Wespe

Nationality	German
Size	Small (-1)
Start Date	Jul 1943
Road Speed	18MPH = 9"
Cross-Cntry Speed	9MPH = 4½"

Armor/Penetration Chart
Frnt	Frnt30	Frnt45	Side	Side45	Rear	HlDown	Vuln.
1	1	1	-	1	-	-	F
-	2-3	2	1	-	-	2	E
2	-	-	-	2	1	-	D
3	4	3	-	-	-	3	C
-	5	4-5	2	3	-	4+	B
4+	6+	6+	3+	4+	2+	-	A

Movement Rates
Road	Road Spd
Flat	1
Broken	2
Mud	3¹
Sand	1¹
Soft Ground	1¹
Snow	1
Deep Snow	2¹
Fording	2¹
Amphibious	Amph Spd

Gentle Slope	+1
Moderate Slope	+3
Steep Slope	N/A

Sparse Undergrowth	+0
Dense Undergrowth	+0
Woods	+1
Forest	N/A
¹ = check for mire

Gunnery Chart
Armament: 10.5cm leFH 18M L/28 + 7.92mm bow MG 34
GE 105L28			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"

HE			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
AP	Pzgr.		7	6	6	6	6	5	5
APCBC	Pzgr rot		8	8	8	8	7	7
HEAT	Gr39 H1/A
HEAT	Gr39 H1/C		10	10	10	10	10	10
APDS	PzGr39 TS		13	12	11	10	9
Other Ammos: Smoke, APDS, Incend, Propaganda, HEDS, Flare, HEAT "Gr39 H1/B", HEAT "Gr39 H1/C", HEAT "Red"
Target Vuln.		A	1k	1t2k	2t3k	3t4k	5t6k	8k
		B	1t2k	2t3k	3t4k	4t5k	6t7k	9k
		C	3t4k	4t5k	4t5k	5t6k	7t8k	9k
		D	5t6k	6t7k	6t7k	7t8k	8t9k	10k
		E	6t8k	8t9k	8t9k	8t9k	9t10k	10k
		F	9t	9t	10t	10t	10t	---

Notes: The Wespe formed two-thirds of most German self-propelled artillery units in 1944, the other third being Hummels. It was one of the best uses of an obsolete hull, but it special timber vehicles were needed to carry a full complement of ammo, since only 32 rounds could be carried on the Wespe itself. First used at Kursk. The gun was the 105mm le FH 18 M howitzer.

Stats: AKA: SdKfz 124, Gerat 803, leichte Feldhabuitze 18/2 auf Fahrgestell PzKw H; 5 crew; 4.79×2.24×2.32m; Weight: 11.5 tonne; Ground Pressure: 0.86kg/cm² 140HP; P/W Ratio: 12.2HP/tonne; Produced: 670; Main Ammo: 32 rounds; Gun Elevation: -5 to 42° Gun Traverse: 5°

Lightning War!

Nov 2007