StuG III start up, revs and drive!
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Here we can see a beautiful original Sturmgeschütz III F/8 starting, revving and driving in reverse, during Tanks in Town, an event taking place in Belgium and commemoring the liberation of Mons in september 1944.
This particular StuG III was restored by the team of the War Heritage Institute, and has its original V12 Maybach! Listen to this masterpiece!
The humble little Stug had one of the highest kill ratios of all the German tanks.
Along with Pz.IV, most produced german tank of ww2
Low profile & camouflage + a good gun makes for an effective killer...
yeah, it was a multipurpose vehicle aswell. Both a tank destroyer and could also serve as a support gun.
Ah the stug. Such a simple, but effective workhorse. And for a third of the price of a panzer 4. Love these things.
actually stug 3 costed 70% of a panzer 4 and around 25% of a tiger...doesnt make much sense to cost 1/3 of a panzer 3/4, savings come from removal of turret and its mechanism and replaced with a fixed hull.
@@timothy1949 yea, I think I heard it wrong back then. Sorry about that. Few dumb now. Still, the turret is an expensive part of the tank. Due to the mechanics to make it work. Removing it does make it a good bit cheaper.
@@TuShan18 yea, the mechanism to make a turret rotate and attaching it to the hull is quite expensive...idk but i always love the stug, maybe because it is so low to the ground it looks very interesting...
Stug Life
it's a stug 3 b & g.
@@tuanvandersluis4433 Wdym B? B had the older short 75mm for infantry support
W💥W! She's in beautifully restored condition, looking mint! I bet she's worth well over a million bucks! Superb StuG III
Maybach Symphony HL 120, in 12 cylinders. First movement.
Richardsen 😆
Hee hee. Sounds like Wagner, though. Performed in no small part thanks to the Panzerwaffe symphony orchestra. Please give credit where credit is due.
I beg your pardon, I didn't get the joke.
Oh, please, no need to apologize, my good man. Carry on.
That was good one. How about a Rolls Royce Merlin Joke in 12 cylinder-very uplifting.
That looks immaculate. Like the day it rolled out of the factory immaculate. Lots of TLC was put into this to be sure.
Not to mention the many more lives that were lost to make it . WoW
@@bullitt7544 why are you here
@@bluetone1418 HUH? More importantly, Why do you ask???
This is a stug.
It stugs.
@Georgi Var Geschütz, it's Geschütz. Sturmgeschütz!
@Georgi Var It's not that hard, it could be Leichterpanzerspahwagen Sonderkraftfahrzeug
@@Shelby-fq3eh Gesundheit!
@@Shelby-fq3eh Universalmaschinengewehrlaufwechselplappe
Beautiful machine; I think I remember the name StuG III but didn’t remember exactly what it looked like. I am glad that it is a rebuild (not an active combat vehicle)...
Great restoration, what a piece of machinery.
Man what a beautiful piece of machinery!! 😳.....
Thats an awesome tank. The restoration is fantastic !
But it's not a tank; it's an assault gun/self-propelled gun.
@@pathdaly It's based on a tank chassis. It's tracked, armored, has a gun, just not turret.
@@justmrcrow I'm fully aware of it's lineage, but it was not; at the time, nor now; a tank, in the same way that the modern U.S. M109 is not a tank.
i love the stug
rock ok, same good tank and good looking one too
It is one of the sexiest tank ever.
The Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 insignia on the back plate of the armour. StuG III Ausf. F/8 probably from Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1. Hermann Göring, currently from a museum of Bastogne Barracks. Chassis number 90507. This vehicle was captured by US 7th Army troops in Sicily during Husky Operation (1943).
This is one beautiful piece of machinery. Thanks for sharing!
What a magnificent machine!
These things were pretty good at going in reverse from 1943 onwards.
One of the few maybe the only one running with full original pieces ! Restored and rebuild by proud militaries in Bastogne ! they did a marvelous job ! I saw it when it arrived, 95% rusted, hull and deck appart in a poor state..
Really shoot out to guys who spend a lot of time on this piece of History !
I thought the Stug would be bigger but it’s actually small but then again it makes it harder to hit at long range
Simply pure art
Serious piece of kit. Very nice indeed.
this makes me happy
thank you
Stug Lyfe
I got that t-shirt with a StuG on it from the 'Military History Visualized' channel shop. Check it out.
This would look great in my front yard, “good morning neighbors”
0:10 "Uh, you might want to move your Jeep..."
That's the Stug's breakfast ...
@@flitsertheo more like a small appetizer
Fire away
Muy lindo uno de mi favoritos dentro linea de caza tanques, se creo como artilleria de apollo infanteria pero resulto ser un muy bueno para destruir carros y tanques, por eso fue que al final se le fesigno como caza tanques de emboscada por su perfil bajo, tenia un alsa de csñon de 12 grados y creo como 18 o 20 grados de forma latetal para ambos lados, lo juego en W of T y es genial ya con casi 3000 batallas y con 3 marcas de excelencia, ahora dentro mi pasa tiempo, tengo el Stud IIIG , Jasgphanter , el Tiger I , Pz II H , Pz IV H y el Panther de la marca Heng Long a escala 1/16 radio controlados y disparan valines de 6 mm. SON GENIALES , saludos desde CHILE 😊😊
I think the simple StuG was responsible for more tank kills than the other highly celebrated tanks. Good gun and extremely hard to locate and hit due to it's low profile. Should have churned these out and committed to a defensive line in '41 like Von Rundstedt recommended when Barbarossa first showed signs of petering out. (He assumed a strategic withdrawal with looming winter and heavy Soviet counterattacks was sound doctrine-and resigned when Hitler countermanded his orders knowing disaster was the alternative.)
Let's not change the history please. You Can't predict how world would have been if germany had won the war.
How exactly did I "change history"? I just stated exactly what happened militarily and only expressed an opinion on focusing on producing as many StuG's as possible with the liberty of hindsight. The StuG was an extremely effective tank killer, easy to produce and well suited for defensive operations.
James Robert Producing more StuGs, or any kind of vehicles in excess by 1941 is more or less a counter productive action anyways. Germany neither had the oil nor the industrial capacity and resources to mass produce tanks even before the war started. That's why they invaded Russia in hopes of obtaining the resources and industrial capacity in order to maintain their war machine
Tanks effectiveness is not measured by the killed tanks. Tanks are good if they fulfill their role. Of course stug had a high kill numbers, because later in the war they were used as tank destroyers. Tank destroyers destroy tanks. Tigers dont necessary have to kill tanks to fulfill their role
It still looks great. 😍😍😍
A very effective redesign of the Panzer III. Super low to the ground mounting the powerful 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/48. Some sources say it was responsible for the most allied tank kills in WWII. Far more than the Big Cats. One wonders what would have happened if the Germans concentrated on up gunning the StuG and modernizing Pzkwiv Iv instead of wasting resources on the unreliable Mark V Panther and VI Tiger.
They were not unreliable.
@@joperamod5760 They were. The engine broke often, and critical systems could be unusable even if a shell didn't directly damage it.
I wanna see this tank destoying a whole building.
It's NOT a "tank"!
@@donedgerton4529 Yes it is
@@PieAndChips No. It's a Sturmgeschütz. StuGs were Self-propelled Artillery. If you want to call it a tank rename it to Sturmpanzerkampfwagen (look at the Sturmtiger)
@@alexv1387 wasn’t it also an anti-tank or is it’s the same thing
@@SergioGarcia-yq3mw It was designed for infantry support. Then, kater in the war, it received a longer L/48 75mm AT gun instead of the shorter one.
Cool piece of great German engineering:)In WOT sound bad but in real life so smooth!
very cool they let onlookers get so close to this history, I'm amazed though you don't see lawyers foaming at the mouth over the "opportunities"
I hope one day I can make one of these armor/vehicle exhibits, incredible!
This is so sick, thanks for uploading.
You're welcome!
00:30 The old man taps the other old man on the shoulder, then turns around looking down the barrel of a Stug lol
Das Ding hat 1000 . Deutsche Soldaten gerettet 👌🏻
It have been so long since I saw one of those beautiful creatures
Very nice, not many of those around anymore.
few Sturmgeschütz left you say?
sad, I want to see one
You can find one in Parolannummi, Finland
There is at least 4 Stug:s in parola armour museum ;)
Yeah but only 1 (if im right) working
There are a bunch of stug (looksalikes driving around, at least 6!
I love that sound 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Sono italiano e amo lo stug. Linea invidiabile un cacciacarri semplicemente avanti, grazie.
Gorgeous. Great work.
Amazing sound!
Awesome!! Great sound!
a work of art
Men I love this StuG, and your video's.
What a beauty.
What a review without fuel consumption data
Looks a lot smaller than I thought it would be.🤔 Smart to keep such a low profile. One of the times in life it pays not to advertise.
@ Pike's: The Sturmgeschütz III was one of Germany's most-effective armored vehicles of the war, as well as one of the most-produced. Based upon the well-proven Panzer III tank chassis, and using an KwK L40 75mm main gun, it was light enough at ~ 24 tons such that it could cross many roadway bridges heavier AFVs could not, and its low profile made tougher to spot on the battlefield than many of its larger cousins. Relatively thinly-armored and having only a few degrees of traverse on its gun (i.e., it relied on aiming the vehicle to bring the gun to bear), it was at an advantage when working from ambush or a protected position. Shoot and scoot, a lot like the U.S. idea of TDs.
I want to drive this to my school
Me too
I would have driven it THROUGH my school.
It's SO nice to see vehicles painted in Heer colors instead of SS.
Never gonna happen, but ownership of one of these at the top of my Bucket List!
I always loved playing this in World of Tanks 😆
me too man
AAH YES, THE TURTLEPANZER III G
Its stug 3 ausf F btw
This is beautiful
Beautiful machine.
Excellent.
It has Marks of Excellence! 💪
Some commanders considered assault artillery even more useful and efficient than tanks.
3:14 Two little monsters the Stug 3 & a Hertzer, grrrowlll
This channel has got good potencial !!!
One of the Germans best Tank destroyers
what the fuuuuuuuuuck this is insanely cool
3:17..the design is very german...scary ...reminds me on the Leclerc Tank
Beautiful
Rückrad der Wehrmacht!!!! Absolutes lieblingsfahrzeug der landser
Beautiful! :)
Is it possible to trace the character on the tank to which the division belonged?
Beautiful music.
It's no wonder why general Manstein wanted more of these tanks. They were cost effective.
Not a "tank"; an assault gun/self-propelled gun.
Smaller profile than i had thought. Must've been a helluva ambusher.
That StuG has eaten a couple of motorcycles, sounds like that at least. NICE!!!
My dream car!
Nice job
Such a small vehicle. Low silhouette is great for avoiding trouble.
Ah the sweet sound of a Maybach!
Stug III .G is the best model
that sound :D
Sounds like the ignition is breaking down under load.
Michel Wittman (A German Tank Ace) Was A Commander Of 1 Of These, 75% Of The Tanks He Destroyed Was With 1 Of These... He Then Moved Up To A Tiger Tank (#007) & Was Killed At Caan, Durning The Normandy Invasion...
that looks brand new
okay I must admit..... I'd forget my crush for this.
Super Vidéo 👍
Great.
Классная машинка! Охотник за танками!
It honestly sounds like the parking/ hold brake was still on with the sounds the engine was making.
fav german tank (tiger 1 2nd, pz. 4 schmalturm 3rd)
Just the morning sounds when living in the projects and ppl starting their broken cars to get to work...
StuG the unsung hero the deadliest land vehicle in ww2
Sounds like a major tune-up in the near future
Hetzer is chilling in the background
Still better than my rust benz from 2013
Mantap, Keren Video favorit saya :D
I was here :))
Wie geil ist das denn
From 0:38 to 1:08 it sounds like my 1992 Fiat Panda 1000 on a cold morning
I had an old Camaro that sounded just like that thing right before I tore that Happy The Clown engine out of it and built a real LS6 motor for it. Used the old block for target practice for some years..
I Identify personally myself with the STUG: Strong fire-power, weak amor plating and many corners and edges....like me...:-)
Damn, the Germans sure know how to make awesome machines.
I WANT ONE !!!!!!!!
nice!!!!
Nice
stug lyfe
The STUG III was a excellent piece of machinery, people look at the panther and tiger as the best German tanks of WWII, the STUG was cheap, easy to get used to, great gun and gunsight, fast and had a small profile, not feared as much as a tiger or panther, but had the most tank kills for a German vehicle, more kills than tigers and panthers combined.
But it wasnt a tiger or a panther. Both of these tanks do better jobs in their own role.
“Alright, Private... take it to washrack and get the mud out of the roadwheels!”