Why no Allied Sturmgeschütze or more precise why not Western Allied casemate tanks? Why did the Western Allies used mostly turreted tank destroyers and assault guns (like the Sherman 105)?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/WarCollege/comments/p2s2tb/why_didnt_the_western_allies_use_assault_guns/
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Few Allied Casemate “Tanks”
3:03 Why the Germans & Soviet built so many?
3:11 XMAS Sale
3:20 Weaknesses StuGs
6:02 Strengths StuGs
8:08 Urgency for Firepower
10:31 Price
14:08 Examples of Western Wealth
17:19 Doctrine/Leadership Preference
22:18 Allies had “Assault Tanks not Guns”
23:13 Summary

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