German Tank Museum

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Janus

Does anyone know the range of the Sturmtiger's gun? The calibre surely is huge but the length of the gun makes me think that thing has a range of 500 meters at most...

The main armament was the 380 mm Raketen-Werfer 61 L/5.4, a breech-loading rocket launcher, which fired short-range, rocket-propelled projectiles. These projectiles were roughly 1.5 metres (59 in) in length and could either contain a high explosive charge of 125 kilograms (280 lb) or a shaped charge for use against fortifications, which could penetrate up to 2.5 metres (98 in) of reinforced concrete. The stated range of the former was 5,650 metres (6,180 yd). The weight of the complete rounds was 345 to 351 kilograms (760–770 lb). A normal charge first accelerated the projectile to 45 metres per second (150 ft/s), the 40 kilograms (88 lb) rocket charge then boosted this to about 250 metres per second (820 ft/s).

Range for the 38cm RW61 on the Sturmmorser was was around 4600 meter's

[Platapus]

So is the Sturmtiger classified as a Self-propelled arty piece or is it in a class of its own?

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by Platapus

So is the Sturmtiger classified as a Self-propelled arty piece or is it in a class of its own?

I do believe it's classified as an Assault Gun, even if the gun isn't exactly much of one.