Dragon Models 6543 German PzKpfw III Ausf J (Tp) Early Production 1/35

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The Panzer III was developed in the 1930s to act as Germany's main battle tank with the task of taking on enemy armored vehicles. However, by the time it encountered Russian T-34 and KV-1 tanks on the Eastern Front, it had become obsolete for this task. In an effort to keep the Pz.Kpfw.III relevant, it was rapidly up-gunned and up-armoured. One such variant was the Ausf.J, which featured 50mm-thick solid frontal armour, an improvement over the earlier 30mm armor. It also received a longer 5cm KwK.38 L/42 main gun, though later production examples of the Ausf.J received even longer KwK.39 L/60 guns. Another important change in the Ausf.J was a lengthened hull. A total of 482 Early Production Ausf.J tanks were built in 1941, while a total of 1067 vehicles with the more capable KwK.39 L/60 gun were produced up till mid-1942. The Ausf.J served in Russia as well as North Africa.
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