A variant of the Stug III rearmed with a However, the low silhouette of the vehicle did allow it to fight from inside buildings and it provided a small target.
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The design was changed with an exhaust fan on top of the vehicle to vent out propellant fume that could accumulate in the tank from firing the cannon. A further ten vehicles were converted into flame-throwers in May and June They are higher, and might thus attract the enemy's attention, but draw fire away from the StuG for support while the StuG uses its gun to destroy the enemy before it destroys the allied medium tanks. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. It was usual of the StuGs to identify the targets far away first, due to better optical instruments, the infantry providing side and rear close visual cover. April 27, at pm.
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Sturmgeschutz & Its Variants: (Spielberger German Armor & Military Vehicles Series, Vol 2) [Walter J. Spielberger] on giuliettasprint.konfer.eu *FREE* shipping on. StuG III prototypes (, 5 produced on Panzer III Ausf. B chassis): This new superstructure design increased its height to mm.
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In Finnish service they would also have carried a Russian 7. Precise Name: 7.
The new weapon was based on the chassis of the Panzer III tank. See E A low armoured superstructure was built on the tank chassis. A short 7.
The gunner had an artillery type of periscopic sight that was used through a direct vision port to the left of the gun. These advantages exact a price. The limited traverse of the gun 12 degrees each way means that the whole vehicle has to be swivelled on its tracks to aim the gun laterally; this necessitates good co-ordination between the gunner and the driver and reduces tactical flexibility.
The Sturmgeschutz is also vulnerable to attacks from the flanks.
The speed with which Sturmgeschutz could be produced was a great advantage to the Germans once they were forced onto the defensive in Many different chassis were used but the most produced were based on the Panzer III. Each version was an improvement on its predecessor.
The most important change was introduced in the Aus F that mounted a high velocity 7.