Assault Guns
An assault gun is an armoured fighting vehicle similar to a tank, but typically does not have a traversable turret, and may have an open roof. The removal of the turret allows for a much larger gun to be carried on a smaller chassis. They are not intended to fight other AFVs, but instead directly support infantry during assaults on prepared positions. However they were still often fitted with AT guns to destroy AFVs.
During World War II Germany built many more assault guns than tanks, because of their relative cheapness and simplicity.
Read more about this topic: German Combat Vehicles Of World War II
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