280091 - Panzer III Ausf E/F/G CMP Rear turret stowage boxes were

Rear turret stowage boxes were sometimes fitted later

and continued in service afterwards

as from 1942 the last version of Panzer III mounted the 7

including the Mk I / I CS / II / II CS / III / AA (Mk II/III)

it increased the advantage of Allied armour over Axis armour and was superior to the lighter German and Italian tank designs

280091 - Panzer III Ausf E/F/G CMP Rear turret stowage boxes wereThe Panzerkampfwagen III (SdKfz 141), commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in WW2. It was intended to fight other armoured fighting vehicles and serve alongside and support the similar Panzer IVwhich was originally designed for infantry support. However, as the Germans faced the formidable Russian T 34 tanks, more powerful anti tank guns were needed, and since the Panzer IV had