TAMIYA Military Kit 1:35 35215 German Pz. Kpfw. III Ausf. L

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Recent Releases Scalextric Race Sets Scalextric Digital Scalextric Track Kits Scalextric SL5 Plans Hornby Train Sets Hornby Digital About Live Steam Customer Layouts Jadlam Layouts Add my Shop to your Favourites and receive my email newsletters about new items and special promotions! 1/35 Scale Military35215 German Pz. Kpfw III Ausf. L The German Pz.Kpfw. III, along with the IV, played an active part in the early stages of WWII as their mainstrength tanks. However when they encountered the Russian KV and T-34 tanks on the Eastern Front, the weakness of the Pz.Kpfw.III was revealed and the balance of power tipped in favor of the Russians. Thus the pz.Kpfw. III underwent constant improvement throughout its career to maintain an advantage. The Pz.Kpfw. III had a number of types, from the A to N. Among them, the Ausf. L was produced from July 1942. As it was manufactured at the existing tank factory, the basic performance and structure were the same as previous versions with a few modifications. Armament consisted of an improved, long barreled Kwk50 L/60 tank gun, which was effective against the Russian T34 tanks up to a range of 600m, plus two 7.92mm MG34 machine guns. The armor of the front superstructure was increased to 57mm in thickness, and a 20mm thick spaced armor was added to the gun mantlet as well, which increased the tank' read more