StuG III Ausf. F Kabasan

StuG III Ausf. F Kabasan stats at a glance

The StuG III Ausf. F Kabasan has 400 hit points , 50mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 45 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 135 damage per shot with 150mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1929.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.7:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.2:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the StuG III Kaba can theoretically output up to 1929 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How StuG III Kaba compares to its peers

There are 18 tier 5 tank destroyers in WoT, including the StuG III Kaba. Its 400 HP places it in the top 71% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 401). Frontal hull armor of 50mm ranks in the top 47% for the class (peer average: 53mm). Top forward speed of 45 km/h is faster than 29% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 135 damage per shot, higher than 35% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 150mm puts it in the top 29% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• StuG III Kaba vs Wolverine — tier 5 tank destroyer from USA
• StuG III Kaba vs T67 — tier 5 tank destroyer from USA
• StuG III Kaba vs 60G FT — tier 5 tank destroyer from China
• See full tier 5 tank destroyer tier list — all 18 vehicles ranked

Related tier 5 tank destroyers

• 60G FT — China
• AT 2 — UK
• Type 3 Ho-Ni III — Japan
• Ikv 103 — Sweden
• M10 RBFM — France, premium
• Pz.Sfl. IVc — Germany
• S35 CA — France
• Semovente M41 — Italy
• All Germany tanks · Tier 5 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

Having encountered a large number of enemy armored vehicles, the German military improved the StuG III, mounting the 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43 gun, a new ammo rack, and a fan. After successful trials in April 1942, mass production began. The first 120 vehicles had the StuK 40 L/43, and the following 240—the StuK 40 L/48. The frontal armor thickness was soon increased from 50 mm to 80 mm. Altogether, around 360 SPGs of this modification were produced. The team known as "Kabasan" faced St. Gloriana Girls' College in a friendly match, sporting decorations that embodied their passion for military histor...

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