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Panzer III

The Panzerkampfwagen III (Pz.Kpfw. III), commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in World War II. The official German ordnance designation was Sd.Kfz. 141. It was intended to fight other armoured fighting vehicles and serve alongside and support the similar Panzer IV, which was…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
Road: 40 km/h (25 mph) Off-road: 20 km/h (12 mph)
Armour
Ausf A - C: 15 mm all around Ausf D - G: 30 mm all around Ausf J+: 50 mm all around
Crew
5 (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator/bow machine-gunner)
Designed
1935–1937
Designer
Daimler-Benz
Engine
12-cylinder Maybach HL120 TRM petrol engine 300 PS (295 hp, 220 kW)

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related to Designs based on chassis · 78
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related to Bibliography · 66
Panzer III → Achtung Panzer, Anderson, Anthony, Archived, Armour Press, Arms, Bob, Bryan, Burden, Caruthers, Combat Vehicles, Detail, Doyle, Flakpanzer IV, Frank, Gander, German Tanks, Germany's Panzerkampfwagen III, Grandsen, Green
related to Variants and production · 46
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related to Foreign users · 40
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related to history · 28
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related to Development · 18
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related to Mobility · 15
Panzer III → A-J, All, Ausf, Ausf A-D, Cross-country, E-G, Maybach HL, Maybach HL108 TR, PS, Regulated, Road, The, The Panzer III Ausf, TRM, US
related to Armament · 14
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related to Reliability and maintenance · 14
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related to External links · 11
Panzer III → AFV DatabaseSurviving Panzer III, Archived, Flammpanzer III, III, Kubinka, Panzerbeobachtungswagen III, PDF, PzKpfw, StuIG33B, SU-76i, Wayback Machine

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Panzer III.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speedRoad: 40 km/h (25 mph) Off-road: 20 km/h (12 mph)1.00infobox
Panzer IIIArmourAusf A - C: 15 mm all around Ausf D - G: 30 mm all around Ausf J+: 50 mm all around1.00infobox
Panzer IIICrew5 (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator/bow machine-gunner)1.00infobox
Panzer IIIDesigned1935–19371.00infobox
Panzer IIIDesignerDaimler-Benz1.00infobox
Panzer IIIEngine12-cylinder Maybach HL120 TRM petrol engine 300 PS (295 hp, 220 kW)1.00infobox
Panzer IIIFuel capacity300–320 L (66–70 imp gal; 79–85 US gal)1.00infobox
Panzer IIIHeight2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)1.00infobox
Panzer IIIIn service1939–19451.00infobox
Panzer IIILength5.56 m (18 ft 3 in)1.00infobox
Panzer IIIMain armament1 × 3.7 cm KwK 36 Ausf. A - G 1 × 5 cm KwK 38 Ausf. F - J 1 × 5 cm KwK 39 Ausf. J¹- M 1 × 7.5 cm KwK 37 Ausf. N1.00infobox
Panzer IIIManufacturerDaimler-Benz1.00infobox
Panzer IIIMass23.0 tonnes (25.4 short tons)1.00infobox
Panzer IIINo. built5,774 (excluding StuG III)1.00infobox
Panzer IIIOperational rangeRoad: 165 km (103 mi) Cross-country: 85 km (53 mi)1.00infobox
Panzer IIIPlace of originNazi Germany1.00infobox
Panzer IIIPower/weight12 hp (9.6 kW) / tonne1.00infobox
Panzer IIIProduced1939–19431.00infobox
Panzer IIISecondary armament2–3 × 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun1.00infobox
Panzer IIISuspensionTorsion-bar suspension1.00infobox
Panzer IIITypeMedium tank1.00infobox
Panzer IIIUnit cost103,163 ℛ︁ℳ︁ (Ausf. M)1.00infobox
Panzer IIIUsed byGermany Hungary Romania Slovak Republic Croatia Norway Turkey1.00infobox
Panzer IIIWarsWorld War II1.00infobox
Panzer IIIWidth2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)1.00infobox

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