Why did they decide to slap a 5 cm cannon on it?

Because it might have to engage other armored cars, and some AP beats no AP.

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>>3303765
this >>3303775
also there were versions with a short 7,5cm gun (which was very well suited for high explosive ammunition) and a long 7,5cm PaK 40 mounted as improvised tank destroyer. By 1942 the Germans mounted anti-tank guns on every vehicle that could possibly fit one, because they were overwhelmed by the numbers of tanks the Allies could produce and send to the front.

Btw, I think such threads only dedicated to weapons rather belong to >>>/k/.

>>3303765
sexy af if you ask me. Only the StuG III is sexier.

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>>3304128
good taste.

>>3304153
Why did OKH never transfer the StuGs from the Artillery arm to the Panzer arm?

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OOH, a Wehrmacht tank thread!

Why was it made?

>>3304292
because you can make like 4 StuG's for one Panther.

>>3304349
And your point?

>>3304292
Because Stugs are artillery, not tanks.

>>3304292
StuGs were constantly used inactual tank destroyers and tank units, not only as emergency replacements, but long-term as well. They were too economically backwards to hold themselves to a rule like that.

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We've built less logical shit

>>3305198
>falling for the Pentagon Wars meme
All countries were moving toward tank-like IFVs over APCs. Garbage like the M113 were just magnets for fire with no defense and no offense. Just look at the success of the BMP.

>>3304349
It was more like 2:1. 4:1 was for tigers

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>>3305238
>dissing gavins
>when they're superior afv to abrams, better fighter than f-35 and overall the ultimate combat vehicle ever to graze the earth

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>>3305886
they fear the gavin warrior

>>3304397
You get more bang for your buck...

>>3305238
Don't talk shit about my baby

the recon battalions of the panzer divisions often had to stand their own ground or even used independantly from their unit, thus becoming more like a light panzer regiment

this was because towards the end of the war, the panzer divisions was almost always under their official strenght but their objectives didnt change with it

the recons didnt participate in front assaults apart from scouting so the panzer regiments needed some sort of help after suffering losses

the puma was there to fill this need, not many were produced though

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>>3305198
it's literally just a standard IFV in the same style as a marder, BMP, CRV, etc.

>>3303765

This fucked is hard to steer in War Thunder

>>3306086
But BMP, CV90, Marder etc. are just far better at everything.

>>3305238
But the bmp is a well designed ifv while the bradley isn't.

>>3305896
Sad to see them in the hands of araps

>>3306086
You should've read about its development

>>3303765
Probably to engage armored targets

>>3304153
oooo, Finnish Stug. III even better

>>3304333
Is this a Dick Her Maximum?