7.5cm STUG Assault gun

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#1

Great link showing performance characteristics of German Stugs in 1943.

Gives insight on US military intelligence at this point in the WAR (1943) regarding German armour. Interesting…

http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt07/german-assault-gun.html

#2

Thanks for the link Sickles, here a video of the Stugs III in action against a russian emplacement.

http://www.stage6.com/1933---1946-Channel-german/video/2005573/Die-Frontschau-05+06---Gebirgsjaeger-im-Angriff-auf-eine-Ort

#3

Sturmgeschütz units held a very impressive record of tank kills - some 20,000 enemy tanks by spring of 1944 [2]. As of April 10, 1945

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmgeschütz_III

#4

Hi,

does anyone know how the batteries where identified, numbers/letters?

#5

Is it just me, or is that video not available?

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#6

does anyone know how the batteries where identified, numbers/letters?

Usually a 3 digit number.

Aleph, you are correct, the Frontschau vid is no more.
Look this.

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw_pnYypYwo

By the way this is an Stug Ace, Oberwachmeister Richard Schramm, Stu brigade 202, Ritterkreuz for destroying 44 enemy armored vehicles, missed in action in november 1942.