1/56 Sd.Kfz 142/1 StuG III Ausf. G (Early, Mid, and Late War)

Description

This is an injection-plastic military vehicle model kit.

From the manufacturer:

TheStuG IIIwas 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 theSovietKV-1andT-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 theSturmgeschtz 40 Ausfhrung F,Ausf F/8andAusf G.

When the StuG IV entered production in late 1943 and early 1944, the III was added to the name to separate it from the Panzer IV-based assault guns. All previous and following models were thereafter known asSturmgeschtz III.

Beginning with the StuG III Ausf G, a 7.92 mm MG34 could be mounted on a shield on top of the superstructure for added anti-infantry protection from December 1942. Some of the F/8 models were retrofitted with a shield as well. Many of the later StuG III Ausf G models were equipped with an additional coaxial 7.92 mm MG34. By the end of the war, around 11,300 StuG IIIs and StuH 42s had been built.

StuG III Ausf G(SdKfz 142/1) was produced between December 1942 and April 1945, around 8,423 were produced. The StuG III Ausf G is the final and by far the most common of the StuG series.

Product Highlight:

• Choice of Early / Mid / Late production
• Option to assemble vehicle as a StuH 42 with 105mm Howitzer
• Choice of original trapezoid-shape mantlet or the Topfblende pot mantlet (often called Saukopf Pigs head) gun mantlet with or without coaxial mount
• Detachable Schrzen (side armour)
• Optional rear stowage rack
• Optional spare road wheels
• Optional periscope

All parts come molded in dark grey plastic.