German and
American
Tank Comparison
| Sturmtiger |
when this tank fired at you
it was a sight to behold
one that you could do without
a sturmtiger fired at my platoon
while we were crossing an open field
with the infantry walking between our five tanks
your webmaster is here today to report
it missed his tanks and the infantry
probably because the crew fired at long range
we captured the vehicle
in one Hell of a hurry
| Country |
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| Nickname | Sherman |
Sturmtiger |
| Size | Medium |
Heavy |
| Model | M4 |
Sturmmörser Tiger |
| Variant | A3E8 |
only 18 manufactured |
| Weight (tons) | 33 |
71 |
| Crew | 5 |
5 |
| Length (feet-inches) | 24-3 |
20-7 |
| Width (feet-inches) | 8-7 |
11-8 |
| Height (feet-inches) | 9-0 |
9-4 |
| Cannon (inches) | 3 |
15 |
| Rounds (number) | 71 |
14 |
| AP Velocity (ft/sec) | 2600 |
rocket mortar |
| Penetration (inches) | 4.25 |
capable of disabling |
| Distance (yards) | 500 |
three Sherman tanks |
| Angle (degrees) | 30 |
with a single round |
| Hull Front (inches) | 2.50 |
5.90 |
| Hull Side (inches) | 1.50 |
2.36 |
| Turret Front (inches) | 2.50 |
5.90 |
| Turret Side (inches) | 2.50 |
3.15 |
| Hull Machine Guns | two .30 cal |
one .31 cal |
| Turret Machine Guns | one .50 cal |
none |
| Engine (HP) | 500 |
650 |
| Gearbox (forward) | 5 |
8 |
| Gearbox (reverse) | 1 |
4 |
| Road Speed (MPH) | 26 |
23 |
| Terrain Speed (MPH) | 18 |
12 |
| Gasoline (gallons) | 175 |
140 |
| Range (miles) | 100 |
87 |
memoirs
Your webmaster, and a battalion from the 5th Infantry Division, captured one of these rascals at Menden, on the Ruhr River, after it shot at his medium tank platoon (5 tanks) and missed. Good thing. A direct hit from its 15-inch gun wouldn’t leave pieces large enough to put in a fart sack. During WW II we used cotton mattress covers as body bags. We called them fart sacks.
Sturmtigers were built for street fighting, to blow down buildings. Its shell had the power of a 750-pound bomb and could be fired 6000 yards. Reloading time was long, 10 minutes are so, which saved our asses when we rushed it. A fully restored and operational tank is now displayed in the Auto & Technik Museum at Sinsheim, Germany. Our web site contains 1945 and 1998 photographs.
The Sturmmöser Tiger, as it was also named, utilized a Tiger tank chassis. These monstrers fought in Warsaw, during the German attempt to contain the Polish Home Army’s uprising, and had a successful debut, although a projectile that failed to explode is still on display at the Museum Wojska Polskiego. They were later used in the Ardennes offensive and for home defense along the Rhine.
