![]() Assault guns were pioneered by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany during the 1930s, initially being self-propelled guns with direct fire in mind (such as the Soviet SU-5-1), with Germany introducing the first purpose-built (and purpose-named) assault gun, the Sturmgeschütz III, in 1940. ![]() 'storm gun', meaning "assault gun") is a type of self-propelled artillery which uses an infantry support gun mounted on a motorized chassis, normally an armored fighting vehicle, which are designed to provide direct fire support for infantry attacks, especially against other infantry or fortified positions. Lower right: Japanese Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle ( Japanese: 16式機動戦闘車) modern assault gun.Īn assault gun (from German: Sturmgeschütz, lit. Lower left: Swedish Cold War Ikv 91 assault gun. Top right: US WWII M4A3 (105) assault gun. ![]() Top left: German WWII Stug III assault guns in Finnish service.
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