{"product_id":"stug-iii-ausf-g-early-mid-late-production","title":"Rubicon StuG III Ausf G – Early \/ Mid \/ Late Production","description":"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRubicon Models - StuG III Ausf. G Early\/Mid\/Late prod\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 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 Sturmgeschütz 40 Ausführung F, Ausf. F\/8 and Ausf. G.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen 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 as Sturmgeschütz III.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeginning 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStuG 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNotable features of this plastic kit include:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Choice of Early \/ Mid \/ Late production\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Option to assemble vehicle as a StuH 42 with 105mm Howitzer\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Choice of original trapezoid-shape mantlet or the Topfblende pot mantlet (often called Saukopf “Pig’s head”) gun mantlet with or without coaxial mount\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Detachable Schürzen (side armour)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Optional rear stowage rack\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Optional spare road wheels\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Optional periscope\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNumber of Parts: 54 pieces \/ 3 sprues\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNote: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41785354027162,"sku":"RU28G06","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/8791\/3114\/products\/RU28G06-4.jpg?v=1648259137","url":"https:\/\/inngames.com.au\/products\/stug-iii-ausf-g-early-mid-late-production","provider":"Inn Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}