HEALTHY “Şturmtigr” – German self-propelled guns caliber 380 mm

Şturmtigr, is a revised assault gun in the tank "Tiger I», designed to fire special shells on fixed targets. "Shturmtigr" could fire both direct fire, and a remote at a distance 6 position km. 380-mm mortar, or howitzer, It created as weapons submarines to fire ground-based facilities, as a shot from a gun carried out using a reactive thrust, this setting can be considered a forerunner of modern ballistic missiles, launched from submarines.

mortar “Şturmtigr” – video

when Kriegsmarine (ICAHT) He abandoned his undertaking, mortar got hold of army chiefs. Only suitable for the self-propelled platform it appeared tank "Tiger". Troops on the Eastern Front needed something like this (caliber 210 mm or thereabouts) to deal with difficult goals. It seemed, "Shturmtigr" great future, but by the time, when production workers had to run the product in a series of, now it is August 1944 city, Germany is now deeper went on the defensive, but because of a large order is not followed. Engaged in the construction company "Alkett", vzyavshaya for osnovu «Tigra» Ausf E, which experts have established angular armored cabin with a sloping frontal armor plate.

Barrel missile PU was slightly shifted to the right side and is provided with openings for the withdrawal of gases of the projectile. In the fighting compartment was located just 12 shells, but using manual crane could through sunroof rearm with the bead transporter for transporting ammunition. Each shell weighed as much 350 kg, so to transport them from the storage location to the gate boeukladki PU in the control room there was just one crane. Different sources give quite different figures issued "Shturmtigr" - from 10 to 81 units, but the most significant number - 18 units. Did they adopt the three "Shturmmerserov" batteries and take some part in the defense of Germany, in this way, Intended not actually been used.

The performance characteristics of mortars “Şturmtigr”

A photo “Şturmtigr”

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