I am really curious to why the Pz III production continued to 1943. I think the Stug III would have been a much better use of the Pz III chassis. The Stug had more firepower better armor, and was cheaper to produce. Cost of single Ausf G was 82500RM making it cheaper than PzKpfw III Ausf M at 103163RM.
Any thoughts? What am I overlooking?