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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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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Instruction
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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.
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