Sturmgeschuetz III Ausf. F (Sd. Kfz 142/1)
     Copyright (C) 1996 by James Lowry

        The Sturmgeschuetz III was pressed into anti-tank duties in Russia as
    the superior qualities of the Soviet T-34 and KV-1s became apparent.  At
    the beggining of 1942, the Sturmgeschuetz was equipped with an anti-tank
    gun, and it did well as its low silhouette made it a good ambush weapon.
        The adjusted cost is pre-WWII even though this variant was developed
    after the war started.  Its armament is a 75mm anti-tank gun
    (crit|*|*|no|*|*|2 mi.|1/4|1) with AP (cr.|6d*12|13|1,000) and HE
    (exp.|6d*4[6d]|11|n/a) in a foward casemate mount.
        I used _Sturmgeschuetz III in Action_ by Bruce Culver as reference.
        The StuG III F (v. 1.0) is a TL 6 vehicle [July 96 errata] and uses my
    armor sloping table.

    Structure:  500 cf standard extra-heavy body (HT 1,200), max. load 45,000
        lbs.  Tracked suspension with two tracks (DR 9, HT 600).  18 degree
        sloped front, back, sealed body.
    Propulsion:  239 KW tracked drivetrain.
    Power:  239 KW gasoline engine (DR 5, HT 60), uses 7.17 gallons/hour. 4
        16.5 gallon self-sealing gas tanks (DR 5, HT 12, fire 10), endurance
        9.21 hours.
    Accomodations:  4 cramped internal seats.
    Vision:  Slits.
    Crew:  4; driver, gunner, loader, commander.
    Accessories:  Enviromental control, 5 smoke dischargers, tactical radio
        (intercept +0, 15 mi.).
    Weaponry:  75mm cannon (DR 5, HT 60) in forward casemate mount.  44 AP and
        HE rounds.
    Cargo:  40 cf cargo space, 30 cf access space, 52.75 cf waste space.
    Armor:  468 points expensive armor.  F6/147 (slope), R6/84, L6/84, B6/92
        (slope), T5/31, U5/45.
    Statistics:  Cost $159,745 (adjusted $10,650), design mass 38,098.5 lbs.,
        max. payload 6,901.5 lbs., max. cargo load 3,600 lbs., current payload
        800 lbs., loaded mass 38,898.5 lbs. (19.45 tons), Size Modifier +4,
        Radar Signature +4, IR Signature +5, Acoustic Signature +6.
    Ground Performance:  Ground speed factor 12, top speed 27 mph, acceleration
        3.75 mph/s, deceleration 20 mph/s, MR .25, SR 7, gets 3.77
        miles/gallon.