| Year | December 1942 |
| Vehicle Type | Medium Command Tank |
| Origin & Designer | Germany/Daimler-Benz |
| Numbers Produced | 50 |
| Crew | 5 (Commander/Gunner, Staff Officer, 2 x Radio Operators & Driver) |
| Main Armament | 1 x 50mm L/60 KwK 39 Gun |
| Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
| Elevation | -10° to +20° |
| Turret Traverse | 360° (Manual) |
| Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
| Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
| Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
| Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
| Gun Sight | TZF5e |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.92mm MG34 (Coaxial) |
| Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
| Ammunition Carried | 65 x 50mm & 1.500 x 7.92mm |
| Height | 2.51m |
| Width | 2.95m |
| Length | 6.41m |
| Combat Weight | 23.000 kg |
| Ground Clearance | 0.39m |
| Fording Depth | 0.80m |
| Trench Crossing | 2.0 |
| Obstacle Clearance | 0.60m |
| Climbing Ability | 30° |
| Radio | Sd.Kfz 267: FuG-5 & FuG-8 Sd.Kfz 268: FuG-5 & FuG-7 |
| Armour | Hull Front: 50mm Hull Sides: 30mm Hull Rear: 50mm Hull Top: 16mm Hull Bottom: 18mm Gun Mantle: 50mm Turret Front: 57mm Turret Sides: 30mm Turret Rear: 30mm Turret Top: 10mm |
| Engine | Maybach HL 120TRM (Petrol) |
| Transmission | 6 Forward & 1 Reverse |
| Maximum Road Range | 145 km |
| Maximum Cross Country Range | 85 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 | Pz.Bef.Wg III Ausf K was produced by using the Panzer III Ausf M and was armed with the long barrelled 50mm KwK 39 gun. It was the last command tank to be built using the Panzer III. This model had no frame antenna and used a standard star type instead. It also had extra vision and machine gun ports. It was issued in the same role as previous models and served until late 1944. |