Why Panzerartillerie? Why Armored Artillery?

Why self-propelled armored artillery for the Panzer Forces, why not just used motorized / towed artillery? What were the benefits? What were the reasons? Why not from the start of the war?
For this we look at the Hummel, Wespe, Sturmgeschütz and also the Sturmpanzers as well.

Disclaimer: I was invited by the Deutsche Panzermuseum in 2020.

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[Dan-ktzs]

Because they have hardness while having really good soft attack while being fast. Trust me, Im a HOI4 general and a veteran of the Zimbabwean-Costra Rica war.

[oddedd]

-easier to dodge counterattack
-ease relocation issue
-provide crew protection from small arm fire and shrapnel
-can be use as tank hunter or siege weapon in some cases
-looks cool

[mericemin]

Imagine you're infantry and Artillery starts running to you.

[elee]

Deine Videos sind sehr professionell und gut gemacht. Sie sind weitaus detaillierter als die Vorlesungen, die ich an der Universität besucht habe.
Your videos are very professional and well made. They far more detailed than the lectures I attended in University.

[GlaDi]

He might grew watching History Channel. And today, he has better channel than History Channel and Discovery combined.
Kudos.

[MikaelKKarlsson]

Because when you go Artillery Only; you also get Panzer.
Totally OP. Would recommend.

[specialagentdustyponcho]

Why armored artillery? In case you get shot at, of course.

[therealuncleowen]

All I wanted for Christmas this year was self-propelled artillery. But it didn't happen, I guess I'll have to wait until next year.

[n.a.]

2:11 General Tödd Höward regarding artillery: "It just works!"

[kinamiqi]

These info dumps are very useful, thanks for your work.

[andersandersson]

Thanks for a outstanding video as usual. Lots of info and well thought-out arguments. With the Swedish Archer system on a dumpster chassis you have all you need; mobility, off-road capacity, agility, speed, it's cheap, fast shooting, accurate, some armor protection, fast shoot and scoot, easy maintenance, etc. Towed artillery can survive if you have air superiority or hidden out from plain sight.

[leocrown]

My favourite German self propelled artillery piece has to be the Hummel, its looks cool, works reasonably well plus it's really interesting as I believe it has the final drive/sprockets of the panzer 3 and the chassis of the panzer 4.

[CCfiftyeight]

Du hast im Museum doch bestimmt schon eine Inventarnummer! 😁

[orange]

Wespe : WHO are you?
Su 76: im your russian 567th half cousin brother

[LewisRenovation]

Not enough ... Statement applicable to everything German in WW2

[Walker_Bulldog]

"
Das Leben eines Mannes in der Angriffsartillerie ist kurz, aber aufregend." -
Feldmarschall Erich von Manstein

[ThePenguinMejia]

The detail in this is spectacular. Its very comprehensive and educational.

[potatojuice]

I’ve always love the Hummel and wespe, idk why. Maybe it’s just aesthetic or something

[vladimpaler]

Thank you. It is very interesting to see the development of tactics and equipment as the war goes on. The switch from war of movement to war of attrition seems to have shifted some priorities. I wonder what the process was for specific needs to filter up the chain of command to Der Leader. Was there a formal system or did Hittie just pick up scuttlebutt here and there? In the US FDR would not have known self propelled armillary from a hole in the ground, but would have delegated that to someone below General Marshall. I never know when Der Fahrter is really up on something or if he just wants a vehicle with a large gun on it.