Panzer III Ausf A

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:tank
gptkbp:armament gptkb:MG_34_machine_gun
gptkb:37_mm_Kw_K_36_gun
37 mm
gptkbp:armor 30 mm
gptkbp:brakes mechanical brakes
gptkbp:combat_experience gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:tank
armored warfare
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:crew gptkb:5
gptkbp:decommissioned 1943
gptkbp:deployment 1938
gptkbp:design Henschel
gptkbp:design_date 1936
gptkbp:design_purpose infantry support
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Maybach_HL_108_TR
gptkbp:engine_power 250 hp
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:V8_gasoline_engine
gptkbp:first_introduced 1938
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 200 liters
gptkbp:fuselage_material 30 mm
gptkbp:height 2.5 meters
gptkbp:historical_context interwar period tank development
gptkbp:historical_significance first German tank with a fully rotating turret
gptkbp:horsepower 250 hp
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Panzer III Ausf A
gptkbp:legacy influenced future tank designs
gptkbp:length 5.4 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Krupp
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:number_built approximately 100
gptkbp:number_of_tracks 40 cm
3.2 meters
gptkbp:operational_range 150 km
gptkbp:produces mass production
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:production_years 1937
1938
gptkbp:range 150 km
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkbp:service_frequency 1937-1943
gptkbp:speed 40 km/h
gptkbp:steering mechanical
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Panzer_III_Ausf_B
gptkbp:suspension torsion bar
gptkbp:transmission gptkb:manual
gptkbp:turret 30 mm
cast turret
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Panzer_III
gptkbp:weight 20 tons
18 tons
gptkbp:width 2.8 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Panzer_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5