Jagdpanzer IV Ausfuehrung F, early production1-6
Jagdpz.IV: General
Date of first production January 1944 Total acceptances 769
Manufacturer Vogtlaendische Maschinenfabrik AG Crew
4 men:
  • Commander in hull left rear
  • Gunner in hull left center
  • Loader in hull right rear
  • Driver in hull left front
Jagdpz.IV: Dimensions
Combat weight 53,000lbs
24,000kg		 Height 72.83"
185.0cm
Length overall 256.0"
650.0cm		 Width 124.8"
317.0cm
Tread 96.46"
245.0cm		 Ground clearance 15.7"
40.0cm
Fire height 55.1"
140.0cm		 Ground pressure, zero penetration 12psi
.86kg/cm²
Jagdpz.IV: Armament
Type Mount Ammunition Traverse Elevation
7.5cm Pak 39 L/48 Superstructure front 79 rounds 20°
(10° left and right;
manual)		 +15° to -5°
(manual)
7.92mm M.G.42 Loose 1200 rounds Manual Manual
Jagdpz.IV: Armor
Assembly
Welding and bolting
Hull
Location Thickness Angle from vertical
Upper front 2.4"
6.0cm		 50°
Middle front 2.4"
6.0cm		 45°
Lower front 2.0"
5.0cm		 55°
Upper sides 1.2"
3.0cm		 30°
Lower sides 1.2"
3.0cm		 0°
Upper rear .79"
2.0cm		 35°
Middle rear .79"
2.0cm		 11°
Lower rear .79"
2.0cm		 9°
Top .79"
2.0cm		 90°
Floor .40"
1.0cm		 90°
Gun mantlet 3.1"
8.0cm		 Saukopfblende
Jagdpz.IV: Automotive
Engine Maybach HL120TRM; 12 cylinder, 60° vee gasoline
Horsepower 300@3000rpm Fuel capacity 124gal
470L
Transmission ZF SSG 76 Aphon, 6 speeds forward, 1 reverse
Steering Krupp-Wilson clutch-brake, steering levers
Brakes Mechanical, external contracting
Jagdpz.IV: Suspension
Type Road wheels Track return rollers
Leaf spring 4 bogies/track;
2 dual/bogie		 4 dual/track
Drive sprockets Idlers Shock absorbers
19-tooth front drive Dual adjustable at rear of track None
Jagdpz.IV: Track
Kgs 61/400/120
Center guide, single pin, steel
Width 15.7"
40.0cm		 Pitch 4.72"
12.0cm		 Shoes/track 99 Ground contact length 138.6"
352.0cm
Jagdpz.IV: Performance
Max level road speed 25mph
40kph		 Max trench 86.61"
220.0cm
Max grade 58% Max vertical obstacle 23.6"
60.0cm
Min turning diameter 19.4'
5.92m		 Max fording depth 39.4"
100.0cm
Cruising range ~130mi, roads
~210km, roads


Jagdpanzer IV (Sd.Kfz.162) was based on the Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.F tank. The front hull shape was altered to incorporate a sharp nose, and a low sloped superstructure replaced the normal superstructure and turret. The Pak 39 was mounted in the front plate offset to the right, and was flanked by two machine gun ports. The driver peered out of two periscopes mounted in the hull front plate. In March of 1944, the left side machine gun port was deleted, and in May the armor of the Jagdpz.IV was thickened to 8.0cm (3.1") frontally and 4.0cm (1.6") on the upper sides. The muzzle brake was also omitted from the Pak 39 starting in May due to the large firing signature it created. Improvements to the Pz.Kpfw.IV like steel return rollers were also applied to the Jagdpz.IV.

Jagdpz.IV were also used as command vehicles, and these had a radio operator added to the crew.


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References

  1. Spielberger, Walter J. Panzer IV & Its Variants. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1993.

  2. Chamberlain, Peter, and Hilary Doyle. Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two. Technical ed. Thomas L. Jentz. London: Cassell & Co., 2000.

  3. Hogg, Ian V. The Greenhill Armoured Fighting Vehicles Data Book. London: Greenhill Books, 2000.

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