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| Prime Manufacturer |
Miag-Werke A.-G.. |
| Secondary Manufacturers |
MNH-Werke G.m.b.H. | MBA-Werke A.-G. |
| Hull Manufacturers |
Reichswerke A.-G.| HG Stahl-Werke Braunschweig | Brandenburgische Eisenwerke G.m.b.H. |
| Production Dates |
1944-45 |
| Total Manufactured |
417 |
| Model Type |
8.8cm Panzerjager |
| Sd Kfz Number |
173 |
| Engine |
Maybach HL 230 P 30, petrol OZ 74, 12 cylinder V OHV, Water cooled, 23880 cc, 700 HP, Electrical suppression, Gp I suppressed option only. |
| Carburettor |
4, twin choke DV-G (Solex) 52 JFF 11 D |
| Air Filter |
Oil bath design by Knecht K.-G. |
| Gearbox / Transmission |
ZF AK 7-200, 7 forward (2-7 with synchromesh), 1 reverse |
| Suspension |
Road wheels on trailing arms with two cross-hull torsion bars each |
| Wheels |
Road wheels, steel dish with moulded solid rubber tyres |
| Tracks | 87 links per side, dry pin cast steel at 660 mm wide, 3920 mm of track on ground |
| Steering |
MAN multi-geared |
| Brakes | Mechanical discs by Suedd Arguswerke G.m.b.H. |
| Electric’s | 24 Volts |
| Fuel Capacity |
730 litre in five fuel tanks |
| Range Road |
200 km, off-road 100 km |
| Maximum Speed |
Road 45 km/hr, off-road 25 km/hr |
| Armament |
8,8 cm Pak 43/3 L/71, one 7,92 mm MG 34, NahverteidigungWaffen |
| Ammunition |
60 8,8 cm rounds, 600 7,92 rounds and 30 NahWa rounds |
| Optics |
1 x Sf.Z.F.1a, 1 x K.Z.F.2, 1 x SF14Z(Sf), 1 x EM 0.9 m R |
| Armour | Rolled homogeneous plate, interlocking joints, welded, with a maximum of 80mm thick at 55 degrees at the front hull |
| Communications |
Fu 2, Fu 5 radios plus an internal crew communications system. The command version also carried a long-range Fu8 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Weight Unladen |
44800 kg |
| Weight Laden |
45300 kg |
| Length | 8860 including gun, 6935 mm hull |
| Width | 3270 mm |
| Height |
2995 mm |
