Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.L — Fgst.Nr. 74371

Production Metrics

Version (Ausf.): Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.L

Production date: 1942.05

Producer: M.A.N. Werk Nuernberg

Main armament: 5 cm Kw.K. L/60

Data source: Panzer Tracts 03-3-42/44

Design Features and Anomalies
Watertight_Taillight

Watertight rear taillight at the rear on the left track guard, but no taillight on the right track guard or cutout in the flap.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-3, p. 3-3-70
Combat Path and Unit Assignments
1942.10
Foreign Armed Forces

Magyar Királyi Honvédség

Vehicle acquired and operational within the Hungarian army.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-3, p. 3-3-70
Rebuilds and Special Conversions

No conversions or special modifications registered for this vehicle.

Repair Log and Technical Events
1942.09

Introduction of the Notabfeuerung (emergency firing) device allowing the gunner to fire the gun with his foot if the electrical circuit is disrupted by a hit.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-3, p. 3-3-82
1944.05

Introduction of wider Ostketten tracks for units on the Eastern Front, increasing the total width of the Pz.Kpfw.III to 3266 mm.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts No. 03-3, p. 3-3-86
Photographic Documentation

No associated archival photos for this chassis number.