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Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61 | |
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Type | Heavy assault gun |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
In service | August 1944–1945 |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Alkett |
Designed | 1943–1944 |
Manufacturer | Alkett |
Produced | October 1943 – January 1945 |
No. built | 18 (using rebuilt Tiger I chassis) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 68 tonnes (75 short tons; 67 long tons) |
Length | 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) |
Width | 3.57 m (11 ft 9 in) |
Height | 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) |
Crew | 5 driver machine gunner / radio operator loader 2nd loader commander / gunner |
Armor | max. 150 mm (superstructure front, at 47° from vertical) min. 62 mm |
Main armament | 380 mm RW 61 rocket launcher L/5.4 (14 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun(600 rpm) |
Engine | Maybach HL230 P45 V-12, water-cooled gasoline 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)[1] |
Power/weight | 10.77 PS/tonne |
Suspension | torsion-bar |
Fuel capacity | 540 L (120 imp gal; 140 US gal) |
Operational range | 120 km (75 mi) |
Maximum speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) |
Sturmtiger (German for 'Assault Tiger') was a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a 380mm rocket-propelled mortar. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas. The few vehicles produced fought in the Warsaw Uprising, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Reichswald. The fighting vehicle was known by various informal names, among which the Sturmtiger became the most popular.