Soviet Anti-StuG Tactics

A look at Soviet guidelines to fight German assault guns (Sturmgeschütze) generally called “StuGs”. Based on guidelines from the Soviet Artillery Journal Issue from May/June 1943. This video also gives some context on how the Soviets perceived German assault guns during the Second World War.

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Original Cover Image: https://flickr.com/photos/92487715@N03/9447634023 by
Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, at anadian War Museum, Vimy Pl, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

Modification of the Cover Image by vonKickass.


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