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Following their
experiences in Russia it was decided to fit the long
barrelled 75mm L/43 gun in order to combat the KV-1
and T34.
Externally
similar to the Ausf. E, the upper superstructure was
modified to accomodate the external fan required to
remove the gun fumes for the new StuK40 gun.
A total of
359 were produced from March 1942 and used on the Eastern
Front.
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