Source: A Brief History of German Early 7.5 cm Gun Developmentĭuring the mid-1930s the Heereswaffenamt HWa (English: Army Weapons Department) issued a request for the development of two new types of tanks designed to fulfill specialized combat roles. The modified StuG III, armed with the Krupp long 7.5 cm gun. This gun would be fitted into at least one heavily modified StuG III vehicle. The development of such weapons had actually been initiated before the start of the war by the Krupp firm. In 1942, the improved 7.5 cm L/43 and L/48 guns were introduced into service, and, thanks to them, the Germans finally had the means to effectively fight back.
German tanks and armored vehicles, such as the StuG III series, lacked the firepower to reliably pierce the armor of enemy tanks.
In desperation, the Germans often employed the 8.8 cm anti-aircraft or even some larger caliber artillery gun as makeshift anti-tank weapons. Self-Propelled Assault Gun – At Least 1 Prototype Builtĭuring the battles across the Soviet Union and North Africa in 1941, the Germans were hard-pressed as their anti-tank and tank guns proved to be almost useless.
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