1943 - German 15cm SP Howitzer Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar "Grizzly Bear" (SdKfz 166) on Pz IV chassis

1943 - German 15cm SP Howitzer Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar "Grizzly Bear" (SdKfz 166) on Pz IV chassis
Armament:         1 - short (12 caliber) heavy 15cm gun StuH 43 L/12
                            1-7.92mm MG
Engine:               Maybach, HL 120TRM, V-12, gas, 300 hp
Speed:               25 mph
Range:               131 miles
Crew:                  5
Weight:              31 tons
Developed from the StuG III concept. Designed to engage heavily fortified bunkers and participate in urban combat. Only 315 were built. A box-like structure housing the 15cm gun was mounted on the Panzer IV chassis. Rushed into Kursk offensive. Also fought on the major eastern and western fronts and in Italy in the last 2 years of the war.