The Stug-IIIg is one of many tanks in a series of destroyers that have seen a lot of battles. This tank destroyer used a 75mm L/48 which was an advancement over the other vehicles in the series. The previous vehicles' weapons were not that effective in taking out tanks, as they were designed for supporting infantry, so having a Stug on your side was a huge plus. Since they were going to be going up against Russian T-34 tanks it made it necessary for them to be more powerful and have a longer barrel. They first started being used at the end of 1942, thus they were used in many different battles during the war. Its armor was about the average for tank destroyers during the war, and its speed was just average as well. That being said, it was very reliable and did not break down very often. At the end of the war the Russian tanks became too big and heavy for this tank destroyer to go up against, thus putting this tank destroyer lower on our list.