Sd.Kfz.4/1
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | 15cm Panzerwerfer
42 auf "Maultier" (Opel) t (Sd.Kfz.4/1) |
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| Type | Rocket Launcher Vehicle |
Radio Equipment | FuG Spr G f |
| Manufacturer(s) | Opel |
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| Crew | 4 |
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| Production Quantity | 300 + 19 converted from Sd.Kfz.4 |
Production Period | April 1943 - March 1944 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 8500 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length | 6 m |
Width | 2.2 m |
| Height | 3.05 m |
Ground clearance | ? m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 10 x 150 mm Nebelwerfer 42 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 20-40 |
| Traverse | 270° (manual) |
Elevation | -12° to +80° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 7.92 mm MG34/42 (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 2000 |
| Location | 1: rear roof - 2: loose |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding & bolting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Lower Hull | 8 mm / 84° |
8 mm / 90° |
8 mm / 60° |
6 mm / 0° |
| Upper Hull | 8 mm / 55° |
8 mm / 55° |
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6 mm / 0° |
| Turret-Launcher | 10 mm / 45° |
10 mm / 50° |
10 mm / 50° |
10 mm / 0° |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engines | Opel |
Type & Displacement | L6, 3.6 liter |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 68 hp at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 8 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Steering | Front-Wheels and tracks steering wheel and levers |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Wheels: Trans Leaf
Spring Tracks: Torsion bar |
Road wheels | 2 at front w/pneumatic 4 at rear on bogies w/rubber edgings |
| Track return rollers | 2 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear w/rubber edgings |
Shock absorbers | ? |
| Track Type | outside guides, steel | ||
| Width | ? mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | ? |
Track ground contact | ? m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 40 km/h on road, ? km/h off road |
Range | 130 km on road, 80 km off road |
| Mileage | ? L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | ?° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | ? m |
Vertical obstacles | ? m |
| Maximum fording depth | ? m |
Minimum turning diameter | ? m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 |
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