Sturmgeschütz III German WWII armored fighting vehicle StuG III pre-built 1/72 scale plastic model

pre-built and pre-painted, ready to display material: plastic scale: 1/72 manufacturer sku: 36141 Sturmgeschütz (abbreviated into StuG) meaning "assault gun" was a series of armored vehicles used by both the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS armored formations during the Second World War that primarily consisted of the StuG III and StuG IV. The more common of the two, the StuG III, was built on the chassis of the proven Panzer III. The StuG III was initially designated "StuG" but with the creation of the StuG IV (based on the Panzer IV chassis) it was re-designated the "StuG III" to distinguish the two. Initially, they were intended as armored self-propelled guns providing close fire support to the infantry to destroy bunkers, pillboxes and other entrenched positions. Initially a secondary capability, employment as an anti-tank weapon became more important as the war progressed. Following the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, a significant problem developed when it was discovere