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Sign in to saveThe '''' (also known as or Sd.Kfz. 166) is a German armoured infantry support gun based on the Panzer IV chassis used in the Second World War. It was used at the Battles of Kursk, Anzio, Normandy, and was deployed in the Warsaw Uprising. It was known by the nickname '''' (German: "Grouch") by Allied intelligence, a name which was not used by the Germans. German soldiers nicknamed it the "", a contraction of the term . Just over 300 vehicles were built and they were assigned to four independent battalions.
Key facts
- Weapon.image
- Sturmpanzer.Saumur.0008gkp7.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- with paste, displayed at the in Saumur, France.
- Weapon.origin
- Nazi Germany
- Weapon.type
- Heavy assault gun
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.designer
- Alkett
- Weapon.design_date
- 1942–43
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Vienna Arsenal (Series I–III) Deutsche Eisenwerke (Series IV)
- Weapon.production_date
- 1943–1945
- Weapon.number
- 306
- Weapon.weight
- 28.2 tonnes (62,170 lbs)
- Weapon.suspension
- two-wheel leaf-spring bogies
- Weapon.speed
- Road: 40 km/h (25 mph)Off-road: 24 km/h (15 mph)
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- Road: 210 km (130 mi)
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 15 cm StuH 43 L/12
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- Series IV: 1 MG 34
- Weapon.armour
- Front: 100 mm (3.93 in)
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Development
- Production series
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
- Combat history
- {{lang|de|Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 216}}
- {{lang|de|Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 217}}
- {{lang|de|Sturmpanzer-Kompanie z.b.V. 218}}
- {{lang|de|Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 219}}
- Surviving vehicles
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
The '''' (also known as or Sd.Kfz. 166) is a German armoured infantry support gun based on the Panzer IV chassis used in the Second World War. It was used at the Battles of Kursk, Anzio, Normandy, and was deployed in the Warsaw Uprising. It was known by the nickname '' (German: "Grouch") by Allied intelligence, a name which was not used by the Germans. German soldiers nicknamed it the "", a contraction of the term . Just over 300 vehicles were built and they were assigned to four independent battalions.
==Development== thumb|left|A Sturmpanzer in the Operation Shingle|Anzio-Nettuno area of Italy, March 1944.