Sturmgeschutz III Ausf B, F, G


Type StuG III Ausf B StuG III Ausf F StuG III Ausf G
Production Start Date June 1940 March 1942 December 1942
Production End Date May 1941 September 1942 March 1945
Total Production Numbers 320 359 7893
Chassis Numbers 90101-90420 91037-91400 --
Crew 4 4 4
Max Speed (On/Off Road) 40 kph / 24 kph 40 kph / 24 kph 40 kph / 24 kph
Transmission 6 forward / 1 reverse 6 forward / 1 reverse 6 forward / 1 reverse
Weight 20.2 Tons 21.5 Tons 21.6 Tons
Height 1.98 m 2.15 m 2.16 m
Width 2.93 m 2.92 m 2.95 m
Ground Clearance 36 cm 35 cm 35 cm
Ground Pressure 14.3 psi 14.7 psi 14.9 psi
 

Armament

Main Gun 75mm StuK 37 L/24 75mm StuK 40 L/43 75mm StuK 40 L/48
Penetration 100m (AP) 41mm @ 30° 98mm @ 30° 106mm @ 30°
Penetration 500m (AP) 38mm @ 30° 91mm @ 30° 96mm @ 30°
Penetration 1000m (AP) 35mm @ 30° 82mm @ 30° 85mm @ 30°
Penetration 1500m (AP) 32mm @ 30° 72mm @ 30° 74mm @ 30°
Penetration 2000m (AP) 30mm @ 30° 63mm @ 30° 64mm @ 30°
Penetration 2500m (AP) -- -- --
Main Gun Ammo 44 44 54
Secondary Gun -- MG34 (bow) MG34 (coaxial)
Secondary Ammo -- 600 600
 

Armor

Hull Front, Upper 50mm @ 10° 50mm + 30mm @ 10° 80mm @ 10°
Hull Front, Lower 50mm @ 21° 50mm + 30mm @ 21° 80mm @ 21°
Hull Sides, Upper 30mm @ 0° 30mm @ 0° 30mm @ 11°
Hull Sides, Lower 30mm @ 0° 30mm @ 0° 5mm + 30mm @ 11°
Hull Rear 30mm @ 30° 30mm @ 30° 30mm @ 0°
Hull Top 17mm @ 85° 17mm @ 85° 11mm @ 90°
Hull Bottom 16mm @ 90° 16mm @ 90° 10mm @ 90°
Turret Front -- -- --
Turret Mantlet 50mm @ 15° 50mm @ 15° 50mm @ 0°
Turret Sides -- -- --
Turret Rear -- -- --
Turret Top -- -- --

Notes

  • The StuG was easy and cheap to build compared to tanks which required a turret.  This allowed the Germans to produce over 7000 StuG's between 1943 and 1944 alone.