From the lessons of combat, the Sturmgeschutz units realized the need of a heavier weapon to supplement the 7.5cm StuK of their StuG. This resulted in an order, in 1941, to mount the leFH18 in a trial series of 12 StuG to be produced from January to March 1942. Because of various delays, only a single prototype was finished in March 1942, with 5 StuH on StrG Ausf G, and 4 on StuG Ausf F/8 chassis completed in October 1942. Delivery of the first production series of StuH42 started in March 1943, with peak production hitting 119 in September 1944.

The StuH42 had the same hull and superstructure as the StuG Ausf F, F/8 and G, upon which it was based. During the production series, as improvements were made in the StuG Ausf G, these same improvements were on the StuH42, The basic difference between the StuH and StuG, was the altered gun mount to take the 10.5cm StuH , and altered internal storage for the larger rounds.

From 1943, StuH were issued to many of the Sturmgeschutz detachments later renamed Sturmgeschutz brigades. Each detachment equipped with these vehicles received nine StuH42 which they used to support the StuG40, to provide heavier destructive fire-power and to supplement anti-tank defence. At the start of the Kursk offensive, sixty-eight StuH42 were with Army Groups Centre and South, at the front in Russia.

This kit comes with separate track link, metal barrel and photo-etched grille. It also comes with 2 different types of muzzle brake.

Markings for: Vehicle (unknown unit) in action in Germany, 1945; Vehicle (unknown unit) in action in Ardennes, 1944.