PzKw IIIL

Nationality	German
Size	Small (-1)
Start Date	Nov 1942
Road Speed	25MPH = 12"
Cross-Cntry Speed	11MPH = 5½"

Armor/Penetration Chart
Frnt	Frnt30	Frnt45	Side	Side45	Rear	HlDown	Vuln.
1-5	1-7	1-4	1-2	1-4	1-3	-	F
6	8	5	3	5	4	6	E
7	-	6	-	-	5	7-8	D
8	9	7-9	-	6-7	6	9-11	C
9-10	10-12	10-13	4	8-9	7	12+	B
11+	13+	14+	5+	10+	8+	-	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: 5cm KwK39 L/60 + 7.92mm coax MG 34 + 7.92mm bow MG 34
GE 50L60			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"

APC	Pzgr39		10	9	8	7	6	5	5	4
HE	38		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
APCR	Pzgr40*	4/42	15	13	11	8	6	5	3	2
HEAT	StGr42		18	18
Other Ammos: Pzgr39 (APC)
Target Vuln.		A	1t2k	1t2k	3t4k	4t5k	5t6k	7k	8k	9k
		B	2t3k	2t3k	4t5k	5t6k	6t7k	8k	9k	10k
		C	3t4k	4t5k	5t6k	6t7k	7t8k	8t9k	9k	10k
		D	5t6k	6t7k	7t8k	7t8k	8t9k	8t9k	10k	10k
		E	7t8k	8t9k	8t9k	8t9k	9t10k	9t10k	10k	---
		F	9t	9t	10t	10t	10t	10t	---	---

Notes: 650 PzKw IIIL's were produced in mid-late 1942. The PzKw III was phased out in 1943, though they served later.

Stats: AKA: SdKfz 141/I L; 5 crew; 5.52×2.95×2.51m; Weight: 22.3 tonne; Ground Pressure: 0.97kg/cm² 300HP; P/W Ratio: 13.5HP/tonne; Produced: 650; Main Ammo: 92 rounds

Lightning War!

Nov 2007