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Panzer III Ausf. L - Redesignated Ausf. J equipped with long 5 cm gun, 20 mm stand-off armour plates on hull and turret front. [9] It was also equipped with a new system for transferring heated engine coolant to another vehicle. [33] Panzer III Ausf. M - Minor modifications of the ausf. L such as deep-wading exhaust and Schürzen side-armour ...
5 cm KwK 39/1 from a Sd. Kfz. 234/2 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen "Puma" The 5 cm KwK 39 L/60 (5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 39 L/60) was a German 50 mm calibre tank gun used during the Second World War, primarily as the main armament of later models of the German Panzer III tank from December 1941 onwards. [1]
The early Panzer III Ausf. A to early Ausf. G were equipped with a 3.7 cm KwK 36 L/45, which proved adequate during the campaigns of 1939 and 1940. [3] In response to increasingly better armed and armored opponents, the later Panzer III Ausf. F to Ausf. J were upgraded with the 5 cm KwK 38 L/42. [4] And the later Panzer III Ausf.
* not including 173 converted Panzer III. Totals do not include any Panzer III N models as these were converted from 3 (J), 447 (L), 213 (M) and 37 other Panzer III variants. StuG III Ausf. F/8. Variants: Panzer III A-F - armed with 37 mm gun; Panzer III G-J - armed with 50 mm L/42 gun; Panzer III J/1-M - armed with 50 mm L/60 gun
StuG III Ausf. D as received by Jon Phillips in May 2013. StuG III Ausf. D, chassis number 90678 was captured by the British Army at El Alamein in the North African Campaign and was taken to the UK for tests and study. This tank was recovered from the Pirbright fire range in UK, and was then part of Kevin Wheatcroft collection. [4]
Turkey ordered 24 Heinkel He 111J-1s in March 1937, which were quickly received within about seven months. [8] The TAF received large numbers of new aircraft in 1939-1945. Initially 59 Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Is were approved for export to Turkey, but after two were delivered, the delivery of the remainder were stopped in May 1940. [9]
The short 75 mm (2.95 in) L/24 gun was the main advantage of the Panzer IV; the weight and armor of early models were close to that of the Panzer III. With an upgrade of the Panzer IV's 75 mm L/24 short gun to a longer high-velocity 75 mm gun, suitable for anti-tank use, the tank proved to be highly effective.
StuG III Ausf. F/8: (Sd.Kfz 142/1; September–December 1942, 250 produced) Introduction of an improved hull design similar to that used for the Panzer III Ausf. J / L with increased rear armour. This was 8th version of the Panzer III hull, thus the designation "F/8". This hull has towing hook holes extending from side walls.