StuH42 (105 mm)
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Description
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Vehicles equipped with this weapon
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) | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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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See also
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| 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 · 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) |
