StuG III Ausf. F/8

Family: StuG III
Class: Assault gun
Native class: Sturmgeschütz
Based on: Panzer III Ausf. J-L
Changes: Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J chassis with reinforced rear, StuK 40 L/48, 23.4 t. A few vehicles were completed with the shorter L/43 gun and a single-baffle ball muzzle brake owing to a shortage of L/48 barrels and double-baffle brakes.
Produced: 250
Crew: 4
Weight: 23,400 kg
Length: 5,380 mm
Width: 2,950 mm
Height: 2,150 mm
Engine: Maybach HL 120 TRM
Engine power: 300 hp
Road speed: 40 km/h
Off-road speed: 15 km/h
Armament: 7,5 cm StuK 40 L/48, MG 34

Service

≈ Nov 1942 – May 1945

≈ Jan 1943 – May 1943

≈ Jul 1943 – May 1945

≈ Jun 1944 – Sep 1944