PzKpfw III Ausf. A

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tank
gptkbp:armament cast
37 mm gun
60 rounds
gptkbp:armor 30 mm
gptkbp:climbRate 30 degrees
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1936
gptkbp:coolingSystem water-cooled
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:crew 5
gptkbp:decommissioned 1943
gptkbp:design Henschel and Son
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Maybach_HL_108_TR
front
gptkbp:enginePower 250 hp
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:V8_gasoline
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1938
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 200 liters
gptkbp:height 2.5 m
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first German tank with a fully rotating turret.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PzKpfw III Ausf. A
gptkbp:length 5.4 m
gptkbp:mainCharacter 37 mm KwK 36
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Krupp
gptkbp:maximumDepth 1.2 m
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:numberBuilt 100
gptkbp:productionCompany 100
gptkbp:productionYears 1937
gptkbp:range 150 km
gptkbp:retirementYear 1943
gptkbp:rotorDiameter 1.5 m
gptkbp:secondaryRole gptkb:MG_34
reconnaissance
infantry support
gptkbp:serviceHistory served in various campaigns
gptkbp:services 1938
1943
gptkbp:speed 40 km/h
gptkbp:stations FuG 5
gptkbp:successor gptkb:PzKpfw_III_Ausf._B
gptkbp:supportRole main battle tank
gptkbp:suspension torsion bar
gptkbp:track 40 cm
gptkbp:transmission manual
gptkbp:updates PzKpfw_III_Ausf._B_and_beyond
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:variant gptkb:PzKpfw_III
gptkbp:vesselType welded
gptkbp:vision periscopes
gptkbp:weight 20 tons
21 tons
gptkbp:width 2.8 m