Pz.III N (Italy)

▄Pz.III N

▄Pz.III N

Description

The ▄Pz.III N is a rank Italian medium tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike".

This is a Panzer III, upgraded to carry a short 75 mm KwK37 cannon, which can also be found on a number of Panzer IV variants, as mounting the long 75 mm gun failed, so a compromise was made. Panzer III N is referred to as the assault variant of the Panzer III family, and it retains a body of the Panzer III L and M variants. A small amount would be used by the Italian Social Republic in the late stages of World War 2.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret, cupola roof)
• Cast homogeneous armour (cupola, gun mantlet)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	20 + 50 mm Upper plate 50 mm (53°) Upper glacis 53 mm (22°) Lower plate 30 mm (74°) Lower glacis	30mm	32 mm (44°) Upper glacis 53 mm (16°) Upper plate 53 mm (10°) Lower plate 30 mm (65°) Lower glacis	26 mm (6°) Front 18 mm Centre 15-17 mm (2-11°) Rear
Turret	50 mm (cylindrical) Turret front 50 mm Gun mantlet	30 mm (17-25°)	30 mm (conical)	10 mm (7°)
Cupola	50 + 30 mm (cylindrical)	50 + 30 mm (cylindrical)	50 + 30 mm (cylindrical)	10 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels and torsion bars are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick.
• Track links used as add-on armour are 20 mm thick.
• The turret sides and rear are protected by 8 mm skirts which provide protection against HEAT and HE shells

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				465			__.__
Realistic				265			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm KwK37					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	64	-10°/+20°	±180°	N/A	13.3	18.4	22.4	24.8	26.4	4.29	3.80	3.50	3.30
Realistic					8.3	9.8	11.9	13.2	14.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
K.Gr.rot Pz.	APCBC	52	50	45	39	34	30
Hl.Gr 38B	HEAT	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sprgr. 34	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10
Hl.Gr 38C	HEAT	100	100	100	100	100	100

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
K.Gr.rot Pz.	APCBC	385	6.78	1.2	14	80	48°	63°	71°
Hl.Gr 38B	HEAT	450	4.57	0.05	0.1	872.1	62°	69°	73°
Sprgr. 34	HE	420	5.74	0	0.1	686	79°	80°	81°
Hl.Gr 38C	HEAT	450	4.8	0.05	0.1	875.5	62°	69°	73°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
K.Gr.Rot Nb.	423	6.2	13	5	20	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Pz.III N (Italy)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	7th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
64	57 (+7)	54 (+10)	46 (+18)	38 (+26)	24 (+40)	10 (+54)	1 (+63)	No

Machine guns

7.92 mm MG34
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	3,450 (150)	900	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Spaced armour covering the turret of the tank
• Fast-firing main gun

Cons:

• May have trouble penetrating heavily armoured tanks
• Hard to aim at long ranges
• Lacks hull side skirts seen on the German Pz.III N

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