StuG IIIg BMG

sturmovik · #1 October 12th, 2009, 01:54 AM

Can anyone clarify if a StuG-IIIg was equipped with a BMG or not? Most of the OB entries give it one, but I can't find a single picture of a StuG with a BMG. Online sources are split over if the IIIg had one or two MG's (one being the standard issue AAMG), but those that list 2 don't mention if the second is a CMG or a BMG.

I am not even sure who would work a bow gun in the StuG-III as it only has a 4 person crew so I am thinking that the unit either had only one MG like the IIIf or was fitted with a co-ax which was mistakenly listed as a bow gun in the OB.

gila · #2 October 12th, 2009, 02:35 AM

Off the top of my head,I think it had a port besides the drivers to stick out a mmg or whatever in the bow.
Stay tuned, because i could be wrong and probably am

EDIT,Apparently it only has the Main gun and a AA mmg no bow gun in this game.

Imp · #3 October 12th, 2009, 06:46 AM

In game terms CMG uses the turret facing BMG the Bow facing so any none AAMG is a BMG on a vehicle with no turret.

DRG · #4 October 12th, 2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by sturmovik

Can anyone clarify if a StuG-IIIg was equipped with a BMG or not? Most of the OB entries give it one, but I can't find a single picture of a StuG with a BMG.

The BMG's were all removed from the German Stug III's last release. I just found one that was missed in the Italian, Spanish and Hungarian OOB but "most" of the OOB entires ( ie Germany ) DO NOT give it one. Perhaps you don't have the latest version installed ? Which ones, in which nation do you see a "BMG"???

Don

sturmovik · #5 October 12th, 2009, 02:01 PM

Finnish StuG M40 Units 135 and 23 still have one.

Italian IIIg Unit 351 still has one.

The Green TD M1943 Unit 86 has one and AG M1944 Unit 90 both have one.

I'll let you know if I find any more.

DRG · #6 October 13th, 2009, 07:39 PM

I'd caught the Finn and Italian ones on my check through but missed the Green. This is why having one vehicle named a half dozen different ways is a PITA when doing searches like this. I have at times resorted to using the Icon number as a search critera but that only works when there is only one Icon of a vehicle.

Don

sturmovik · #7 October 13th, 2009, 08:08 PM

Weapon names are usually the most consistent search criteria. Of course if you go through the OB's enough you get a feeling for where things are.

DRG · #8 October 14th, 2009, 12:47 PM

Gee, I guess I just haven't gone through the OOB's enough then to know exactly where each one of the 4718 weapons listed in the OOBs are....

I guess that's how you caught the Russian and Polish LWP ones you didn't mention.....??

Don

sturmovik · #9 October 14th, 2009, 06:27 PM

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I guess that's how you caught the Russian and Polish LWP ones you didn't mention.....??

I'm working my way up from bottom

I'm at Canada right now.

PatG · #10 October 14th, 2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sturmovik

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I guess that's how you caught the Russian and Polish LWP ones you didn't mention.....??

I'm working my way up from bottom

I'm at Canada right now.

As far as Canada goes, I'm pretty sure this is the only one in our inventory and it doesn't have a bmg