The Panzer III was intended as the primary battle tank of the German forces. However, when it initially met the KV and T-34 tanks it proved to be inferior in both armor and gun power. To meet the growing need to counter these tanks, the Panzer III was up-gunned with a longer, more powerful 50-millimetre (1.97 in) cannon and received more armour although this failed to effectively address the problem caused by the KV tank designs. As a result, production of self-propelled guns, as well as the up-gunning of the Panzer IV was initiated.The Ausf. F were upgraded with the 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 cannon in response to increasingly better armed and armoured opponents.This version is earlier than my other model. #German_Tank #Medium_Tank #Panzer #Panzer_3 #Panzer_iii #Panzer_III_Ausf_F #Tanque_de_Guerra #Tanque_medio #tanques #War_Tank #WWII
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