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The combat value of Stug 42?


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I have used them quite a few times but don't see other then having a shorter gun then the Stug III G a realy diffrance. I did some reading the Stug was made to be a Self prepeld AT gun is this true? Dum Spell checker isn't working sorry about the spelling guys.

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You mean the StuH? It has a short 105mm main gun. Not a 75mm.

A mean infantry killer. And that's what it was made for.

Poor AT performance.

The stug family is an obsolet PanzerIII with the turret ripped off

and replaced with a "good enough" gun.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jarmo:

You mean the StuH? It has a short 105mm main gun. Not a 75mm.

A mean infantry killer. And that's what it was made for.

Poor AT performance.

The stug family is an obsolet PanzerIII with the turret ripped off

and replaced with a "good enough" gun.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes I meant stuH 42 not Stug 42

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rob/1:

I did some reading the Stug was made to be a Self prepeld AT gun is this true?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>The history of the StuG III is that it started as a Sturmgeschütz (assault gun, infantry close support vehicle) about 1940. Armament was the 75L24, same as on the early PzKw IV. It was part of the artillery branch and supposed to shoot at soft targets, pretty much the same specs as the Sherman.

To facilitate this "heavy" gun the turret was replaced by a fixed superstructure, allowing a lower profile and more spaceous interior.

Around mid-war the StuG III was updated to the G standard, with the longer 75L48 gun. This meant better AT performance, and the StuG IIIG was subsequently adopted by some of the Panzerjäger units, as a replacement of Marders, and it also served as a medium tank in some tank battalions.

This made the StuG IIIG into the most versatile German AFV in WW2.

The Sturmhaubits 42 had the same original purpose, but was armed with a larger howitzer instead of a cannon.

Cheers

Olle

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Guest Michael emrys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Olle Petersson:

Originally posted by Henri:

Did you invent it?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>No I didn't, and I don't know who did.

Hint: It would be even cooler (I like it too. Them's words to live by. biggrin.gif) if you spelled it 'strategy'.

Michael

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bfamily33:

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[This message has been edited by bfamily33 (edited 01-05-2001).]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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