View Single Post
Old 06-30-2007, 10:09 AM   # 8 Quick Link (permalink)
 A3driver's Avatar
A3driver
Member

A3driver is offline Offline
Photos:
Referrals:
Join Date: Oct 2006
 

Re: A Question concerning muzzle brakes

The jagdpanzer IV with the 7.5cm L48 had a muzzle break.

Yes, initially.

"Originally the Jagdpanzer IV/48's gun had a muzzle brake installed, but because the gun was so close to the ground, each time it was fired, huge dust clouds would rise up and betray the vehicle's position, leading many crews to remove the muzzle brake in the field. Later variants dispensed with the muzzle brake." Source: Wikipedia

Osprey's "Sturmartillerie & Panzerjäger" shows a drawing of a early Jagdpanzer IV of the Panzer Lehr Division (Normandy 1944) with the muzzle break removed:
 

Check the Ebay Listings forum for the latest diecast model listings on eBay.

Click here to make a donation to support The Model Hangar.

Reply With Quote