
StuG III Ausf. BIn 1935, Erich von Manstein of the German Army General Staff, in a letter to General Ludwig Beck, described the idea of building assault artillery to support attacking infantry units. Five prototypes of the "zero" series were manufactured in 1937. Early modifications from Ausf.A to Ausf.F/8 were produced until December 1942.
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7,5 cm Stu.K. 40 L/43 (B) (damage per shot: 110):
10,5 cm Stu.H. 42 L/28 (B) (damage per shot: 350):
7,5 cm Pak 39 L/48 (B) (damage per shot: 110):
Expected
frags:
1.27
Expected
spot
0.75
Expected
defense points
1.17
Expected
winrate
55.53%