Germany's Panzerbefehlswagen mit 7.5 cm KwK L/48 (PzBefWg); Panzerbeobachtungswagen IV (PzBeogWg)

Production

The PzKpfw IV series production figures.

Variants

• Panzerbefehlswagen mit 7.5 cm KwK L/48 (PzBefWg): From March to September 1944, 97 PzKpfw IV Ausf Hs were converted. The aerial for the FuG5 was mounted on top of the turret, and a star antenna was fitted to the right side of the tail plate on the hull for the FuG7 or FuG8 radio. Main armament was replaced by a dummy gun.
  Used FuG5 and a FuG7 or a FuG8 radio.
• Panzerbeobachtungswagen IV (PzBeogWg): Artillery OP tank made from PzKpfw IV Ausf Js. 90 were made from July 1944 to March 1945. These had the FuG4 and FuG8 radios.
  Issued primarily to Hummel batteries.

Specifications

	PzBefWg and PzBeobWg
Crew	5
Physical Characteristics
Weight	25 tons
Length	7.02 m
Height	2.68 m
Width	2.88 m
Width over tracks
Ground clearance
Ground contact length
Ground pressure
Turret ring diameter
Armament
Main	75 mm KwK40 L/48
Secondary
MG	2: 7.92 mm MG34
Side arms
Quantity
Main
Secondary
MG
Side arms
Armor Thickness (mm)
Hull Front, Upper	80@10°
Hull Front, Lower	80@14°
Hull Sides, Upper	30@0°
Hull Sides, Lower	30@0°
Hull Rear	20@11° & 20@8°
Hull Top	12@85-90°
Hull Bottom	10@90°
Turret Front	50@10° Mantlet: 50@0-30°
Turret Sides	30@26°
Turret Rear	30@15°
Turret Top	15@84-90°
Engine (Make / Model)	Maybach HL120TRM or Maybach HL120TRM112
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	360°, hand.
Speed - Road	40 kph
Speed - Cross Country
Range - Road	210 km
Range - Cross Country
Turning radius
Elevation limits	-8° to +20°
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