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Germany's Brückenleger IV
Design
"Bridgelayer." 20 Ausf C & Ds were made into bridgelayers in early 1940.
Production
Usage
4 were issued to each BL Zug (bridging platoon) in each Panzer Division. Used with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 10th Panzer Divisions in 1940.
Specifications
| Brückenleger IV | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
| Radio | FuG5 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 28 tons |
| Length | 11 m |
| Height | Krupp: 3.54 m Magirus: 3.28 m |
| Width | 3 m |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 7.92 mm MG34 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 30@7° |
| Hull Front, Lower | 30@12° |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 20@0° |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 20@0° |
| Hull Rear | 20@9° & 20@10° |
| Hull Top | 12@84-90° |
| Hull Bottom | 10@90° |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL120TRM |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | |
| Net HP | |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 6 forward, 1 reverse. |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | Hand. |
| Speed - Road | 40 kph |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | 200 km |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Tracks centers/tread |
Sources:
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
- German Tanks of World War II, Dr. S. Hart & Dr. R. Hart, 1998
