Concord Armor At War Series 7030 German Sturmartillerie at War Vol. 2

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Concord Armor At War Series 7030 German Sturmartillerie at War Vol. 2

Автор: Frank V. De Sisto Laurent Lecocq

Издательство: Concord

ISBN 962-361-653-8

Год издания: 2009

Язык: английский

Страниц: 74

Формат: PDF

Размер: 54 Mb

Изображения: цветные и черно-белые фото, цветные рисунки

Originally designed to meet the conceptual requirements of Erich von Manstein as set forth in 1936, the Sturmgeschütz III series proved itself to be an immensely successful infantry-support weapons system. Contrary to popular belief, it was not only initially conceived as Begleitartillerie (escort artillery) to accompany the infantry in the assault, but also as their prime means of mobile and protected defense against enemy tanks. Indeed, this is borne out by the original designation of the vehicle as the Pz.Sfl.III (s.PaK). In addition, its main armament, the 7.5cm Sturmkanone L/24 was a flat-trajectory gun, based upon that mounted on the Pz.Kpfw.IV medium tank; it was not a low-velocity howitzer.