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Möbelwagen


3.7 cm Flak auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen IV (sf)


Overview


Möbelwagen

A captured Möbelwagen self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with armor plates in transport configuration.

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Origin
Nazi Germany
Type
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Entered service
1944
Status
Out of service
Development
Early 1944
Developer
Nazi Germany
Production
March 1944 - March 1945
Producer
Nazi Germany - Deutsche Eisenwerke
Number produced
240
Designations
3.7 cm Flak auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen IV (sf)
Official designation
Sd.Kfz. 161/3
Möbelwagen
Nickname, German for "moving van"

Details


Facts Möbelwagen
General
Origin
Nazi Germany
Type
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Crew
6
Dimensions
Weight
24 t
Length
5.92 m
Width
2.95 m
Height
2.73 m
Main armament
Type
3.7mm Flak 43 anti-aircraft gun
Mount
Hull roof, side plates lowered in firing position
Ammunition
416 rounds in 8 round clips
Elevation
-8 to + 90 degrees, manual
Traverse
360 degrees, manual
Rate of fire
230 - 250 rpm cyclic
Stabilization
No, but can fire on the move at low speeds with limited accuracy
Protection
Armor type
Steel
Armor thickness
Up to 80 mm at hull front
10 mm side plates
Roof
Open, side plates lowered in firing position
Autotmotive
Chassis
Tracked chassis, 8 roadwheels, drive sprocket front and idler rear
Suspension
Leaf spring
Engine model
Maybach HL120 TRM
Engine type
12-cylinder petrol
Power output
300 hp
Mobility
Max speed
38 km/h
Range
200 km
Power to weight ratio
12.5 hp/t

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