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.

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

Aug 20, 2022 · 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 ...

The StuG III Ausf.F/8, like its predecessor, was powered by a twelve-cylinder, water-cooled Maybach HL 120 TRM engine providing 265 hp @ 2,600 rpm. Its overall drive performance remained basically the same, with a maximum speed of …

The Tank Museum’s StuG III. Currently on loan to The Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna, Austria, this StuG is an Ausf (model) G. It was built by Alkett and is one of 59 supplied to the Finnish Army and used by them in the Continuation War …

Feb 16, 2025 · 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.

Oct 26, 2024 · Sturmgeschütz (or StuG) was a series of self-propelled artillery used by the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. The most common version, the StuG III, was built on the chassis of the PzKpfw III tank and was originally called “StuG.”

Nov 29, 2022 · 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.

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.