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StuG
III Ausf F
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. 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. Firing armour-piercing
Panzergranat-Patrone 39, the StuK 40 L/43 could penetrate 91 mm
of armour inclined 30 degrees from vertical at 500 m, 82 mm
at 1,000 m, 72 mm at 1,500 m, 63 mm at 2,000 m,
allowing the Ausf. F to engage most Soviet armoured vehicles at normal
combat ranges. This change marked the StuG as being more of a tank
destroyer than an infantry support vehicle. An exhaust fan was added
to the rooftop to evacuate fumes from spent shells, to enable the
firing of continuous shots. Additional 30 mm armour plates were
welded to the 50 mm frontal armour from June 1942, making the
frontal armour 80 mm thick. From June 1942, Ausf. F were mounted
with approximately 13 inch (334 mm to be exact) longer 7,5 cm
StuK 40 L/48 gun. Firing above
mentioned ammunition, longer L/48 could penetrate 96 mm, 85 mm,
74 mm, 64 mm respectively (30 degrees from vertical).
Features include:
- Pre-supported
option
- 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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