Beute Sturmgeschütze mit 7.5 cm KwK L/18 850(i)

German Reich (1943-1945) Self-Propelled Assault Gun – 123 Captured and 55 Built After the Armistice the Regno d’Italia (English: Kingdom of Italy) had signed with the Allied forces on 8th September 1943 was made public, what was left of the Italian war industry and armament of the Regio Esercito (English: Royal Army) were taken over …

Sturminfanteriegeschütz 33

German Reich (1942) Infantry Assault Gun – 24 Converted Click here to partake! The concept of mounting a heavy infantry gun on a tank chassis was born out of a need to provide effective destructive firepower against enemy-fortified positions. While during World War Two the Germans already used the well-known StuG III series that fit …

Beute Sturmgeschütz L6 mit 47/32 770(i)

German Reich (1943-1945) Light Self-Propelled Gun – 194 Captured and Produced The Semovente L40 da 47/32 was an Italian light Self-Propelled Gun (SPG) developed as an infantry support vehicle. It entered service in 1942, immediately proving to be obsolete. The Regio Esercito (Eng: Italian Royal Army) used it until September 1943, when the Cassibile Armistice …

Sturmgeschütz IV für 7.5 cm Sturmkanone 40 (Sd.Kfz.167)

German Reich (1943) Assault Gun – 1,141-1,500 Built When the Alkett factory was heavily bombed by the Allied Air Force in November 1943, the production of the StuG III was almost put to a halt. In an attempt to find a relatively easy solution, the Germans simply merged the Panzer IV chassis with a StuG …

38 cm RW61 auf Sturmmörser Tiger ‘Sturmtiger’

German Reich (1944) Assault Gun – 18 Built Of all of the heavy tank projects from Germany in WW2, one vehicle stands out as something very different from the others and drew significant curiosity from the Allies when they first encountered it. A vehicle combining the armor of a heavy tank with a weapon never …

Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär

German Reich (1943) Heavy Assault Gun – 303-316 Built Development of the Sd.Kfz.166 In 1942, Albert Speer placed an order for a howitzer mounted on a tank chassis to keep up with the Panzer Divisions. Alkett received the order to design the new vehicle, which would be known as the Sd.Kfz.166, Sturmpanzer, or Sturmpanzer 43. …