Thanks a lot for the kind words, I am really glad to hear guys
Gregb1955 - StuH 42 was quite versatile by 1944 standards with a wide variety of ammunition and fuzes available - some of them exclusively made for StuH 42 only. And according to some late war reports, StuH 42 could engage thicker skinned Soviet AFVS at greater ranges, while with StuK L/48 it was necessary to allow opponents to come in much closer.
The Army Group Ukraine South reported from 26 June 1944: "The Assault Howitzer continues to perform brilliantly. Ricochet fire has greatest effect. Successfully defeating tanks at up to 1 200 meters. Concentrated fire of several Assault Howitzers proved highly effective against larger pockets of resistance"
StuG.Brig. 177 stated:
"The Assault Howitzer 42, deployed together with the Assault Gun, has performed outstandingly. Rounds with impact fuzes on are highly effective on soft targets. When challenging tanks, the effect of the hollow-charge (which, as a result of its caliber and the howitzer charge, has none of the defects of the 7.5 cm HEAT round) was invariably successful. "
Another late war action report can be found from the StuG.Brig 244 unit diary (later released as "Iron Cross Brigade"), where two StuH wiped down a Soviet armoured ambush positioned at the edge of forest, while securing the flank during the withdrawal.
It's also interesting to see how the Sturmgeschütz was back to an infantry support role by late 1943 to spring 1944: "24 StuG units on the Eastern Front fired a total of 315,280 rounds of which 83.7% were fired against unarmoured targets such as infantry, buildings and soft skinned vehicles."
Croatia 1944.