280017 - StuG III Ausf G walls SdKfz 251s were the most

SdKfz 251s were the most widely produced German half-tracks of the war

A first batch of 150 vehicles was delivered during the following months

design changes also included simplifications to speed up the manufacturing process

The VW Schwimmwagen Type 166 (Swimming Car) was used extensively by German ground forces during WW2

In Australian service (almost always with the No

280017 - StuG III Ausf G walls SdKfz 251s were the mostThe StuG III was designed to fill an infantry close support combat role, early models were fitted with a low velocity 75 mm StuK 37 L 24 gun to destroy soft skin targets and fortifications. After the Germans encountered the Soviet KV 1 and T 34 tanks, the StuG III was first equipped with a high velocity 75 mm StuK 40 L 43 main gun (Spring 1942) and in Autumn 1942 with the slightly longer 75 mm StuK 40 L 48 gun. These versions were known as the