Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E

4./Z.W.
     
Název:
Name:
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E
Originální název:
Original Name:
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E
Kategorie:
Category:
střední tank medium tank
Výrobce:
Producer:
DD.12.1938-DD.MM.1939 Daimler-Benz AG, Berlin /
DD.MM.1939-DD.MM.1939 Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG, Nürnberg /
Období výroby:
Production Period:
DD.12.1938-DD.MM.1939
Vyrobeno kusů:
Number of Produced:
96
Prototyp vyroben:
Prototype Built:
DD.MM.1938
Osádka:
Crew:
5
Technické údaje:
Technical Data:
 
Bojová hmotnost:
Combat Weight:
19500 kg 42990 lb
Délka s kanónem dopředu:
Length with Gun Forward:
5380 mm 17 ft 7 ¾ in
Délka korby:
Hull Length:
5380 mm 17 ft 7 ¾ in
Celková šířka:
Overall Width:
2910 mm 9 ft 6 ½ in
Celková výška:
Overall Height:
2500 mm 8 ft 2 ⅜ in
Světlá výška:
Ground Clearance:
385 mm 1 ft 3 ⅛ in
Šířka pásu:
Track Width:
360 mm 1 ft 2 ⅛ in
Měrný tlak:
Ground Pressure:
0,092 MPa 13.34 psi
Pancéřování:
Armour:
Veža :
čelo, štít kanóna, boky, zadok - 30 mm
strop - 10 mm

Korba :
čelo, boky - 30 mm
zadok - 20 mm
strop - 16 mm
dno - 16 mm
Turret :
front, gun mantle, sides, rear - 30 mm
deck - 10 mm

Hull :
front, sides - 30 mm
rear - 20 mm
deck - 16 mm
belly - 16 mm
Pohon:
Propulsion:
 
Typ:
Type:
Maybach HL 120 TR (vodou chladený zážihový 12-valec objemu 10,8 litra) Maybach HL 120 TR (12 cyl., water-cooled, gasoline, 10,8 liter)
Výkon:
Power:
209,6 kW při 2800 ot/min 281.1 bhp at 2800 rpm
Převodové ústrojí:
Transmission:
Variorex 328 145 (10+R) Variorex 328 145 (10+R)
Výkony:
Performance:
 
Rychlost na silnici:
Road Speed:
40 km/h 25 mph
Rychlost v terénu:
Cross-country Speed:
15 km/h 9 mph
Jízdní dosah po silnici:
Cruising Range on Road:
165 km 103 mi
Jízdní dosah v terénu:
Cross-country Cruising Range:
95 km 59 mi
Překonávání překážek:
Obstacles Crossing:
 
Svah:
Gradient:
30 ° 67 %
Boční náklon:
Side Slope:
? ° ? %
Překročivost:
Trench Crossing:
2,3 m 91 in
Výstupnost:
Vertical Obstacle:
0,6 m 24 in
Brodivost:
Fording Depth:
0,8 m 31 in
Výzbroj:
Armament:
 
Hlavní:
Main:
3,7 cm KwK 36 L/45
(125 nábojov)


alebo (neskoršie prezbrojenie)


5 cm KwK 38 L/42
(99 nábojov)
3,7 cm KwK 36 L/45
(125 rounds)


or (later rearmed)


5 cm KwK 38 L/42
(99 rounds)
Vedlejší:
Secondary:
3x MG 34 7,92mm
(4500 nábojov)
3x MG 34 7,92mm
(4500 rounds)
Uživatelské státy:
User States:
Poznámka:
Note:
Pásy:
Kgs 6111/380/120 (93 článkov v jednom páse)
Tracks:
Kgs 6111/380/120 (93 links per side)
Zdroje:
Sources:
Thomas L. Jentz, Hilary Louis Doyle - Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. E, F, G und H, Development and production from 1938 to 1941, Panzertracts No-3-2, ISBN 0-9771643-9-X
URL : https://www.valka.cz/Pz-Kpfw-III-Ausf-E-t6400#369434 Version : 0
The Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.E was the first of the larger production versions of the Pz.Kpfw.III and carried the factory designation Z.W.38 and, after the development versions Ausf.A-D, it defined the final form of the development of the German Army's new medium tank. However, the Pz.Kpfw.III tanks were only produced in large-scale production from Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.F onwards.
The design of the hull and turret were significantly modified, increasing the thickness of the armour on the frontal parts up to 30 mm. A more powerful Maybach HL 120 engine was used (instead of the Maybach HL 108). The tank received a new transmission, which became a 10-speed Variorex 328 145. The chassis consisted of a drive wheel and a new tension wheel, and the running wheels were completely new, suspended by torsion bars. The first and last running wheel received a shock absorber. The chassis was supplemented by three support pulleys. On the side of the hull in the undercarriage compartment there were emergency hatches for the crew. The turret was also heavily modified. The side entry doors were two-piece, the side portholes were modified and the gun ports were given a new shape. On the starboard side of the superstructure, the radial porthole was missing on some tanks.



Production numbers (Fgst.Nr.)
Version (Ausf.)
Factory
Number of units produced
Production period
Note
60401-60441
Ausf.E
Daimler-Benz Werk 40
41
12/1938-7/1939

60442-60496
Ausf.E
Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG
55





Six turrets for the Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.E were produced by Krupp, the remaining 90 turrets by Alkett.
The tanks had major problems with gearboxes, running wheels, the need for new shock absorbers, and problems with leaks in the flap covering the driver's visor against water. Later, a Notek reflector began to be fitted. The false periscope cover (Tarnklappe) mounted in place of the left signal port on the turret ceiling was discontinued on some machines in 1939.


Thomas L. Jentz, Hilary Louis Doyle - Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. E, F, G und H, Development and production from 1938 to 1941, Panzertracts No-3-2, ISBN 0-9771643-9-X
URL : https://www.valka.cz/Pz-Kpfw-III-Ausf-E-t6400#487735 Version : 0
Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf. F patriaci 1. tankovej divízii (1. Pz.Div.), Russia, jún 1941.

Barjatinskij, M.: Tanki vermachta, Askoľd, 1993, ISBN 5-86579-002-1 (Барятинский, М.: Танки вермахта, Аскольд 1993)
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Barjatinskij, M.: Tanki vermachta, Askoľd, 1993, ISBN 5-86579-002-1 (Барятинский, М.: Танки вермахта, Аскольд 1993)
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