Pz.Kpfw III Ausf.N
GENERAL DATA |
Panzerkampfwagen
III Ausf.N, Panzer III Ausf.N, Pz.Kpfw III Ausf.N (Sd.Kfz.141/2),
Sturmpanzer III |
Medium (Support) Tank |
FuG 5 |
Henshcel &
Söhn AG, Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nuernburg AG (MAN), Waggonfabrik
Wegmann AG,
Maschinenfabrik Niedersachen Hannover GmbH (MNH), Muehlenbau und
Industrie AG (MIAG) |
5
|
- Commander: Turret, center-rear
- Gunner: Turret, left-front
- Loader: Turret, right-rear
- Driver: Hull, left-front
- Radio-machinegunner: Hull, right-front
|
663,
3 converted from Pz.Kpfw III Ausf.J,
447 converted from Pz.Kpfw III Ausf.L,
213 converted from Pz.Kpfw III Ausf.M |
June 1942 - August 1943 |
DIMENSIONS |
23000 kg |
1.03 kg/cm² |
5.56 m |
5.56 m |
0 m |
2.50 m |
2.95 m, 3.41m* |
0.39 m |
1.90 m |
? m |
(*) with Schürzen (armored skirts)
ARMAMENT |
75 mm KwK 37 L/24 (1) |
64 |
360° (manual) |
+20° to -10° |
? |
TZF5d |
3 x 7.92 mm MG 34 (2) |
4950 |
1: turret - 2: coaxial, bow (ball
mount Kugelbende 50), ring mount on the commander's cupola |
ARMOR |
Welding & bolting
|
50 mm / 69° |
30 mm / 90° |
50 mm / 81° |
16 mm / 0° |
50+20, 50
mm / 81 ° |
30 mm /
90° |
50 mm /
73° |
18 mm /
0° (front)
18 mm / 11° (rear) |
57+20, 57 mm / 75° |
30 mm / 65° |
30 mm / 78° |
10 mm / 7° (front)
10 mm / 0° (rear) |
50+20,
50 mm / 45-90° |
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- |
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AUTOMOTIVE |
Maybach HL 120 TR |
V12, 11.9 liters |
300 hp to 3000 rpm |
13.04 hp / ton |
ZF SSG 77:
6 forward - 1 reverse |
Daimler-Benz-Wilson: clutch-brake,
steering wheel and levers |
Mechanics |
320 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
SUSPENSION |
Torsion bars |
6 indenpendent (dual), rubber edgings |
3 double |
Front, 21 tooth |
Rear, double, adjustable |
on first and last road wheel |
Kgs 61/400/120: Dual center guide, single pin, steel
|
400 mm |
120 mm |
93 |
2.86 m |
PERFORMANCES |
40 km/h on road, 19 km/h off road
|
145 km on road, 85 km off road |
182 L/100 km on road,
376 L/100 km off road |
30° (from horizontal) |
2.00 m |
0.60 m |
0.80 m |
5.85 m |
Sources |
|
AFV Data Base (lost) |
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