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Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Chronology; Design and Development; Technical Specifications; The Combatants; The Strategic Situation; Combat; Statistics and Analysis; Bibliography; Related Title; Imprint.;Although tanks like the Sherman and Panther captured the headlines, the Allies' M10 tank destroyer and the Germans' SturmgeschUtz (StuG) III were the unsung workhorses of the northwest European battlefields of 1944-45. While their mission was not principally fighting one another, their widespread use ensured their frequent encounters, from the Normandy bocage to the rubble-strewn streets of Aachen. The StuG III was the quintessential assault gun: a low-slung, heavily armored, turretless vehicle intended to provide direct-fire support for infantry formations. It was a jack of all trades, being used both for the traditional direct-fire role, but also increasingly for antitank defense; when its armament was improved from a short 75mm gun to the better-known long 75mm gun, it reached its pinnacle and remained largely unchanged from 1943 to 1945. It proved exceptionally valuable in Normandy as its low profile and excellent armament made it a useful infantry support weapon while

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Author

Steven J. Zaloga

Publisher

Osprey Publishing Ltd

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781780961002

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Military, Science