Pz Kpfw III Ausf J with Spaced Armour

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. By April 1942, the Ausf J was fitted with 20mm spaced armour plating onto the gun mantlet and the hull front superstructure to provided added protection against armour piercing shot.

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