With its low silhouette, short-barreled main gun, and distinctive
superstructure with sloped armor, the Sturmgesch?tz III Ausf.B is a
popular subject for military modellers. Tamiya now releases this
accurately reproduced early variant of the widely produced assault gun
as the latest addition to our signature 1/35 scale Military Miniature
Series.

About the Sturmgeschütz III Ausf.B

At the beginning of WWII, as the German army was on their rapid
offensive, the need arose for a highly mobile infantry support vehicle
that could provide heavy firepower to help infantry breakthrough
defenses. The Sturmgeschütz III was designed to meet this requirement,
with the Ausf.B being the first mass produced variant. Featuring a well
armored crew compartment with 50mm front and 30mm side armor and armed
with a 75mm StuK 37 L/24 gun, these vehicles were used during the
invasion of the Balkans as well as in Operation Barbarossa. As the war
went on, the StuG III found itself evolving into a tank destroyer in
addition to its assault gun role, and were often used as replacements
for actual battle tanks.