T-III

## Description

The **Template:Specs** or the captured German *Pz.Kpfw.lll* is a premium rank Template:Specs Soviet medium tank Template:Battle-rating.

## General info

### Survivability and armour

*Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat?*

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### Mobility

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## Armaments

### Main armament

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### Additional armament

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### Machine guns

*Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.*

## Usage in battles

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### Pros and cons

*Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".*

## History

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### In-game description

The designation used for the captured Pz.Kpfw.lll German medium tank in the Red Army arsenal. The tank was an early modification of the Pz.Kpfw.lll Ausf.J that was armed with a short-barrel 50mm KwK.38 L/42. The Ausf.J differed from previous modifications by its enlarged frontal body armor (50 mm) and certain mechanical changes. These tanks were popular with Soviet tank crews due to their excellent scopes, their loadout, and the convenience of the crew.

## Media

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## See also

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* *reference to the series of the vehicles;*
* *links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.*

## External links

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* *encyclopedia page on the tank;*
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