The Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) was an assault gun produced by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was the most-produced German fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle, [4] and second-most produced German armored combat vehicle of any type after the Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track.

2014年12月1日 · The Stürmgeschutz III, better known as the StuG III, was the workhorse of the German army, serving both for infantry support and tank hunting.

The STUG-III was the main German self-propelled gun in 1939, but became the most produced Axis tank hunter of WW2 after being rearmed by a PAK-39 75 mm gun

Sturmgeschütz (abbreviated StuG) meaning "assault gun" was a series of armored fighting vehicles used by both German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS formations during the Second World War (1939–1945). The main StuGs were the StuG III and StuG IV based on the Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tank chassis respectively.

2022年8月20日 · The StuG III, while not intended to engage enemy armor, could easily defeat Soviet light tanks thanks to their armor-piercing rounds that could penetrate some 34 mm of armor at 1 km. Besides seriously underestimating the enemy’s combat strength and resolve, the German intelligence office also failed to pick up on the new Soviet tank designs ...

Following the success of the StuG III Ausf.F, the Germans introduced yet another slightly improved version in September 1942. While, in most regards, the new version was a direct copy of its predecessor, the main difference was the use of the extended hull taken from the late production Panzer III series. This led to the…

Thus, the StuG III F was the best German anti-tank weapon at its introduction. As a result, many StuGs were used in the anti-tank role, but thus they were missing for their intended role, namely supporting infantry.

In 1944, the Finnish Army received 29 StuG III assault guns from Germany for use against the Soviet Union. Together with the 30 StuG IV assault guns also given at the same time, the 59 assault guns destroyed 87 Soviet tanks at the loss of only 8 StuG vehicles. After WW2, they remained in Finnish service until the 1960s.

2022年11月29日 · The capability of the StuG III for both infantry support as well as anti-tank combat was clear by November 1941, and the StuG III was a cost-effective armored vehicle that was produced until the end of the war. By April 1944, however, it was assessed by the Inspector General of Panzer Troops that the StuG III was outclassed.

The StuG III, Sturmgeschütz III, or SdKfz 142 was an assault gun used by Germany during World War II. It is based on the Panzer III chassis It is the second most produced German AFV of the war with roughly 10,000 were built in all versions and variants. It …