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Top right: US WWII M4A3 (105) assault gun.
Lower left: Swedish Cold War Ikv 91 assault gun.
Lower right: Japanese Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle (Japanese: 16式機動戦闘車) modern assault gun.
An assault gun (from German: Sturmgeschütz, lit. 'storm gun', meaning "assault gun")[1][2] is a type of armored infantry support vehicle and self-propelled artillery, mounting an infantry support gun on a protected self-propelled chassis,[3] intended for providing infantry with heavy direct fire support during engagement, especially against other infantry or fortified positions, secondarily also giving some armored protection and anti-armor capability.[1]
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.[1]
- ^ a b c Blennemann, Dirk (2003). Hitler's Army: The Evolution And Structure Of German Forces 1933-1945. Boston: Da Capo Press. pp. 66–63. ISBN 978-0306812606.
- ^ Bull, Stephen (2004). Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation (2004 ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 229. ISBN 978-1573565578.
- ^ Bradford, James (2006). International Encyclopedia of Military History (2006 ed.). Routledge Books. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-0415936613.