MKPz III (Englean Kaiserreich)
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mitteler Kampfpanzer III | |
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Type | Medium Tank |
Place of origin | Englean Kaiserreich |
Service history | |
In service | 1941-1952 |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | Second Great War |
Production history | |
Designer | Aznazia/Rhodevus |
Designed | 1939-1940 |
Manufacturer | Kaiserlicher Maschinenfabrik Berlin |
Unit cost | ℳ 40,500 |
Produced | 1940-1945 |
No. built | 4,500 |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Weight | 38 t |
Length | 6.27 m (gun forward) |
Width | 2.62 m |
Height | 2.97 m |
Crew | 5 |
Armour | 177.8 mm (max) |
Main armament | Ausf. A: 1× Kaiserlicher Waffenfabrik 75 mm gun M3
Ausf. B-C: 1 x Kaiserlicher Waffenfabrik 7.5 cm KwK 41-B4 Ausf. D: 1 x Kaiserlicher Waffenfabrik 7.6 cm KwK 42-D5 |
Secondary armament | 2× 7.92×57mm Kaiserlicher Waffenfabrik Maschinengewehr 33 (5,500 rounds) |
Engine | Maibach MiB-MzBz 333 V8 diesel engine 460 hp |
Power/weight | 13.49 hp/ton |
Transmission | Fitkau AFW34 |
Suspension | Spring suspension |
Fuel capacity | 662 litres |
Operational range | 175 miles |
Speed | 48 km/h |