Academy 13531 1/35 Scale, German Panzer III Ausf.J (North Africa) Tank, Plastic Model Kit (A13531)

1/35 German Panzer III Ausf.J (North Africa) Model Certificates

• Plastic injection parts
• Decal
• Photo Etched
• Assembly guide.

1/35 German Panzer III Ausf.J (North Africa) Model Features

• Disasted plastic parts.
• Use a frame scissors to remove the parts.
• Use a model knife and sanding to clean the burr in the parts.
• Fill the gaps between the parts with filling material and sanding.
• There is no adhesive and paint in the box.
• You can make the necessary jerking with the assembly guide in it.
• It is recommended to paint it with the colors specified in the guide.

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Panzerkampfwagen III (Armored Combat Vehicle III), II. It is the German war tank used in World War II. Design was started in the 1930s and used to the end of the war. It is produced to destroy other tanks rather than infantry protection. Panzer IVs were made to protect other tanks as Panzer IIIs were withdrawn and progressing to support the Panzer IVs in accordance with the Blitzkrieg (Lightning War) war doctrine. The production of the tank was terminated in 1943. Türkiye N model ordered 56 of them, but only 22 of them were able to reach Türkiye.

After Heinz Guderian specified the necessary features for a middle -class tank, on January 11, 1934, the Ordu Weapons Department published the required features for a middle -class tank. This tank had to have a maximum of 24 tons and a speed of 35 km/h. The vehicle would assume the task of the main battle tank of German Panzer troops and would be assigned to destroy the enemy tanks.
Daimler-Benz, Krupp, Man and Rheinmetall entered the tender and presented a first example. The tests lasted between 1936-1937, and the Daimler-Benz model was the best choice. However, the problem in the development phase of the other models also arose here. The German army could not have an armored war tool due to the Versay Peace Treaty. In order to overcome this distress, the first model was called ZW (Zugführerwagen - Commander Car) and the Mittlerer Traktor (middle class tractor).
During the development phase, there was discussions about how many millimeters of ball will use. Hereeeswaffenamt wanted a 37mm ball because it was the diameter of the tank ball ball in the hands of the infantry. The use of the same bullets would facilitate logistics support. Guderian von Lutz, the President of Mechanized Units Inspector, argued that enemy tanks could not be destroyed without a 50mm ball. At the end of the discussions, an agreement was reached in the 37mm ball, but the Tarret ring would be designed widely in a large -scale so that the 50mm ball was installed in the future. This decision enabled the tank to be equipped with stronger weapons and cope with new tanks.
The tank would have a five -person crew. These would be the commander, weapon, bullet loader, driver and radio. The closed -circuit radio order would be used to communicate with each other. Although the Panzer IIIs were not more impressive tanks in terms of armor, speed and weapons, they could move more easily and fight more easily on the battlefield thanks to closed -circuit radio layouts and superior German optical technology.

15mm light sloping steel armor was used in the series from Panzer III A to C. When it was found that this armor was very insufficient in a short time, 30mm armor was used in D, E, F and G models. In addition, the H model had a second 30mm armor on the front. In the J model, the front and rear armor was raised to 50mm. In L, M and N models, 20mm armor was added to the front.
As the tank troops were withdrawn or progressing, they had to move forward very carefully, as they were unbearable against the bullets coming from behind. Panzer IIIs were able to protect other tanks thanks to their thick rear armor as they progress and retracted.

Panzer III was made to fight other tanks, so the models from the A model to F model were equipped with the German anti-tank ball 37 mm KWK36 L/45. However, the tank design was made in a way that the balls of higher diameters were installed, and from G to MWk38 L/42 and 50 mm KWK39 L/60 balls were used in models from G to M.
In the N model, 75 mm KWK37 L/24 ball was installed. This was the first Panzer IV models. The N model was used for close infantry support in contrast to other Panzer IIIs and the tank replaced the destructive Stug IIIs.
In the models from A to F, a 7.92 mm machine rifle was installed in two trunks. In the next models, one machine gun used in the turret was removed.