PzKw IIIF

Nationality	German
Size	Small (-1)
Start Date	Jul 1940
Road Speed	25MPH = 12"
Cross-Cntry Speed	11MPH = 5½"

Armor/Penetration Chart
Frnt	Frnt30	Frnt45	Side	Side45	Rear	HlDown	Vuln.
1-3	1-4	1-4	1-2	1-3	1-2	-	F
-	-	5	3	4	-	-	E
-	5-7	-	-	5	-	-	D
-	8	6	-	-	3	4-5	C
4	9-10	7	4	6	-	6+	B
5+	11+	8+	5+	7+	4+	-	A

Movement Rates
Road	Road Spd
Flat	1
Broken	2
Mud	3¹
Sand	1¹
Soft Ground	1¹
Snow	1
Deep Snow	2¹
Fording	2¹
Amphibious	Amph Spd

Gentle Slope	+1
Moderate Slope	+3
Steep Slope	N/A

Sparse Undergrowth	+0
Dense Undergrowth	+0
Woods	+1
Forest	N/A
¹ = check for mire

Gunnery Chart
Armament: 3.7cm KwK L/46.5 + 7.92mm coax MG 34 + 7.92mm bow MG 34
GE 37L47			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"

AP	Pzgr		4	4	3	3	3	2
HE			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
HVAP	Pzgr40		7	6	4	2	1	1
Other Ammos:
Target Vuln.		A	1t2k	2t3k	3t4k	4t5k	7k	9k
		B	2t3k	3t4k	4t5k	5t6k	8k	10k
		C	3t4k	4t5k	5t6k	6t7k	8t9k	10k
		D	5t6k	6t7k	7t8k	7t8k	8t9k	10k
		E	7t8k	8t9k	8t9k	8t9k	9t10k	---
		F	9t	10t	10t	10t	10t	---

Notes: 435 PzKw IIIF's were built starting in 1940, of which about 100 were built with the 50mmL42 gun. Some with the 37L45 were retrofitted with the 50mm. The PzKw III was phased out in 1943, however a few were still in action in mid 1944.

Stats: AKA: SdKfz 141 F; 5 crew; 5.41×2.92×2.44m; Weight: 20.3 tonne; Ground Pressure: 0.99kg/cm² 300HP; P/W Ratio: 14.8HP/tonne; Produced: 435; Main Ammo: 131 rounds

Lightning War!

Nov 2007