Difference between revisions of "StuH42 (105 mm)"

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Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

StuH 42 G

General info

The StuH 42 is a very capable cannon, and is able to take out most tanks at its rank with the Gr.39 rot HI/C HEAT round, which offers 115 mm of penetration at all distances. Post-penetration damage is effective, however, the shells travel at a low velocity. This makes shooting at moving targets and from long distances harder.

Available ammunition

PzGr - APHE - This is the main ammo type, use it whenever it has enough power to penetrate the target, as the explosive filler can make short work of a tank interior.
FHGr - HE - Another very useful kind of ammo, can obliterate any unarmoured SPAA vehicles or lightly armoured tanks.
Gr.39 rot HI/B - HEAT - This one should be just skipped, it has no advantages over the better Gr.39 rot HI/C.
Gr.39 rot HI/C - HEAT - This shell has the highest penetration, but it is prone to detonate prematurely on spaced armour, or some debris in the flight trajectory. Also, the shell travels at a low velocity, making aiming harder. The advantage is that it bounces less from sloped armour, and the high amount of explosive mass in the round will usually knock out an enemy tank. Lastly, they don't lose any penetration over distance - carry only few of them in case they are needed.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
PzGr	APHE	72	70	63	55	48	42
F.H.Gr.	HE	22	22	22	22	22	22
Gr.39 rot Hl/B	HEAT	105	105	105	105	105	105
Gr.39 rot Hl/C	HEAT	115	115	115	115	115	115

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
PzGr	APHE	480	14	1.2	19	304.64	47°	60°	65°
F.H.Gr.	HE	472	14.81	0.2	0.1	1,750	79°	80°	81°
Gr.39 rot Hl/B	HEAT	495	12.35	0.05	0.1	2,530	62°	69°	73°
Gr.39 rot Hl/C	HEAT	495	12.35	0.05	0.1	2,550	62°	69°	73°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
F.H.Gr.Nb.	480	14	16	5	25	50

Comparison with analogues

USA - M4 (105 mm)

Usage in battles

The StuH42 (105 mm) is best used at medium range combat. The long reload of 13 seconds makes it unviable for close combat, as most enemies at this rank can reload and fire off another shot whilst you are reloading. The Gr.39 rot HI/C shell, which is a HEAT round, doesn't lose penetration over long distances, making it suitable for ranged combat.

Pros and cons

Pros:

HEAT shells have excellent penetration - 115 mm at all ranges
HEAT shell doesn't lose penetration over long distances
Has a variety of ammunition to use
APHE has good post-penetration damage

Cons:

Very long reload time - 13 seconds
Very low velocity of about 500 m/s, makes shooting at moving targets harder
Shells are inaccurate due to the low shell velocity and the high shell drop

History

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Media

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External links

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topic on the official game forum;
other literature.

Germany tank cannons
20 mm	KwK30 · KwK38 · Rh202
28/20 mm	s.Pz.B.41
30 mm	MK 30-2/ABM
37 mm	KwK34(t) · KwK36 · KwK38(t) · PaK L/45
47 mm	Pak.(t)(Sf.)
50 mm	KwK39 · KwK L/42 · PaK38
57 mm	Bofors L/70 Mk.1
75 mm	K51 L/24 · KwK37 · KwK40 L43 · KwK40 L48 · KwK42 · KwK44 · KwK44 L/36.5 · PaK39 L48 · PaK40/3 L46 · PaK42 · StuK37 · StuK40 L43 · StuK40 L48
76 mm	PaK36 (r)
88 mm	Flak.37 · Flak 41 · KwK36 · KwK43 · PaK43
90 mm	BK90
105 mm	CN105-57 · Cockerill HP · FMK.4 Modelo 1L · K.18 · KwK L/68 · L7A3 · PzK M57 · StuH42
120 mm	Rh120 L/44 · Rh120 L/55 · Rh120 L/55 A1
128 mm	K.40 · KwK44 · PaK44
150 mm	s.I.G.33 · Stu.H 43 L/12
380 mm	RW61
	Foreign:
30 mm	Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 ^(USA) · HSS 831L ^(Britain)
57 mm	6pdr OQF Mk.V ^(Britain)
73 mm	2A28 ^(USSR)
75 mm	M3 ^(USA)
76 mm	F-32 ^(USSR) · F-34 ^(USSR) · M32 ^(USA)
90 mm	M36 ^(USA) · M41 ^(USA)
105 mm	GT-3 ^{(South Africa)}
125 mm	2A46 ^(USSR)
152 mm	M-10T ^(USSR) · XM150E5 ^(USA)
155 mm	M126 ^(USA)

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 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell about the history of the devekopment and combat using of the weaponry and also about it's features. Make a air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
+''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
+<!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
+* {{Specs-Link|germ_stuh_III_ausf_G}}
 == General info ==
-''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
+The StuH 42 is a very capable cannon, and is able to take out most tanks at its rank with the '''Gr.39 rot HI/C''' HEAT round, which offers 115 mm of penetration at all distances. Post-penetration damage is effective, however, the shells travel at a low velocity. This makes shooting at moving targets and from long distances harder.
+=== Available ammunition ===
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
+* '''PzGr''' - {{Annotation|APHE|Armour-Piercing High Explosive}} - This is the main ammo type, use it whenever it has enough power to penetrate the target, as the explosive filler can make short work of a tank interior.
+* '''FHGr''' - {{Annotation|HE|High-Explosive}} - Another very useful kind of ammo, can obliterate any unarmoured SPAA vehicles or lightly armoured tanks.
+* '''Gr.39 rot HI/B''' - {{Annotation|HEAT|High Explosive Anti-Tank}} - This one should be just skipped, it has no advantages over the better '''Gr.39 rot HI/C'''.
+* '''Gr.39 rot HI/C''' - {{Annotation|HEAT|High Explosive Anti-Tank}} - This shell has the highest penetration, but it is prone to detonate prematurely on spaced armour, or some debris in the flight trajectory. Also, the shell travels at a low velocity, making aiming harder. The advantage is that it bounces less from sloped armour, and the high amount of explosive mass in the round will usually knock out an enemy tank. Lastly, they don't lose any penetration over distance - carry only few of them in case they are needed.
-=== Available shells ===
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|PzGr, F.H.Gr., Gr.39 rot Hl/B, Gr.39 rot Hl/C, F.H.Gr.Nb.}}
-''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it iconcerns autocanons or machine guns, so write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+<!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
+* USA - [[M4 (105 mm)]]
-== Usage in the battles ==
+== Usage in battles ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
+<!-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' -->
+The '''StuH42 (105 mm)''' is best used at medium range combat. The long reload of 13 seconds makes it unviable for close combat, as most enemies at this rank can reload and fire off another shot whilst you are reloading. The '''Gr.39 rot HI/C''' shell, which is a HEAT round, doesn't lose penetration over long distances, making it suitable for ranged combat.
 === Pros and cons ===
-''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
-*
+* HEAT shells have excellent penetration - 115 mm at all ranges
+* HEAT shell doesn't lose penetration over long distances
+* Has a variety of ammunition to use
+* APHE has good post-penetration damage
 '''Cons:'''
-*
+* Very long reload time - 13 seconds
+* Very low velocity of about 500 m/s, makes shooting at moving targets harder
+* Shells are inaccurate due to the low shell velocity and the high shell drop
-== Historical part ==
+== History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be big one, take it into a separate article and add a link to it by using the "main" template. In the end be sure to include references to sources.''
+''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
-== Read also ==
+== See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
+''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
-''ETC.''
-== Sources ==
+== External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
-* ''topic on the official game forum''
+* ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''page on the Wikipedia''
+* ''other literature.''
-* ''page on aircraft or gorund forces encyclopedia''
-* ''other literature''
 {{Germany tank cannons}}
 [[Category:Tank cannons]]

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