PzKpfw III Ausf. A/B/C (TL 6)
    Copyright (C) 1996 by James Lowry (jlowry@tfb.com).

        With the start of the rearmament of Germany it was quickly decided that
    a modern armored force would be needed.  In 1934 and '35 discussions were
    held to decide on the design requirements for the 'light' tank.  Work on
    the project was started under the camouflage name Zugfuehrerwagen (platoon
    comander's vehicle), the Panzer III designation not being adopted until
    September 1939.
        A compromise was made by the Motorized Troops with the Weapons
    Department and Artillery for a 37mm main gun, already the standard anti-
    tank gun of the infantry.  However, specifications for the turret were that
    it would be large enough to hold the desired 50mm gun.
        The original three models tested out various suspensions, and all had
    low production runs while designs were finalized.  A total of forty Panzer
    IIIs of the original three models were built from 1937 to '38.  They all
    participated in the Polish campaign.
        The main armament is a 37mm anti-tank gun (crit|*|*|no|*|*|*|1/2|1)
    with AP (cr|6d*4|12|500|1 mi.) and HE (exp|6d[2d]|10|n/a|1 mi) ammunition
    and two MG34 machine guns (crit|cr|7d|19|10|1,000|3,900|15*|50) in the same
    mount in the turret, and another on the front of the hull.  The turret is
    motor-driven or turned with a hand crank.
        I used _Panzerkampfwagen: German Combat Tanks 1933-1945_ by Chris
    Elliot and Hilary Doyle as reference.
        The Panzer III A/B/C (v. 1.0) is TL 6 vehicle [July 96 errata sheet]
    with a weapon from High Tech, and my armor sloping table.

    Structure:  490 cf extra-heavy standard body, max. load 44,100 lbs. (HT
        1,200). Tracked motive system with two tracks (DR 3, HT 600).  18
        degree sloped front, 18 degree sloped back, sealed body.
    Turret:  65 cf standard full-traverse turret (HT 100).  18 degree sloped
        front, 25 degree sloped right, left.
    Propulsion:  180 KW tracked drivetrain.
    Power:  187 KW gasoline engine (DR 5, HT 60), uses 5.61 gallons/hour. 2
        16.5 gallon self-sealing gas tanks (DR 5, HT 12, fire 10), endurance
        5.88 hours.
    Accomodations:  5 cramped internal seats, 3 of which are half in the
        turret.
    Vision:  Slits.
    Crew:  5; driver, radio operator/hull gunner, commander, gunner, loader.
    Accessories:  Enviromental control.
    Turret Accessories:  Tactical radio (+0 intercept, 15 mi.).
    Weaponry:  37mm gun (DR 5, HT 25) and 2 co-axial MG34 machine guns ($400,
        27 lbs., DR 5, HT 12) in turret.  MG34 machine gun in forward casemate
        mount.  120 rounds of 37mm ammo, plus 4400 rounds of machine gun
        ammunition.
    Cargo:  50 cf cargo space, 20 cf access space, 107.77 cf waste space +
        17.78 cf waste space in turret.
    Armor:  201 points expensive armor.  F5/43 (slope), R5/41, L5/41, B5/38
        (slope), T5/28, U4/14.
    Turret Armor:  185 points expensive armor.  F6/43 (slope), R5/45 (slope),
        L5/45 (slope), B5/34, T5/28.
    Statistics: Cost $116,555 (adjusted $7,770), design mass 26,938 lbs., max.
        payload 17,162 lbs., max. cargo load 4,500 lbs., current payload 1,000
        lbs., loaded mass 27,938 lbs. (13.97 tons), Size Modifier +4 (+2),
        Radar Signature +4, IR Signature +5, Acoustic Signature +6.
    Ground Performance:  Ground speed factor 12, top speed 27 mph, acceleration
        3.375 mph/s, deceleration 20 mph/s, MR .25, SR 7, gets 4.81
        miles/gallon.