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StuG
III Ausf B
The Sturmgeschütz
III (StuG
III)
was an assault gun produced
by Germany during World
War II.
It was the most-produced fully tracked armoured
fighting vehicle,
and second-most produced German armored combat vehicle of any type after
the Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track.
- StuG III Ausf. B:
(Sd.Kfz 142; June 1940–May 1941, 300 produced by Alkett) Modified
7./ZW chassis (Panzer III Ausf. H), widened tracks (380 mm). Two
rubber tires on each roadwheel were accordingly widened from 520 × 79 mm
to 520 × 95 mm each. Both types of roadwheel were
interchangeable. The troublesome 10-speed transmission was changed to
a 6-speed one. The forwardmost return rollers were re-positioned
further forward, reducing the vertical movements of the tracks before
they were fed to the forward drive sprocket, and so reduced the chance
of tracks being thrown. In the middle of production of the Ausf. B
model, the original drive sprocket with eight round holes was changed
to a new cast drive sprocket with six pie slice-shaped slots. This new
drive wheel could take either 380 mm tracks or 360 mm wide
tracks. 380 mm tracks were not exclusive to new drive wheels, as
spacer rings could be added to the older sprockets. Vehicle number
90111 shows the older drive wheel with wider 380 mm tracks.
Features include:
- Destroyed
Variant
- Pre-hollowed
option
- Option
to print tracks separately or attached to hull
- Option
for commanders hatch to be printed in the open position
The model is in 1/56 scale
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