Intended only as a training tank to introduce the concept of armored warfare to the german army, the panzer i saw combat in spain during the spanish civil war, in poland, france, the soviet union and north africa during the second world war, and in china during the second sinojapanese war. Concentration fell to turretless selfpropelled guns and the new panther tank series. The panzer iii medium tank was the main german battle tank for the first two and a half years of the second world war, only beginning to lose that status after the appearance of the panzer iv ausf f2 in march 1942. Disabled panzer iv ausf h, near voronezh in russia, 1943. However, the infantry at the time were being equipped with the 37millimetre 1. The 501st abteilung was absorbed into the 10th panzer division as the 3rd abteilung of panzer regiment 7 on 26 february 1943. It was issued to a tiger i heavy tank battalion, the 501st schwere panzer abteilung and shipped to bizerta in tunisia in january 1943. Panzer general is turnbased, set on operational level hex maps. The tank is based on a chassis ordered as a panzer iii ausf. The ausf a ohne aufbau was a panzer i hull without any superstructure or turret.
Sdkfz 161 panzer iv medium tank tracked combat vehicle. The first panzer i vehicles to be built, 15 of this variant were completed by various firms daimlerbenz, henschel, krupp, man, and rheinmetall in a program intended to develop industrial capacity and provide initial training vehicles to the wehrmacht. Lower is the tfg kursk from 1979 nicely pimped up from the original black and white, but the only full map i could see in the gallery. Panzer iv tank during world war ii, the use of tanks revolutionized the way war would be fought. This comprehensive overview of the panzer iii in action was compiled by emmy award winning historian bob carruthers. As such, each order placed using this link earns a 515% commission that is used towards maintaining and improving this web site click on the picture at left. It was known as blitzkrieg, and the german panzer tank was the key vehicle in this new style of war. An owner inscription or signature from a member of your own family is always interesting to find, and if he or she was a wellknown person, could add to value. Campaign medals awarded for models completed within those dates. B light tank of the ii panzer division, belgium, may 1940.
Additionally, pc gamer us awarded it the best wargame of 1997. Please note that panzer variants 1 has been amended. The scenarios and variants for the kursk game could be broken down to panzerblitz level of reality. Despite only 211 panzer iv systems available by the end of september, the system quickly became the backbone of the panzer divisions. Pzkpfw ausf e the first large scale production variant of the pz iii, it standarizated the maybach 265 hp engine along with a new torsion bar suspension with 6 roadwheels in each side. The official panzer iii and its variants gb finescale. With overwhelming interest in doing the panzer iii and its variants gb, we are going for it and this is the official group build posting. Panzer general ii was a runnerup for computer gaming world s 1997 wargame game of the year award, which ultimately went to sid meiers gettysburg.
A munster panzer museum germany running condition this tank was found in the early 80s in a trench beside a road, in the area of the former ssjunkersschule in tolz, upper bavaria. Jagdpanther kursk variant panzerblitz boardgamegeek. Ausf bcd the main characteristics of these variants was the utilization of a multiple leaf springs suspension with 8 roadwheels per side, this modification was introduced probably to increased the track ground contact lenght and recude ground pressure. At the end of the campaign in the last months of 1940, the division lost its 4th panzer regiment which was used as the basis for the soontobeformed th panzer division. The 2nd panzer division then advanced along the river aisne into the interior of france. Panzer general manual pdf panzer general is a computer wargame published by strategic simulations in 1994 and set in world war ii. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The numbe rs on the unitcounters represent that unit s capabilities with respect to movement, attack, defense, and range of weapons. Development production operations the spielberger german armor and military vehicle series spielberger, walter j. The other symbols or silhouettes identify what type of unit that counter represents.
Since we are talking about many ausf models and variants especially the stugs, the gb will go on for a full year from july 1, 2011 to june 30, 2012. Nevertheless no discussion, if you need to know the backgrounds of panzer. Introduction combat record standard variants other variants production figures books. Same goes with the luchs,if theres proof out there that at least 1 vehicle had the 30 mm mk 103 cannon mounted,then i could add it to the suggestion,otherwise the 20 mm cannon stays as default. The panzer medium tank had a number of major modifications during the course of the war. Tankporn is for all things battle tanks, armored fighting vehicles, armored cars, selfpropelled guns and support vehicles affiliated. Thus panzer battles fits in scale between panzer campaigns and squad battles and borrows features from both. The first production series, despite the designation, built by man, daimlerbenz, mnh and henschel. Iv and its variants, including photos, technical data, original technical manuals, bibliography, and more.
Development production operations the spielberger german armor and military vehicle series. The scale is the first difference as described below. Hereafter they will be referred to as units or unit counters. It had torsionbar suspension with large interleaved road wheels. This classic, definitive series continues with this volume on czech panzers and armored vehicles in german use from 19201945. Apr 19, 2011 best choice for a modeler to use achtung panzer books.
The panzer iii was designed to be the backbone of the panzer force and was deployed on every front. However, due to its deficient armament and poor armour, and despite its outstanding reliability, it was obsolete by 1942. The panzer iv universe is an official associate website. This is a list of panzerkampfwagen v panther variants, including prototypes, conversions and projected designs. Aug 12, 2015 if you could find proof that this gun was actually mounted on at least 1 panzer ii m,its good enough to list it as a second armament variation possibly. Design of the panzer i began in 1932 and mass production began in 1934. The editors wrote that panzer general ii is a clinic in how to properly develop a sequel. With luck, they will not be on the titlepage, as this diminishes value. This is unabvoidable as we have to update the forum engine to a new structure that is incompatible with many of the features we had used so far. This volume in the series is a collection of lesserknown german a. Spielberger, a leading expert in the field of german military vehicles, presents the wide variety of variants on the 35t and 38t chassis. The restored panther ausf a on display at the canadian war museum in ottawa.
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