Sd. Motor Vehicle 167 Assault Gun IV - ITALERI 6491

A mock-up of the home Italeri le kit "Sd. Automobile. 167 Assault Gun IV - ITALERI 6491"

The Sturmgeschutz (StuG) was used as infantry fire support. The StuG have done very well in their original role, destroying, among other things, bunkers, casemates and countless other defenses. The StuG is generally not considered a tank due to the absence of the turret. The barrel is mounted directly in a casemate, with the lowest possible profile, in order to reduce the height, with a limited inclination of the barrel. The absence of the turret leads to simpler and more economical production, allowing many to be produced. The StuG IV (SdKfz167) was armed with a 75mm STUK 40L/48 gun mounted with a cast-iron "Saukopf" shield. The majority were assigned to armoured infantry divisions and armoured grenader divisions.

Source: Sturmgeschütz IV chez Italeri