Year | June 1942 |
Vehicle Type | Infantry Support Tank |
Origin & Designer | Germany/ Germany/ Henschel, Wegmann MNH MIAG & MAN |
Numbers Produced | 663 + 37 converted from rebuilt Mk IIIs |
Crew | 5 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Radio Operator & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x 75mm L/24 KwK 37 Gun |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -8° to +20° |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Manual) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | TZF-5bvergr |
Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.92mm MG34s (Coaxial & Bow) |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 56 x 75mm + 3.450 x 7.92mm (Ausf L) 64 x 75mm + 3.750 x 7.92mm (Ausf M) |
Height | 2.50m |
Width | 2.95m |
Length | 5.52m (Ausf L) 5.65m (Ausf M) |
Combat Weight | 23.000 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.41m |
Fording Depth | 1.30m |
Trench Crossing | 2.0m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.60m |
Climbing Ability | 30° |
Radio | FuG-5 |
Armour | Hull Front: 50mm + 20mm Plate Hull Sides: 30mm Hull Rear: 50mm Hull Top: 18mm Hull Bottom: 16mm Gun Mantle: 50mm Turret Front: 57mm Turret Sides: 30mm Turret Rear: 30mm Turret Top: 10mm
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Engine | Maybach HL 120TRM (Petrol) |
Transmission | 6 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 155 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 95 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 40 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 19 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The Panzer Mk. III Ausf N was basically an Ausf M with the 50mm replaced by the 75mm KwK 37 gun. The 75mm KwK 37 was the main armament mounted on the early marks of Panzer Mk. IVs and had the advantage of firing a hollow charge round which gave an advantage over the 50mm. It also fired a larger HE round which gave the Ausf N a new lease of live as a support tank. The new 75mm meant the removal of the space armour usually found on the gun mantlet, but later models had additional Skirt Armour (Schürzen) for protection against hollow charge weapons and other minor improvements. |