PzKpfw III Ausf. M (Sd. Kfz. 141/1)
    Copyright (C) 1996 by James Lowry (jlowry@tfb.com).

        The last of the regular Panzer IIIs, built from late 1942, the M was
    mostly a simplified version of the Ausf. L.  Steel skirts were mounted on
    the sides and around the turret to defeat shaped charge explosives.
        The adjusted cost is pre-WWII even though this variant was developed
    after the war started.  The main armament is a long 50mm anti-tank gun
    (crit|*|*|no|*|*|*|1/3|1) with AP (cr|6d*10|14|1,000|2 mi.) and HE
    (exp|10d[2d]|12|n/a|1.5 mi) ammunition and a MG34 machine gun
    (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.  Six smoke rockets are mounted in two
    fixed external mounts (stats as for pintles) on the ouside of the the
    turret.  The turret is motor-driven or turned with a hand crank.
        The Panzer III M (v. 1.0) is a TL 6 vehicle [Mar. 96 errata sheet] with
    a weapon from High Tech, a new weapon and my armor sloping table.

    90mm Unguided Rocket (TL 6)
        The Germans developed a smaller rocket meant for use on vehicles to
    provide them with smoke laying capabilities. A launch tube is $250, 15
    lbs., 1.5 cf, DR 5 and HT 8, the rockets are $200, 20 lbs. and 1 cf apiece.
    90mm Rocket  Malf   Type   Damage     SS   Acc   1/2D   Max     RoF   Shots
     with HE     crit.  exp.   6dx6[6d]   no   5     n/a    1,000   1/30  1
     with smoke  crit.   -     6 yards    no   5     n/a    1,000   1/30  1
    
    Structure:  490 cf extra-heavy standard body, max. load 44,100 lbs. (HT
        1,200).  Tracked motive system with two tracks (DR 9, HT 600).  18
        degree sloped front, 18 degree sloped back, sealed body.
    Turret:  65 cf standard full-traverse turrret (HT 100).  18 degree sloped
        front, 25 degree sloped right, left.
    Propulsion:  232 KW tracked drivetrain.
    Power:  239 KW gasoline engine (DR 5, HT 75), uses 7.17 gallons/hour. 5
        16.5 gallon self-sealing gas tanks (DR 5, HT 12, fire 10), endurance
        11.51 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:  Long 50mm gun (DR 5, HT 50) and co-axial MG34 machine gun ($400,
        7 lbs., DR 5, HT 12) in turret.  MG34 machine gun in forward casemate
        mount.  98 rounds of 50mm ammo, plus 2,500 rounds of machine gun
        ammunition.  Six 90mm smoke rockets (DR 5, HT 8) in two pintle mounts
        on the turret.
    Cargo:  50 cf cargo space, 20 cf access space, 73.625 cf waste space +
        6.776 cf waste space in turret.
    Armor:  308 points advanced laminate armor, 235 points expensive armor.
        F6/147L (slope), R6/84L, L6/84L, B6/147 (slope), T6/50, U5/45.
    Turret Armor: 412 points advanced laminate armor, 28 points expensive
        armor.  F6/168L (slope), R6/92L (slope), L6/92L (slope), B6/84L, T4/28.
    Statistics: Cost $237,620 (adjusted $15,841), design mass 41,692.75 lbs.,
        max. payload 2,407.25 lbs., max. cargo load 2,407.25 lbs., current
        payload 1,000 lbs., loaded mass 42,692.75 lbs. (21.34 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
        3.25 mph/s, deceleration 20 mph/s, MR .25, SR 7, gets 3.77
        miles/gallon.