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Captured Panzer IIIs

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. War Department’s Tactical and Technical Trends (No. 32, August 26, 1943) featured these photographs of a pair of German Panzer III tanks captured in North Africa.

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Dragon Panzer III Flamm

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Announced by Dragon Models is a new 1/35th-scale kit of Panzer III flamethrower tank: Item No. 6776—1/35 Pz.Kpfw.III (FL) Ausf.M w/ Schurzen.  

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Dragon Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. M

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A new 1/72nd-scale plastic kit announcement from Dragon Models: No. 7323 – Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.M w/ Schürzen. This late Panzer III is armed with the 5cm KwK39 L/60 main gun.

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MiniArt Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. C

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From MiniArt, a kit in process announcement of a rare 1/35th-scale panzer variant from WWII: No. 35166: Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. C. Announced features include: all new tooling; 1,171 total parts (1,047 plastic parts, 63 PE parts, 11 clear plastic parts); decals for five … Continue reading →

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Head Control for Hull Machine Gun

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Unique head control for the hull machine gun in the Panzer III. (Source: Preliminary Report No. 5, Pz Kw III, School of Tank Technology, September 1942.)  

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Dragon Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J Kit

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

For July 4th weekend, a new kit poster from Dragon of a 1/72nd-scale early war Panzer III Ausf. J: Item #7372: 1/72nd Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.J (Armor Pro).

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Pz.Kpfw. III (5cm) Ausf. H Kit

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A poster and more details on the latest 1:35th-scale Smart Kit from the ’39-’45 series have been released by Dragon: #6641: Pz.Kpfw. III (5cm) Ausf. H Sd.Kfz. 141 Early Production.  

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3.7cm FlaK 43 auf Fahrgestell, Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.M

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th-scale model kit announcement from Cyber-Hobby: 3.7cm FlaK 43 auf Fahrgestell, Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. M (Versuchsaufbau).

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Panzerbeobachtungswagen III

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzerbeobachtungswagen III (Pz Beob Wg III) were German armored, fully-tracked artillery observation vehicles developed on obsolete PzKpfw. III chassis. The hull machine gun and main armament were removed to allow more interior space for radios and equipment. A single machine … Continue reading →

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Blitzkrieg, France 1940

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two recent 1/35th Dragon kits depicting German men and panzers during the Blitzkrieg in France in summer of 1940. The first kit is a Panzer III Ausf. E equipped as the vehicle was used in the Blitzkrieg. The second kit … Continue reading →

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