| Year | March 1942 |
| Vehicle Type | Medium Assault Gun |
| Origin & Designer | Germany/Alkett |
| Numbers Produced | 359 |
| Crew | 4 (Commander, Gunner, Loader & Driver) |
| Main Armament | 1 x 75mm L/43 StuK 40 Gun |
| Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
| Elevation | -6° to +20° |
| Turret Traverse | [@turret_traverse] |
| Gun Traverse | 10° Left & Right |
| Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
| Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
| Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
| Gun Sight | SlfZF1a |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.92mm MG34 (No Gun Mount) |
| Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
| Ammunition Carried | 54 x 75mm & 600 x 7.92mm |
| Height | 2.15m |
| Width | 2.92m |
| Length | 6.31m |
| Combat Weight | 21.600 kg |
| Ground Clearance | 0.39m |
| Fording Depth | 0.80m |
| Trench Crossing | 2.30m |
| Obstacle Clearance | 0.60m |
| Climbing Ability | 30° |
| Radio | FuG-15 or 16 |
| Armour | Hull Front: 50 or 80mm Hull Sides: 30mm Hull Rear: 30mm Hull Top: 16mm Hull Bottom: 11mm Gun Compartment: Gun Mantle: 50mm + 30mm Side Front: 50 or 80mm Sides: 30mm Rear: 30mm Top: 17mm |
| Engine | Maybach HL 120 TR M (Petrol) |
| Transmission | 6 Forward & 1 Reverse |
| Maximum Road Range | 160m |
| Maximum Cross Country Range | 95m |
| Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
| Maximum Road Speed | 40 kph |
| Maximum Cross Country Speed | 24 kph |
| Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
| Variants | [@variants] |
| Notes | In September 1941 the order came to equip all newly built StuG IIIs with long 75mm guns. The order also requested an increase in armour. These requests were down to the dominance of Soviet tanks like the T-34 and KV-1. The Sturmgeschütz Ausf F was the first vehicle to implement these changes and subsequent vehicles were mounted with the 75mm StuK 40 and additional armoured plates. Other changes were made to the gun mantlet to carry the larger gun and extractor fan fitted to the roof of the fighting compartment. The Ausf F saw service in Russian, North Africa and southern Europe. |