Pz Kpfw III Ausf M with Schurzen

The Ausf M was armed with the 5cm KwK39 L/60 and the only real difference compared with the Ausf L was the fording equipment on the Ausf M including the modified muffler mounted high on the rear hull. The Ausf M was used to replace losses in front line Panzer IIIs where there were still 432 in service at the start of the Kursk offensive in July 1943 as well as some in Sicily. The Schurzen was added as the war progressed to provided additional protection against hollow shaped charges.

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