Brummbär

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The Brummbär was a German World War II armored assault gun based on the Panzer IV chassis and armed with a heavy 150 mm howitzer for close-support urban and fortification attacks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assault gun
self-propelled gun
alternativeName Sturmpanzer IV
Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär
linked to: Sturmpanzer IV
armorLayout fixed superstructure
armorType slab-sided casemate superstructure
basedOnChassis Panzer IV
linked to: Panzer IV tanks
category German assault guns of World War II
World War II self-propelled artillery
chassisType Panzerkampfwagen IV
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crew 5
crewRole commander
driver
gunner
loader
radio operator
designedBy Alkett
Friedrich Krupp AG
linked to: Krupp (company)
designedFor assault on strongpoints
fortification attacks
infantry close support
urban combat
engineConfiguration V-12 petrol engine
engineType Maybach HL120 TRM
linked to: Maybach HL 120 TRM
GermanMeaningOfName grouch
gunMount casemate mount
introduced 1943
numberBuilt about 300
operator Germany
primaryArmament 150 mm StuH 43 howitzer
primaryArmamentCaliber 150 mm
productionPeriodEnd 1945
productionPeriodStart 1943
secondaryArmament 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun
serviceBranch German Army
Wehrmacht
suspension leaf spring bogie
turret no rotating turret
usedInBattle Battle of Anzio
Battle of Kursk
Battle of Normandy
Battle of Warsaw 1944
usedInTheater Eastern Front
Italian Front
Western Front

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