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Build authentic self-propelled artillery and tank destroyers in 1/72 scale with precision kits from Dragon Models, Trumpeter, Italeri, and IBG Models. Featuring German StuG III, Jagdpanther, Elefant, American M7 Priest and M109 Paladin, Soviet SU-152, plus Hungarian Zrinyi and Italian Semovente with detailed interiors and individual tracks perfect for armor collections and military vehicle dioramas.
Explore the comprehensive world of self-propelled artillery and tank destroyers with this extensive 1/72 scale collection from Dragon Models, Trumpeter, Italeri, IBG Models, Hobby Boss, ACE Models, Riich Models, Mini Art, Fore Hobby, Pegasus, and Revell-Germany. Self-propelled guns combined the firepower of artillery or anti-tank weapons with the mobility of armored vehicles, creating versatile platforms that served as assault guns, tank destroyers, mobile artillery, and anti-aircraft vehicles across all WWII theaters and into modern conflicts.
The Sturmgeschütz III represents Germany's most-produced armored fighting vehicle with over 10,000 built, serving as the backbone of assault gun battalions throughout WWII. Dragon Models and Trumpeter provide comprehensive coverage including the StuG III Ausf.A early production with short 7.5cm gun and boxy superstructure, Ausf.C/D mid-production variants showing design evolution, and Ausf.G late production with long 7.5cm StuK 40 gun representing the definitive version. Variants include versions with and without Schürzen side skirts for additional protection against shaped charges, plus the 10.5cm Sturmhaubitze 42 mounting a howitzer for infantry support. Italeri offers fast-assembly versions perfect for building multiple vehicles, while Mini Art provides highly detailed kits with full interior details.
Build the fearsome German tank destroyers with the Jagdpanther featuring sloped armor and the powerful 8.8cm PaK 43 gun in mid and late production versions from Dragon and Trumpeter, the massive Elefant/Ferdinand mounting the 8.8cm gun in a heavily armored casemate with nearly impenetrable frontal protection, and the colossal Jagdtiger with 12.8cm PaK 44 representing the heaviest tank destroyer ever built. Experimental and limited-production vehicles include the Sturer Emil with 12.8cm gun on modified Panzer IV chassis and Dicker Max with 10.5cm gun, both representing early attempts at heavy tank destroyers. The Jagdpanzer IV and paper projects like the E-50 Flakpanzer and Jagdpanzer E-100 showcase German tank destroyer development.
Trumpeter and Revell-Germany provide German self-propelled artillery including the Brummbar assault gun with 15cm StuH 43 howitzer for bunker-busting operations, Wespe mounting 10.5cm leFH 18 howitzer on Panzer II chassis for mobile artillery support, Grille with 15cm sIG 33 gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis, and Marder III tank destroyer series. The massive Sturmtiger mounts the 38cm RW 61 rocket mortar for urban warfare, while the Zwilling Flakpanzer represents anti-aircraft variants with twin 5.5cm guns.
Italeri offers the iconic M7 Priest 105mm self-propelled howitzer in early production configuration and Kangaroo armored personnel carrier conversion showing British Commonwealth adaptation. The M12 155mm Gun Motor Carriage provided heavy artillery support with its powerful Long Tom gun. Modern American systems include the M109A2 and M109A7 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzers from Riich Models and Fore Hobby, representing the evolution of American mobile artillery from Vietnam through current operations with advanced fire control systems and improved armor protection.
Trumpeter provides the massive SU-152 heavy assault gun mounting the 152mm ML-20 howitzer, capable of destroying fortifications and heavy tanks with devastating firepower. Pegasus offers the SU-85M/100 tank destroyer series representing Soviet anti-tank development with powerful guns in low-profile casemates. Modern Russian systems from Hobby Boss include the 2S19-M1 Msta-S 152mm self-propelled howitzer, 9K79 Tochka tactical ballistic missile system, 9K714 Oka intermediate-range missile system, and A-222 Bereg 130mm coastal defense gun showcasing contemporary Russian artillery capabilities.
IBG Models specializes in Hungarian armor including the 44M Zrinyi I with 75mm gun, 40/43M Zrinyi II with 105mm howitzer in standard and side-skirted versions, and 40M Nimrod anti-aircraft vehicle with 40mm Bofors gun. Italian self-propelled guns include the Semovente M40 da 75/18 assault gun and Semovente 90/53 tank destroyer with powerful 90mm anti-aircraft gun adapted for anti-tank use. Finnish forces are represented by the Landsverk L-62 Anti-II self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
Explore modern self-propelled artillery with Revell-Germany's Panzerhaubitze 2000 representing one of the world's most advanced 155mm systems with automated loading and fire control. British reconnaissance is represented by the FV107 Scimitar CVR(T) from Fore Hobby with 30mm Rarden cannon. ACE Models contributes the French AMX-13 DCA twin 30mm anti-aircraft vehicle, British FV-4005 mounting the massive 183mm gun, and Mk.61 105mm self-propelled howitzer. Pegasus offers the German Schwerer Kleiner Panzer experimental tank destroyer.
Dragon Models kits feature individual link tracks providing superior detail and realistic sag, detailed gun barrels with proper taper and rifling, open fighting compartments with interior details including ammunition racks and crew positions, and comprehensive decal sheets with multiple unit markings. Trumpeter kits offer excellent fit and logical assembly sequences. Consider enhancing builds with photo-etched detail sets for engine grilles and tool clamps, turned metal gun barrels for ultimate accuracy, resin wheels and stowage items, and aftermarket decals for specific units and campaigns.
Self-propelled guns served multiple roles including assault guns supporting infantry attacks against fortified positions, tank destroyers providing mobile anti-tank defense, mobile artillery delivering indirect fire support, and anti-aircraft platforms protecting armored formations. German assault guns like the StuG III proved highly effective with lower production costs than tanks while delivering comparable firepower. Tank destroyers emphasized firepower and frontal armor over all-around protection and turret traverse. Understanding these tactical roles enhances authentic modeling and diorama creation.
German vehicles typically wore Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) base color with field-applied camouflage patterns of Rotbraun (red-brown) and Olivgrün (olive green), though early-war vehicles retained Panzergrau (armor gray). American vehicles used Olive Drab with white stars and tactical markings. Soviet vehicles employed various greens depending on production period and theater. Modern vehicles feature complex camouflage schemes including NATO three-color and digital patterns. Weathering should emphasize dust accumulation on horizontal surfaces, mud on running gear and lower hull, exhaust staining around engine decks, and wear on high-traffic areas like crew hatches and tool stowage points.
Self-propelled guns excel in diorama settings showing assault gun battalions supporting infantry attacks, tank destroyer ambush positions, artillery batteries in firing positions, or maintenance scenes. Pair your models with 1/72 scale figures showing crew, infantry support, or maintenance personnel. Combine multiple vehicles to recreate assault gun companies, tank destroyer battalions, or artillery batteries. The open fighting compartments of many designs allow for detailed interior scenes showing crew at their positions, ammunition handling, or maintenance activities. Consider creating themed displays showing specific battles like Kursk, Normandy, or the Battle of the Bulge.
These 1/72 self-propelled guns integrate perfectly with 1/72 scale tanks, military vehicles, and figures for comprehensive battlefield recreations. The scale allows building complete formations including assault gun battalions, tank destroyer companies, and artillery batteries without overwhelming display space. Build complete German Sturmgeschütz brigades, American tank destroyer battalions, or Soviet self-propelled artillery regiments to showcase the organizational structure and tactical employment of these versatile vehicles.
Whether you're building German assault guns and tank destroyers, American mobile artillery, Soviet heavy assault guns, or modern self-propelled systems, this comprehensive 1/72 collection from leading manufacturers delivers the precision engineering, historical accuracy, and build quality that serious armor modelers demand for creating authentic displays of self-propelled artillery and tank destroyer development from WWII through contemporary conflicts.