Panzer III (Germany) World war

Panzer III

number built—5,774

Weight 22 tons

Length 5.52 m

Height 2.5 m

Crew 5

Armor 5-70 mm

Weapon Anti-tank guns 37 mm[1] Or 50 mm,75 mm,Manchine guns 7.92 mm(MG-34)[2]

Speed 40 km/h

The Panzer III was intended to be the main medium core of the German armor force when it was designed during the inter-war period. While it was originally designed to fight other tanks, its 37 mm and later 50 mm guns could not keep pace with Soviet T-34 and KV tanks. In 1941, the Panzer III was the most numerous German tank, but by late 1943 it was largely replaced by later versions of the Panzer IV and Panther. Its self-propelled gun chassis variant, the Sturmgeschütz III was, with just over 9,400 units built, the most produced German armored fighting vehicle of World War II.