Panzer III
Panzer III Pre-war: 98.
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pz III A-F | 157 | 396 | - | - | - | - | - | 553 |
| Pz III G-J | - | 466 | 1,673 | 251 | - | - | - | 2,390 |
| Pz III J/1-M | - | - | - | 1,907 | 64 | - | - | 1,971 |
| Pz III N | - | - | - | 449 | 213 | - | - | 662 |
| Pz III (f) | - | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | 100 |
| StuG III A-E | - | 192 | 540 | 93 | - | - | - | 825 |
| StuG III F-G | - | - | - | 695 | 3,011 | 3,849* | 1,038 | 8,593 |
| StuH 42 | - | - | - | 12 | 204 | 903 | 98 | 1,217 |
| Total | 157 | 1,054 | 2,213 | 3,407 | 3,592 | 4,752 | 1,136 | 16,311 |
* not including 173 converted Panzer III.
Variants:
- Panzer III A-F - armed with 37 mm gun
- Panzer III G-J - armed with 50 mm L/42 gun
- Panzer III J/1-M - armed with 50 mm L/60 gun
- Panzer III N - armed with 75 mm L/24 gun (converted older types)
- Panzer III (f) - armed with flamethrower
- StuG III A-E - Sturmgeschütz III. Assault Gun armed with 75 mm L/24 on Panzer III chassis (Sd.Kfz. 142)
- StuG III F-G - Sturmgeschütz 40. Assault Gun armed with 75 mm L/43 or L/48 on Panzer III chassis (Sd.Kfz. 142/1)
- StuH 42 - Sturmhaubitze 42. StuG III with 105 mm light field howitzer (Sd. Kfz. 142/2)
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