Sturmtiger

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The Tiger-M?rser, 38cm RW61 auf Sturm(panzer)m?rser Tiger, or Sturmm?rser Tiger, more commonly known as the Sturmtiger or Sturmpanzer VI, was a World War II German assault gun built on the Panzer VI Tiger I chassis armed with a large naval mortar, the 38cm SturmM?rser RW61 L/5.4. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas. Only 18 were built in total, from battle-damaged Tiger tanks.

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The idea for a heavy infantry support vehicle capable of demolishing

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heavily defended buildings or fortified areas with a single shot came out of the experiences of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942. At the time, the Wehrmacht had only the Sturminfanteriegesch?tz 33 available, a Sturmgesch?tz III variant armed with a 150 mm heavy infantry gun. Twelve of them were lost in the fighting at Stalingrad.

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