Dowly, Stug! - Page 2

Freiwillige · 03-15-11, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Growler

But because the US Army liked to keep its TD crews cold, wet, miserable, and unprotected, for some absurd reason, they never finished the turret roof, which made these vehicles' crews especially vulnerable to tree-burst artillery and even small arms fire.

Weight savings I assume. They were designed to shoot and scoot! Low armor and high speed. Although during Korea they added metal flaps that could be folded over the opening to protect from debris.

Back to the Stug video. That thing once hosed off looks like it went into the bog yesterday!

I cannot believe how well preserved it is!!!

AVGWarhawk · 03-15-11, 12:47 PM

Nice find.

Platapus · 03-15-11, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Freiwillige

I prefer three brilliant historians who all answered correctly!

I would concur.

Thank you all for explaining it.

UnderseaLcpl · 03-15-11, 12:56 PM

I have a somewhat-related question to ask about the StuG for our German-speaking members. How do you pronounce StuG?

I only ask because I've been having a debate over the pronunciation with my father for years. He insists it is pronounced as per English phonetics. I insist that it is a contraction of the word Sturmgeschutz and should be pronounced as "Stoog" - "not "stooge", mind you, that's a hard "G".

CCIP · 03-15-11, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

I have a somewhat-related question to ask about the StuG for our German-speaking members. How do you pronounce StuG?

I only ask because I've been having a debate over the pronunciation with my father for years. He insists it is pronounced as per English phonetics. I insist that it is a contraction of the word Sturmgeschutz and should be pronounced as "Stoog" - "not "stooge", mind you, that's a hard "G".

Shtoog or Shtewg is probably closest. The Stu part comes from Sturm, which as most German words that start with an S followed by a consonant, is pronounced with a "sh".

Alex · 03-15-11, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Shtoog or Shtewg is probably closest. The Stu part comes from Sturm, which as most German words that start with an S followed by a consonant, is pronounced with a "sh".

That.

UnderseaLcpl · 03-15-11, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Shtoog or Shtewg is probably closest. The Stu part comes from Sturm, which as most German words that start with an S followed by a consonant, is pronounced with a "sh".

Thanks

I usually make the "sh" sound on the s but what we mostly disagreed about was the pronunciation of the "u".

Freiwillige · 03-15-11, 01:29 PM

The Stug had a three to one Kill ratio against armor, 15,000+ Stug's =

Raptor1 · 03-15-11, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Freiwillige

The Stug had a three to one Kill ratio against armor, 15,000+ Stug's =

Erm, 15,000 StuGs? I don't think you'll get to that number even if you count the StuG IV. The number of StuG IIIs produced was around 9,500, not counting variants like the StuH 42.

Jimbuna · 03-15-11, 01:36 PM

A lick of paint and an oil change and she'll be as good as new

Platapus · 03-15-11, 01:38 PM

Was it reported about how much damage this guy had from being buried in muck?

And did it sustain battle damage or was it just a stuck in the mud?

Oberon · 03-15-11, 01:39 PM

Wow, that is one fantastically preserved StuG

Oberon · 03-15-11, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Was it reported about how much damage this guy had from being buried in muck?

And did it sustain battle damage or was it just a stuck in the mud?

I think there's a bullet hole in the video or some kind of hole in the armour. As for damage from the muck, I think once they cleared it all out I doubt there'd be much corrosion, bogs can sometimes preserve stuff really well. There was a German captured T-34 complete with markings pulled out of a lake/bog the other year.

CCIP · 03-15-11, 01:43 PM

Haven't heard what happened to that StuG, although I would assume it's in a museum now.

I hope they found her a good home

Jimbuna · 03-15-11, 02:03 PM

I seen better examples but in Bovington Tank Museum tbh

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UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a somewhat-related question to ask about the StuG for our German-speaking members. How do you pronounce StuG? I only ask because I've been having a debate over the pronunciation with my father for years. He insists it is pronounced as per English phonetics. I insist that it is a contraction of the word Sturmgeschutz and should be pronounced as "Stoog" - "not "stooge", mind you, that's a hard "G". __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A lick of paint and an oil change and she'll be as good as new __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Was it reported about how much damage this guy had from being buried in muck? And did it sustain battle damage or was it just a stuck in the mud? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Haven't heard what happened to that StuG, although I would assume it's in a museum now. I hope they found her a good home __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	The Stug had a three to one Kill ratio against armor, 15,000+ Stug's =

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Wow, that is one fantastically preserved StuG

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I seen better examples but in Bovington Tank Museum tbh __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!