MKPz III (Englean Kaiserreich)

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mitteler Kampfpanzer III
MKPzIII.jpg
mKpz III Ausf. D in Damsmar, 1943
TypeMedium Tank
Place of origin Englean Kaiserreich
Service history
In service1941-1952
Used bySee Operators
WarsSecond Great War
Production history
DesignerAznazia/Rhodevus
Designed1939-1940
ManufacturerKaiserlicher Maschinenfabrik Berlin
Unit costℳ 40,500
Produced1940-1945
No. built3,567
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Weight38 t
Length6.27 m (gun forward)
Width2.62 m
Height2.97 m
Crew5

Armour177.8 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)
EngineMaibach MiB-MzBz 333 V8 diesel engine
460 hp
Power/weight13.49 hp/ton
TransmissionFitkau AFW34
SuspensionSpring suspension
Fuel capacity662 litres
Operational
range
175 miles
Speed48 km/h

The mitteler Kampfpanzer III was a medium tank fielded by the Englean Kaiserreich during the Second Great War. Built as a license of the Aznazian (name here), the tank served as an easy to produce medium tank to compliment the more complex Englean Panzer series tanks.