SdKfz 162 Jagdpanzer IV

SdKfz 162 Jagdpanzer IV
Production Information
Type	Tank destroyer
Technical Specifications
Length	6.85 meters
Width	3.17 meters
Height	1.85 meters
Weight	23.6 tons
Engine	Mayback HL 120 TRM engine developing 700 hp
Speed	40 kph
Range	210 km
Armor	100 mm max.
Armament	1 x 75 mm PaK 39 L/48 with 79 shells 1 or 2 x 7.92 mm MG 34
Crew	4
Usage
Role(s)	Tank destroyer Self-propelled gun
Year introduced	1944
Affiliation	Germany

The SdKfz 162 Jagdpanzer IV was a tank destroyer used by Germany during World War II.

Description

Based on the PzKpfw IV chassis, the Jagdpanzer IV replaced the StuG III in early 1944. Weighing nearly 24 tons, it was armed with a 7.5 cm (2.95 in) PaK 39 L/48 gun with seventy-nine rounds, supplemented by one or two 7.92 mm (0.312 in) machine guns. This basic model was followed later in 1944 by the Jagdpanzer IV/70(V) (SdKfz 162/1) and IV/70(A) (SdKfz 162/2), both of which mounted a long barreled PaK 42 L/70 main gun.

Requiring a crew of four men to operate, it had a Mayback HL 120 TRM engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour. Producing 700 hp (522 kW), this engine gave the Jagdpanzer IV a max range of 130.5 miles (210 km).

The Jagdpanzer IV measured 22 feet 6 inches (6.85 meters) in length, 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 meters) in height over the turret hatch, and 10 feet 5 inches (3.17 meters) in width. Maximum armor thickness was 3.94 inches (100 mm).