StuH 42

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The StuH 42 was a German World War II assault gun armed with a 105 mm howitzer, designed to provide direct fire support for infantry units.

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Label Occurrences
StuH 42 canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armoured fighting vehicle
assault gun
self-propelled howitzer
armament 105 mm howitzer
armourLayout casemate superstructure
armourType rolled homogeneous armour
category German self-propelled artillery
World War II assault guns
chassisBasedOn Panzer III
StuG III assault gun
surface form: StuG III
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crew 4
5
designatedBy Wehrmacht
designedAs close-support variant of StuG III
designedBy Alkett
designedFor direct fire support for infantry units
designedToComplement StuG III assault gun
surface form: StuG III
designedToReplace towed 105 mm howitzers in some roles
enginePower 300 hp
engineType Maybach HL 120 TRM
surface form: Maybach HL120 TRM
enteredService 1943
era World War II
frontArmour up to about 80 mm
gunMounting casemate-mounted gun
gunType howitzer
hullOrigin Panzer III hull
introducedInYear 1942
mainGunCaliber 105 mm
mainGunModel 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer
mobilityClass tracked vehicle
operator Germany
powertrainLayout rear-engine
primaryRole direct fire support
infantry support
propulsion internal combustion engine
serviceBranch German Army
Heer
suspensionType torsion bar
turret fixed superstructure
usedBy German assault gun units
Panzergrenadier units
infantry divisions
usedFor bunker busting
high-explosive fire against infantry
urban combat support
usedInConflict World War II

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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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Input
Subject: StuH 42
Description of subject: The StuH 42 was a German World War II assault gun armed with a 105 mm howitzer, designed to provide direct fire support for infantry units.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Panzer III usedAsChassisFor StuH 42