Appendix
Panzer III Ausf. A
Statistics:
Length: 5.69m (18ft 8in)
Width: 2.81m (9ft 2in)
Height: 2.34m (7ft 8in)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 15.4 tons
Max speed: 35 kph (21 mph)
Max range: 165km (102 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. B
Statistics:
Length: 5.67m (18ft 7in)
Width: 2.81m (9ft 2in)
Height: 2.39m (7ft 10in)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 15.9 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 165km (102 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. C
Statistics:
Length: 5.85m (19ft 2in)
Width: 2.82m (9ft 3in)
Height: 2.42m (7ft 11in)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 16 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 165km (102 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. D
Statistics:
Length: 5.92m (19ft 5in)
Width: 2.82m (9ft 3in)
Height: 2.42m (7ft 11in)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 16 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 165km (102 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. E
Statistics:
Length: 5.38m (17ft 8in)
Width: 2.91m (9ft 7in)
Height: 2.44m (8ft)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 19.5 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 165km (102 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. F
Production model 1939–40: armed with 3.7cm KwK 36 L/46.5 (later 5cm LwK 38 L/42) guns. Total of 435 produced.
Statistics:
Length: 5.38m (17ft 8in)
Width: 2.91m (9ft 8in)
Height: 2.44m (8ft)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 19.8 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 165km (102 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. G
Statistics:
Length: 5.41m (17ft 9in)
Width: 2.95m (9ft 8in)
Height: 2.44m (8ft)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 20.3 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 165km (102 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. H
Statistics:
Length: 5.41m (17ft 9in)
Width: 2.95m (9ft 8in)
Height: 2.44m (8ft)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 21.8 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 165km (102 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. I
Variant did not exist.
Panzer III Ausf. J (5cm KwK L/42)
Production model 1941: hull lengthened; front armour increased to 50mm plate. Total of 1,549 produced.
Statistics:
Length: 5.52m (18ft 1in)
Width: 2.95m (9ft 8in)
Height: 2.50m (8ft 2in)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 21.5 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 155km (96 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. J (5cm KwK 39 L/60)
Production model 1941–42: equipped with the longer and more powerful 5cm KwK 39 L/60 gun. Total of 1,067 produced.
Panzer III Ausf. K
Panzerbefehlswagen command tank variant with a modified turret. It carried actual main armament rather than a dummy gun as found on other Panzer III command versions. Total of fifty produced in 1942–43.
Statistics:
Length: 6.41m (21ft)
Width: 2.95m (9ft 8in)
Height: 2.51m (8ft 3in)
Crew: five
Weight: 23 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 155km (96 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. L
Production model 1942. Total of 653 produced.
Statistics:
Length: 6.28m (20ft 7in)
Width: 2.95m (9ft 8in)
Height: 2.50m (8ft 2in)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 22.7 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 155km (96 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. M
Production model 1942–43: minor modifications such as deep-wading exhaust and Schürzen. Total of 250 produced.
Statistics:
Length: 6.41m (21ft)
Width: 2.95m (9ft 8in)
Height: 2.50m (8ft 2in)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 22.7 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 155km (96 miles)
Panzer III Ausf. N
Statistics:
Length (based on Ausf. L): 5.52m (18ft 1in)
Length (based on Ausf. M): 5.65m (18ft 6in)
Width: 2.95m (9ft 8in)
Height: 2.50m (8ft 2in)
Crew: five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 23 tons
Max speed: 40 kph (24 mph)
Max range: 155km (96 miles)
Other Variants
Panzerkampfwagen III (Fl)
The Panzerkampfwagen III (Fl) was a Panzer III Ausf. M modified to carry a flamethrower in place of the normal 5cm gun. A total of 100 were produced early in 1943.
Panzerkampfwagen III als Tauchpanzer/Tauchpanzer III (Diving Tank)
The Panzerkampfwagen III or Tauchpanzer was a version of the Panzer III modified so that it could operate under water for up to twenty minutes. Designed for use during the invasion of Great Britain. It was subsequently used in 1941 during the invasion of Russia crossing the river Bug and then used as a standard Panzer.