What time frame are you referring to?
Stug. were used in place of tanks because there was a shortage of tanks. It was not a deliberate decision because of any inherent superiority of the Stug. Thet were making the best of what was available.
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What time frame are you referring to?
I don't doubt that. It's the same reason WWII Germany produced the Marder series of SP AT guns using whatever tracked vehicle chassis were available. It's also why hundreds of captured Soviet T-34s were modified to German standards and then issued to both Heer and Waffen SS units.Stug. were used in place of tanks because there was a shortage of tanks. It was not a deliberate decision because of any inherent superiority of the Stug. Thet were making the best of what was available.
What time frame are you referring to?
The Pz IV Auf A through Auf E produced during 1939 to 1942 had a 7.5cm/24 howitzer mounted in the turret. They were infantry support vehicles. So it makes sense the StuG would take their place when the Pz IV was up-gunned to become a main battle tank.
The German StuG series performed the same infantry support mission as the Soviet Su-76 and American M4(105) Sherman. They should be considered artillery rather then anti-tank weapons.
The StuG series were excellent inexpensive infantry support vehicles. However they cannot compare with the Panther G, which is what all German armored battalions would have had if enough were available during 1944.b) The bad state of the german tank planification and manufacturing in late war