Stug III Ausf G with Finnish decals Tamiya-35310

Description

During the so-called Winter War that confronted the countries of Finland and the Soviet Union of World War II, the Germans provided weapons to the Finns, among these weapons were the Sturmeschutz III Ausf G assault gun.

The Stug III was armed with a long 75mm gun and was particularly effective as an anti-tank gun.

The Finns made some modifications to the Stug IIIs, among them: they eliminated the protective side skirts, the toolboxes were placed at the rear, the machine guns were replaced by Russian-made ones and, very often, trunks were incorporated as an additional protection system.