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PANZER 3

The Panzer 3 (SdKfz 141) was a German medium tank of the Second World War, produced by Daimler-Benz from 1939. It was initially armed with a 37 mm anti-tank gun, but this was upgraded to a 50 mm gun after 1940 and later in the model M to a 75 mm gun; and one 7.92 mm calibre machine-gun. It was manned by a five man crew. Powered by a Maybach HL 120 TRM 12-cylinder petrol engine, the Panzer 3 had a top speed of 40 kmh and a range of 175 km.
A flame-thrower variation, the Panzer 3(Fl) or SdKfz 141/3 was also produced with the main 50 mm gun replaced with a flame-projector with a range of between 55 and 60 meters.
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