Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar (Sd.Kfz. 166) is a German armored gun based on the Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. EG of the Second World War. Brummbar was created based on the experience of the battles in Stalingrad and was supposed to perform the role of an armored gun that could be used in battles in the city. The first prototypes were produced at Alkett in early 1943. Serial production lasted from May 1943 to March 1945, a total of 306 units of this weapon were produced. The drive was provided by a 300 hp Maybach HL120 TRM engine. The main armament was the 15cm StuH 43 howitzer, and later the 15cm StuH 43/1 L / 12 howitzer, specially designed for the Sturmpanzer IV. This type of gun participated, in particular, in the Battle of Kursk, in the Battle of Anzio, in the Battle of Falaise or in the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising. Technical data: length (with barrel): 5.93 m, width: 2.88 m, height: 2.52 m, engine power: 300 km, range (on the highway): 210 km, maximum speed (on the highway) : 40 km/h, weapons : 1 howitzer 15cm StuH 43 cal. 150 mm or 15 cm StuH 43/1 L / 12 cal. 150 mm and 2 machine guns MG-34 cal. 7.92 mm.
