Aberdeen US Army Ordinance Museum - German Tanks - Sturmgeschutz III
Bill Maloney 7/12/2007 |
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More Sturmgeschutz Stug III Assault Guns at other Military Museums in the northeast |
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A Sturmgeschutz Stug III at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario | Stug III Assault Gun at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox, KY |
Length: 11 feet, 9 inches
Width: 9 feet, 7 inches
Height: 6 feet, 5 inches
Crew: 4
Weight: 21 Tons
Max Speed: 28 mph
Range: 100 miles
Armor: 2 " Frontal
Powerplant: Maybach V12 HL 120 TRM 320hp
Fuel Capacity: 85 gallons
Armament:
7.5cm L/24 Close Support Weapon Muzzle Velocity 1,378fps
Entered Service: 1940
Unit Cost: $
Length: 17 feet, 9 inches
Width: 9 feet, 7 inches
Height: 6 feet, 5 inches
Crew: 4
Weight: 26 Tons
Max Speed: 25 mph
Range: 100 miles
Armor: 2 " Frontal
Powerplant: Maybach V12 HL 120 TRM 320hp
Fuel Capacity:
Armament:
7.5cm Stu K 40 l/ 48 Muzzle Velocity 2,500fps
Entered Service: 1942
Unit Cost: $
Length: 17 feet, 9 inches
Width: 9 feet, 7 inches
Height: 6 feet, 5 inches
Crew: 4
Weight: 27 Tons
Max Speed: 25 mph
Range: 100 miles
Armor: 2 " Frontal
Powerplant: Maybach V12 HL 120 TRM 320hp
Fuel Capacity:
Armament:
10.5cm I.F.H. 18 (M) L/28 Muzzle Velocity 2,525fps
Entered Service: 1943
Unit Cost: $
The Canadian War Museum has an interesting Sturmgeschutz Stug III exhibit using a blown up example amidst a WWII diorama. It appears to be an example that was brought over to Canada and used for testing of armored piercing weapons or just plain target practice.