1/700 Scale WW2 German Army Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E Medium Tank.
Contains 10 highly detailed tanks.
Contains:- 10x Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E Medium Tanks
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E Medium Tank
The
Panzerkampfwagen 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
Panzer IV; however, as the Germans faced the formidable
T-34, more powerful anti-tank guns were needed, and since the Panzer IV had more development potential, it was redesigned to mount the long-barrelled
7.5 cm KwK 40 gun. The Panzer III effectively became obsolete in the anti-tank role and was supplanted by the Panzer IV. From 1942, the last version of Panzer III mounted the
7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24, better suited for infantry support. Production of the Panzer III ended in 1943. However, the Panzer III's capable chassis provided hulls for the
Sturmgeschütz III assault gun until the end of the war. The improved Ausf. E, first mass-production version, late production armed with
5 cm KwK 38 L/42 main gun.
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