used also for the winch.
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Double torsion bars |
Road wheels | 8 dual (interleaved), rubber edgings |
| Track return rollers | 1 (small, behind sprocket) |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front, 17 /tooth |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear, double, adjustable |
Shock absorbers | On the 2 first and last road wheels |
| Track Type | Kgs 64/660/150: Dual center guide, single pin, steel | ||
| Width | 660 mm |
Pitch | 150 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 86 |
Track ground contact | 3.92 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 51 km/h on road - 24 km/h off road |
Range | 169 km on road - 85 km off road |
| Mileage | 280 L/100 km on road 700 L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 30° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.45 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.90 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.90 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 8.70 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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