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.

Dec 17, 2022 · The StuG III Ausf.F was powered by a twelve-cylinder, water-cooled Maybach HL 120 TRM engine providing 265 hp @ 2,600 rpm engine. The weight increased to 23.2 tonnes from the previous 22, slightly affecting the overall drive performance.

Jul 26, 2023 · Beginning in June 1942 the Ausf.F was up-gunned to the the longer (by 334mm) and hence higher velocity 7.5cm StuK 40 L/48 gun. This gun was capable of penetrating 96mm of armor at combat ranges enabling the Ausf.F to take on the Russian T38/85 and the KV-1 with a reasonable chance of success.

The Sturmgeschütz III Ausführung F (StuG III F) (Sd.Kfz. Index: Sd.Kfz. 142/1) is the early version of the sixth variant of the Sturmgeschütz III assault gun family. The German Army was in disarray as it faced an increasing number of well-armed and protected Soviet tanks.

Feb 16, 2025 · However, in Germany the situation is different. The most massive tracked armored vehicle among the Germans was the StuG III – together with the StuH 42, 10,5 thousand of them were produced. Only StuG III Ausf. G assembled 7 vehicles – more than all the “long-barreled” Pz. Kpfw. IV combined.

StuG III Ausf. F: (Sd.Kfz 142/1; March–September 1942, 366 produced) The first real up-gunning of the StuG, this version uses the longer 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43 gun.

StuG 40 ausf F, F/8 and G (Sd.Kfz 142/1) was version with longer 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43 or 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/48 gun. Since March 1942 a self-propelled gun Stug III was armed with 7,5 cm StuK 40 long-barrel gun, a first version was StuG 40 Ausf F.

Specifications and four-view profile of German StuG. III Ausf. F assualt gun.

Jul 29, 2008 · The long-gunned StuG III Ausf F was designed to kill heavily armoured Russian tanks at long range, but despite this it was issued to the same Sturmgeschütz detachments that were already operating at the front.

Sep 16, 2017 · First in Russia, the StuG III Ausf. F was armed with the longer 7.5cm StuK 40 L/43 gun and became a formidable opponent on the battlefield. Dragon latest offering of the StuG III features many newly tooled parts, including the upper hull, fighting compartment superstructure, engine deck, and sprocket/idler wheels.