Tiger-Mörser
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The Tiger-Mörser or Sturmmörser was a self propelled armoured mount for the breach loading rocket firing 38cm Raketenwerfer 61 L/54. The vehicle had been developed after a German army request for a self-propelled 21cm howitzer had floundered when it was discovered that no suitable howitzer existed. It was based on the chassis of the Tiger I, with a fighting compartment build over the front of the tank.
The Raketenwerfer had been developed as a naval anti-submarine weapon. It had a range of 4,600m, and the Tiger-Mörser could carry twelve shells in racks and one in the barrel. A small crane was mounted at the rear of the superstructure, to help load the heavy shells.
Only a very small number of Tiger-Mörsers were constructed – either 10 or 18 – and were used to equip Sturmmörser Companies 1001, 1002 and 1003. These units found in the final defensive battles in Germany in 1944-45.
Names
38cm RW61 auf Sturmmörser Tiger
Tiger-Mörser
Sturmtiger
Sturmmörser
Stats
Number produced: 18
Produced: August-December 1944
Length: 6.28m
Hull Width: 3.57m
Height: 2.85m
Crew: 5
Weight: 65 tons
Engine: Maybach HL230P45
Max Speed: 40km/hr
Max Range: 120km
Armament: One 38cm Stu M RW61 L/5.4 and one 7.92mm MG34
Armour
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Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/ Bottom |
Superstructure |
150mm |
80mm |
80mm |
25-40mm |
Hull |
100mm |
60mm |
80mm |
25mm |
