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Pz III M
Pz III N
From: Handbook on German Military Forces: 1 MARCH 1945 RESTRICTED TM-E 30-451
(2) Specifications.
Models L and M
Specification number . .....Sd. Kfz. 141/1.
Weight in action ................24.6 tons
(approximately).
Crew ...................................5 men.
Armor, Front nose plate... 50 mm.
Glacis plate .......................25 mm.
Driver's front plate ............50 and 20 mm spaced
armor.
Hull sides ..........................30 mm.
Rear plates .......................50 mm.
Turret front......................... 57 mm.
Turret sides...................... 10 mm.
Armament (coaxially
mounted in turret) . . ........ One 5 cm Kw.K. 39
with one M.G.34.
In hull ... One M.G.34.
Dimensions, Length
.......17 feet 8 inches.
Width................................ 9 feet 9 inches.
Height............................... 8 feet 3 inches.
Gun overhang.................. 1 foot 3 inches.
(approximately).
Ground clearance .......... 1 foot 2 inches.
Performance, Maximum
speed ................................35 miles per hour
(approximately).
Road speed . .. ................22 miles per hour.
(Cross-country speed.... .10 to 15 miles per hour.
Range on roads...... .........102 miles.
Range cross-country........ 59 miles.
Trench crossing ................8 feet 6 inches.
Step ...................................2 feet.
Gradient ............................30°.
Fording ..............................2 feet 9 inches.
Engine, Type . . .
. . . . .... . Maybach HL 120 TRM.
Fuel . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ...... Gasoline.
BHP................................... 296 HP at 3,000 rpm.
Transmission: SSG77
Maybach synchromesh gear box, sliding dog type, manual
control. Six forward speeds, one reverse.
Suspension: Six small
rubber-tired bogie wheels on each side. Torsion-bar
suspension.