{"product_id":"stug-iii-ausf-g-with-winterketten-early-production","title":"StuG.III Ausf.G with Winterketten Early Production","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakom 1\/35. Suomellakin käytössä ollut G mallin Sturmi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSturmgeschütz III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cb\u003eStuG III\u003c\/b\u003e) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assault_gun\" title=\"Assault gun\"\u003eassault gun\u003c\/a\u003e was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" title=\"Nazi Germany\"\u003eGermany's\u003c\/a\u003e most-produced \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Continuous_track\" title=\"Continuous track\"\u003efully tracked\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armoured_fighting_vehicle\" title=\"Armoured fighting vehicle\"\u003earmoured fighting vehicle\u003c\/a\u003e during \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e, and second-most produced German armored combat vehicle of any type after the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sd.Kfz._251\" title=\"Sd.Kfz. 251\"\u003eSd.Kfz. 251\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Half-track\" title=\"Half-track\"\u003ehalf-track\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStuG III Ausf. G\u003c\/b\u003e (Sd.Kfz. 142\/1; December 1942 – April 1945, \u003cbr\u003e~8,423 produced, 142 built on Panzer III Ausf. M chassis, 173 converted \u003cbr\u003efrom Panzer III): The final and by far the most common of the StuG \u003cbr\u003eseries. Upper superstructure was widened: welded boxes on either sides \u003cbr\u003ewere abandoned. This new superstructure design increased its height to \u003cbr\u003e2160 mm. The back wall of the fighting compartment got straightened, and\u003cbr\u003e the ventilation fan on top of the superstructure was relocated to the \u003cbr\u003eback of the fighting compartment. From March 1943, the driver's \u003cbr\u003eperiscope was abandoned. In February 1943, Alkett was joined by MIAG as a\u003cbr\u003e second manufacturer. From May 1943, side hull spaced armour plates \u003ci\u003e(Schürzen)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e were fitted to G models; these were primarily intended for protection \u003cbr\u003eagainst Russian anti-tank rifles, but were also useful against \u003cbr\u003ehollow-charge ammunition. Side plates were retro-fitted to some Ausf. \u003cbr\u003eF\/8 models, as they were to be fitted to all front line StuGs and other \u003cbr\u003etanks by June 1943 in preparation for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Kursk\" title=\"Battle of Kursk\"\u003ebattle of Kursk\u003c\/a\u003e. Mountings for the \u003ci\u003eSchürzen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e proved to be inadequate, as many were lost in the field. From March \u003cbr\u003e1944, an improved mounting was introduced; as a result, side skirts are \u003cbr\u003eseen more often with late model Ausf G. From May 1943, 80 mm thick \u003cbr\u003eplates were used for frontal armour instead of two plates of 50 mm + \u003cbr\u003e30 mm. However, a backlog of StuGs with completed 50 mm armour existed. \u003cbr\u003eFor those, a 30 mm additional armour plate still had to be welded or \u003cbr\u003ebolted on until October 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flagicon\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Flag_of_Finland.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Flag_of_Finland.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Flag_of_Finland.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x\" data-file-width=\"1800\" data-file-height=\"1100\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finland\" title=\"Finland\"\u003eFinland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - 30 StuGs, nicknamed \"Sturmi\", were bought in 1943 and another 29 \u003cbr\u003ebought in 1944, all directly from Germany. They were used during the \u003cbr\u003eContinuation War against the Soviet Union in 1944\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/armorama.com\/upload\/media\/entries\/2022-10\/06\/2879-entry-0-1665059617.jpg\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"r48jcc pT0Scc iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 2000px; width: 618px; height: 401px; margin: 0px;\" alt=\"Takom StuG III Ausf. 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