Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. D
Country : | Germany |
Role : | Medium Tank |
In-Service Date : | January 1938 |
Manufacturer : | Daimler-Benz A.G. |
Number Produced : | 30 |
Crew : | 5 |
Rado : | FuG 5 |
Road Speed : | 40 Kilometers per Hour |
Rough Speed : | 18 Kilometers per Hour |
Road Range: | 188 Kilometers |
Off-Road Range: | 120 Kilometers |
Engine Name: | Maybach HL 108 TR |
Coolant : | |
Cylinders: | |
Capacity: | Liters |
Horsepower : | |
Power / Weight Ratio : | hp per tonne |
Transmission : | Maybach Variorex ZF Aphon SSG 76 |
Gears : | 6 Forward / 1 Reverse |
Suspenion : | Leaf Spring |
Fuel Type : | Gasoline |
Fuel Capacity: | 300 Liters |
Road Consumption: | 1.6 Liters per Kilometer |
Off-Road Consumption: | 2.5 Liters per Kilometer |
Length : | 5.92 meters |
Height : | 2.42 meters |
Width : | 2.81 meters |
Weight : | 19400 kilograms |
Ground Clearance : | 38 centimeters |
Ground Pressure : | 0.95 kg/cm² |
Track Links : | 99 per track |
Track Width : | 36 centimeters |
Track Ground Contact : | 286 centimeters |
Gradiant : | 30° |
Vertical Obsticle : | 0.6 meters |
Fording Depth : | 0.8 meters |
Trench Crossing : | 2.3 meters |
Turning Radius : | 5.85 meters |
Main Gun : | 37mm Kw.K. 36 L / 46.5 |
Gunsight : | TZF 5a |
Traverse : | 360° (Hand) |
Elevation : | +20° / -10° |
Main Gun Ammo : | 121 |
Secondary Weapons : | 2x 7.92mm MG 34 (Coaxial - 3000 rounds each)
1x 7.92mm MG 34 (Bow - 1500 rounds) |
Hull Front (Upper) : | 15mm @ 80° |
Hull Front (Lower) : | 15mm @ 70° |
Hull Sides (Upper) : | 15mm @ 90° |
Hull Sides (Lower) : | 15mm @ 90° |
Hull Rear : | 15mm @ 80° |
Hull Top : | 10mm @ 0° - 17° |
Hull Bottom : | 5mm @ 0° |
Turret Front : | 15mm @ 75° |
Turret Mantlet : | 15mm @ Round |
Turret Sides : | 15mm @ 65° |
Turret Rear : | 15mm @ 69° - 90° |
Turret Top : | 10mm @ 0° - 7° |
Penetration Data for the 37mm Kw.K. 36 L / 46.5
(All data is displayed vs. RHA / FHA plate @ 30°)
PzGr.39 ( Armor Piercing ) | Weight | Velocity | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | 0.685 kg | 745 m/s | 35 / -- mm | 29 / -- mm | 22 / -- mm | 20 / -- mm | -- / -- mm |
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PzGr.40 ( Armor Piercing Composite Rigid ) | Weight | Velocity | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | 0.368 kg | 1020 m/s | 64 / -- mm | 31 / -- mm | -- / -- mm | -- / -- mm | -- / -- mm |
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