M10 Tank Destroyer vs StuG III Assault Gun: Germany 1944 by Steven J. Zaloga

M10 Tank Destroyer vs StuG III Assault Gun: Germany 1944



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Oct 22, 2013 - F4F Wildcat vs A6M Zero-sen: Pacific Theater 1942. Feb 5, 2013 - M10 Tank Destroyer vs StuG III Assault Gun: Germany 1944. III has to choose from, the howitzer-like 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 will provide relatively high HE alpha damage and the 5 cm KwK 39 L/60 is a more accurate gun with higher penetration for better damage per minute. Feb 25, 2008 - US troops also called them "TD's" (a nickname for any tank destroyer), and Wolverine, a name adapted from the official designation given by the British to their lend lease 3in GMC M10's.The M10 used an Medium Tank M4A2 chassis (M10A1s used M4A3 chassis') with a special open-topped After the Germans encountered the Soviet T-34, the StuG III were armed with the high-velocity 75 mm StuK 40 L/43 (Spring 1942) or 75 mm L/48 (Autumn 1942) anti-tank gun. Yet these Also the Russians did not make 'tank destroyers' or 'mobile anti tank guns' preferring instead to make their actual tanks capable of taking out enemy tanks. The low profile allowed the vehicle to be easily hidden or camouflaged. May 2, 2013 - Coming Soon From Osprey Publishing – M10 Tank Destroyer vs StuG III Assault Gun, Germany 1944. Yet these weapons didn't see action until 1943-1944, 3 years after the first SPART and SPAT-platforms had been introduced. Sturmegeschuetz III and IV were a series of assault guns and tank destroyers produced by the Germans during the war. M10 Tank Destroyer vs StuG III Assault Gun: Germany 1944 (Duel). The heavy fire power of this tank, (8.8 cm Kwk 43 cannon), combined with the Panther chassis, is why some historians consider this tank to be one of the top tank destroyers of WWII. The Germans planned to use the Panther in place of the Panzer III and Panzer IV. Zaloga Illustrator: Richard Chasemore . Feb 1, 2001 - Sturmgeschütz Training Manual. The Panzer III chassis was the basis for the turretless StuG III assault gun, one of the most successful self-propelled guns of the war, and the single most-produced German armored fighting vehicle design of World War II. Before meeting massive soviet armor there was no urgent need for conversions in 1940-1941, they preferred to put money into specialized stuff like STUG III instead of ersatz. Oct 24, 2013 - Of the guns the Pz.Kpfw. Apr 18, 2012 - Designed with thick armor in order to successfully counter the 88 mm guns on the German tanks, the main gun carried by the Iosif Stalin tank was successful in defeating both the WWII German Tiger and Panther Tank. Daimler-Benz AG being In June of 1944, new organization scheme was introduced – Sturmartillerie Brigade with 45 assault guns, including 33 Stug III/IV (75mm L/48) assault guns and 12 Sturmhaubitze 42 (105mm L/28) assault howitzers. F-86 Sabre vs MiG-15: Korea 1950-53 (Duel).