A slightly redesigned hull allowed for increased armor protection, and a new gun mantlet facilitated the installation of the more powerful 50mm KwK 38 L42 gun.
When this variant of the Panzer III entered service with the armored divisions on the Eastern Front, they struggled to take on the heavily armed Soviet KV-1 and T-34 tanks
The Ausf. J was the most produced variant of this tank.
plastic model kit
1:35 scale
unbuilt / unpainted
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