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Panzerbefehlswagen III mit 5 cm Kwk 38 L/42
Command Vehicle
Service Data:
In Service:
1942 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer:
Daimler-Benz
Chassis No:
72001-74100
Number built:
81 and 104 converted
Technical Data:
Type:
Command Vehicle
Crew:
5 men
Length:
6.28 m
Width:
2.95 m
Height:
2.50 m
Weight:
22,500 kg
Fuel Capacity:
320 liters
Engine:
1 ×
Maybach HL 120 TR
12 cylinder liquid cooled Vee petrol engine producing up to 300 hp at 3,000 rpm
Gearbox:
6 forward 1 reverse
Speed:
road 40 km/h cross country km/h
Range:
road 155 km cross country km
Armament:
1 ×
5 cm KwK 38
L/42
2 ×
7.92 mm MG 34
machine guns
Ammunition:
main 75 rounds
secondary 1,500 rounds
Armour:
10 mm to 50 mm
Electronics:
FuG 5 and FuG 7
Operators:
Heer
Variants:
Panzerbeobachtungswagen III
Bergepanzer III
Minenräumpanzer III
Munitionspanzer Stug III
Munitionspanzerwagen Panzer III
Panzerbefehlswagen Ausf. D1
Panzerbefehlswagen Ausf. E
Panzerbefehlswagen Ausf. H
Panzerbefehlswagen Ausf. K
Panzerbefehlswagen III
Panzer III als Tauchpanzer
Panzer III Ausf. A
Panzer III Ausf. B
Panzer III Ausf. C
Panzer III Ausf. D
Panzer III Ausf. E
Panzer III Ausf. F
Panzer III Ausf. G
Panzer III mit Schachtellaufwerk
Panzer III Ausf. H
Panzer III Ausf. J
Panzer III Sd.Kfz. 141/1
Panzer III Ausf. L
Panzer III Ausf. M
Panzer III Ausf. N
Schienen-Ketten Fahrzeug
Panzer III (Fl) Flamm
Pionierpanzerwagen III
StuG III Ausf. A
StuG III Ausf. B
StuG III Ausf. C
StuG III Ausf. D
StuG III Ausf. E
StuG III Ausf. F
StuG III Ausf. F/8
StuG III Ausf. G
Stug III Fl
StuH 42
Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B
Other:
Command Vehicles
Articles:
History:
The Panzerbefehlswagen III mit 5 cm Kwk 38 L/42 or Panzerbefehlswagen mit 5 cm Kwk 38 L/42 or abbreviated to Pz.Bef.Wg. III mit 5 cm Kwk 38 L/42
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Military Vehicles.
ISBN-10: 087349783X
Armoured Fighting Vehicles of Germany World War II.
ISBN-10: 0214203077
Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World Two.
ISBN-10: 1854095188
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