Afrika Korps self-propelled AT prior to July '42?

[Seroster]

Hi all,

I was just reading about British General Staff deliberations in July 1942 about building their own self-propelled guns and one of the things noted was the use by the Germans of self propelled AT guns to guard their flanks.

I think this has to be from the war in North Africa so it got me to wondering which SPGs they would be talking about.

I was just reading on this forum about Sonderverband 288 and its three Stugs - on the other hand, I would hesitate to refer to a vehicle with the short barreled 75mm as an anti-tank weapon.

And I just learned that the Italians were using the Semovente da 75/18 with good effect at Gazala.

Would the Germans or Italians have had anything else at this point? Maybe half-tracks or wheeled? I know that Soviet 76mm AT guns on a truck or halftrack were used but I don't remember when.

[Dili]

PzJg I from 1941 and later Marder, also Diana sdkfz 6

[Urmel]

They also had the three experimental half-tracks with 7.5cm guns from January 1942, they arrived together with the Dianas. Later in 1942 also 15cm sIG on Hotchkiss chassis.

[Dili]

Urmel i would not classify that as AT

[Urmel]

Ah yes. AT guns. Scuttles away. Although I do have one instance where a Matilda was taken apart by what was either a 15cm GPF or a 21cm mortar outside Tobruk.

The experimentals were AT though.

[Dili]

Sure, and probably many more.