Pz Kpfw III Ausf J

Designed initially as the main battle tank of the Panzer Divisions, the Panzer III was eventually replaced by the Panzer IV. However the Panzer III served with distinction during the Blitzkreig of 1939. Upgunned initially with the 5.0cm KwK 38 L/42 (Ausf J) and later with the longer barrel 5.0cm KwK/39 L/60 gun (Ausf J/1) the Ausf J was effective against British Valentine and Grant tanks but still no match for the Russian KV-1 or T-34. The Ausf J served in North Africa and the Eastern Front.

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