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STG — Tier VIII Soviet medium tank

STG

VIII
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1400
HP
18 / 38
290.4m
View range
21 / 38
Firepower
Shell
1900
DPM
36 / 38
180
Penetration
29 / 38
400
Damage
2 / 38
165
Devices/crew damage
2 / 38
—
Burst damage
— / —
880
Velocity
35 / 38
8.33%
Penetration loss over distance
6 / 38
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1615
DPM
36 / 38
225
Penetration
37 / 38
340
Damage
2 / 38
165
Devices/crew damage
2 / 38
—
Burst damage
— / —
1000
Velocity
31 / 38
4.44%
Penetration loss over distance
4 / 29
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2375
DPM
36 / 38
61
Penetration
2 / 38
500
Damage
2 / 38
165
Devices/crew damage
2 / 38
—
Burst damage
— / —
880
Velocity
29 / 38
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
2.49
Explosion radius
2 / 38
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
122.0
Caliber
2 / 38
4.75
Rate of fire
35 / 38
12.63
Reload time
27 / 30
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.00
Base aim time
1 / 38
0.362
Dispersion
36 / 38
Dispersion factors
0.220
When moving
36 / 38
0.220
When rotating
36 / 38
0.160
When rotating turret
37 / 38
4.000
After shot
12 / 38
Gun angles
5°
Depression
32 / 38
17°
Elevation
27 / 38
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 38
54.67
Turret traverse speed
7 / 38
Mobility
34.00
Weight
31 / 38
Speed
50
Forward
18 / 38
20
Backward
4 / 38
Effective Power / Weight ratio
24.26
On hard terrain
5 / 38
19.41
On medium terrain
6 / 38
12.13
On soft terrain
21 / 38
Traverse speed
60.75
On hard terrain
14 / 38
48.60
On medium terrain
22 / 38
30.37
On soft terrain
31 / 38
6.45m×3.32m×1.66m
Size
14 / 38
Concealment
32.90%
While still
1 / 38
25.50%
While moving
1 / 38
8.68%
Upon firing while still
10 / 38
7.28%
Upon firing while moving
10 / 38
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 302m
219.1m
While still
237.7m
While moving
280.1m
Upon firing while still
283.7m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

Developed in the J.V. Stalin Academy of the WPRA Mechanization and Motorization Program. According to various sources, work on the project started after 1949. The vehicle featured a layout with a frontal placement for its transmission and a rear placement for its fighting compartment, which was unusual for the Soviet tank-building school. The project was discontinued at the design development stage.