Sturer Emil
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| Sturer Emil | |
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| Type | Tank destroyer |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942-1943 |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1941 |
| Number built | 2 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 35 tonnes |
| Length | 9.7 m |
| Width | 3.16 m |
| Height | 2.7 m |
| Crew | 5 |
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| Armor | 15 - 50 mm |
| Primary armament |
Rheinmetall 128 mm PaK 40 L/61 |
| Secondary armament |
MG 34 |
| Engine | Maybach L116 300 hp |
| Power/weight | 8.57 hp/tonne |
| Payload capacity | 18 rounds |
| Fuel capacity | 450 liters |
| Speed | 25 km/h |
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Sturer Emil [1] |
The 12.8 cm Selbstfahrlafette auf VK3001(H) "Sturer Emil" was an experimental World War II German self-propelled anti-tank gun. It was based on the Henschel VK3001 prototype chassis and armed with a Rheinmetall 12.8 cm K L/61 gun (based on the 12.8 cm FlaK 40).
Two prototypes of the vehicle (named Max and Moritz) were made, both of which served on the Eastern Front. One vehicle was destroyed, the other captured at Stalingrad in January 1943, with 22 kill marks painted on the barrel. This captured vehicle is now displayed in the collection on the Kubinka Tank Museum.
[edit] References
- Sturer Emil at Achtung Panzer! accessed 20 May 2007.
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