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Panzer III L Medium Tank

M5A1 Light Tank

Weight 15,380 kg (33,912 lb)

Maximum speed 60 km/h (37.2 mph)

Main gun 37 mm (1.46 in.)

Armor 12 to 67 mm (0.47 to 2.64 in.)

The M5 light tank, introduced in 1942, was fitted with a larger turret and additional radio equipment early in 1943 to become the M5A1. Both were powered by twin Cadillac V-8s coupled to the Cadillac Hydra-matic transmission. The M5 became the basis of several variants, generally substituting other weapons for the 37-mm gun originally fitted in the M5 turret. Chief among these were the Howitzer Motor Carriage M8, which mounted a short 75-mm howitzer; and the T8 reconnaissance vehicle, with a

.50-caliber (12.7-mm) machine gun on a mounting ring in place of the standard M5 turret. Both of these soldiered on until the end of the war.

Weight 19,800 kg (43,659 lbs) Maximum speed 40 km/h (25 mph) Main gun 50 mm (1.97 in.) L/60 Armor 12 to 50 mm (0.31 to 3.15 in.)

The German Panzer III medium tank, manufactured from 1936 to 1943, was the primary German tank at the beginning of the war. Main armament in early models was a 37-mm gun; to meet the realities of armored warfare, later models substituted 5-cm and finally 7.5-cm guns. For the same reason, armor thickness was increased from 30 mm to 50 mm. Long after the Panzer III was superseded by more formidable medium and heavy tanks, its excellent chassis remained as the basis for numerous self- propelled artillery pieces (such as the StuG IIIG) and a variety of special-purpose vehicles, including flame-throwers, recovery vehicles, and a “swimming” version for a cross-channel invasion of England.

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Microsoft Close Combat manual Panzer III L Medium Tank M5A1 Light Tank

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EisenhowerGeneral Omar Bradley British General Bernard Montgomery Preparations for Operation Overlord Fooling the Germans with Fortitude German Forces in Normandy Field Marshal Erwin Rommel Allies Invade on D-Day Soldiers landing on Omaha Beach Soldiers crammed into landing craft Carentan Bloody Omaha and Beyond Soldiers taking cover Behind seawall on Omaha Beach Off The Beach Close Combat Operation German Side Across The Aure Normandy June 13 German hedgerow defenses German Defenses in the Bocage Hedgerow Hell First Encounters in the Bocage Troops under fire in the bocage Sgt. Bill Davidson, in Yank Lt. Jack Shea, from Yank Allied Improvisation in the Bocage Pfc. Bob Sloane, in Yank Breaking the Impasse Going for the High Ground Hill 192 and Purple Heart Draw We did Purple Heart Draw Sgt. Bill Davidson, in Yank Hill Taking Saint-Lô at LastClose Combat Operation German Side Close Combat Operation U.S. Side Ruins of Saint-Lô Infantry in Battle Saint-Lô Saint-Lô It was one terrible blood- letting Patton Unleashed Trapped in the Falaise Pocket Falaise Pocket August 13Ð20 Effective range 30 m 32 yds Colt .45 model Walther P Mauser Kar Springfield ’03 RifleEffective range 550 m 600 yds Semiautomatic Rifle Garand Rifle Gewehr Effective range 75 m 83 yds Browning Automatic Rifle BAR M1 Carbine MP40 Machine Pistol Thompson Submachine Gun Caliber Air-Cooled Machine Gun M1919A4 MG 42 Machine Gun Caliber Air-Cooled Machine Gun M2-HB Armor penetration 240 mm 9.4 Grenade Launcher Bazooka Rocket LauncherArmor penetration 230 mm 9 German Hand Grenades American Hand Grenades Egg Grenade SpecificationsMark II Fragmentation Grenade Stick Grenade Mm Mortar Mortar 60-mm M2 and Mount M2 Close Combat M1 57-mm Antitank Gun Mm Antitank Gun Pak Armor penetration 122 mm 4.8 Inch Gun M5 Armor penetration 96 mm 3.8 7.5-cm Light Infantry Gun Panzer III L Medium Tank M5A1 Light Tank Mm Sherman Tank Panzer IV H Tank M4A3 76.2-mm Sherman Tank Panzer V Panther Medium Tank StuG IIIG/StuH Infantry Support Tanks Tiger I Heavy Tank Marder III Self-Propelled Antitank Gun M10 Tank Destroyer Jagdpanther Hunting Panther Tank Destroyer M36 Tank Destroyer Armament Various SdKfz 250 Light Armored Troop Carrier M3A1 Halftrack SdKfz 231 Armored Car Kfz 1 Kübelwagen Jeep Basic Terrain Terrain Marsh Civilian Terrain Orchard Military Terrain Barbed Wire Wooden Wood Buildings Structures Stone Buildings Bunkers Big Picture Short History of World War Let Loose the Dogs of War World War II Begins Germany Blitzes West Russia Invades Finland Close Combat 125 Battle of Britain 127 Close Combat General Erwin Rommel in North Africa Desert Fox The North Africa Campaign Barbarossa Begins Germany Attacks Russia Germans advancing into Russia Scale of Forces Hitler and the Wehrmacht Problems of Command Sunday Surprise The Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor Omar Nelson Bradley Germany and Italy Declare War on the United States Dieppe Debacle Allies Agree to Beat Germany First Convoys and Wolfpacks the Battle of the Atlantic Long Road to Normandy War in the Pacific Germany Blitzes East Again Axis Cracks The German Defeat At Stalingrad Russian soldiers in winter camouflage on the attack Close Combat British soldiers in North Africa Monty and Torch The North Africa Campaign British officer on tank combat near El Alamein Erwin Rommel Bernard L. Montgomery 145 Close Combat Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill at Tehran Long Formation The Air War In Europe Landings in Sicily Foothold in Europe  American First Division fighting in Italy Fierce Encounters Landings in Italy From Yank, an American military publication On To Rome Problems of Supply From Shots Fired in Anger by Lt. Col. John George 153 Close Combat End of Festung Europa On the Eve of Operation OverlordRacing Toward the Rhine Collapse of Festung Europa Red Army Marches To Vengeance Last Blitzkrieg The Battle of the Bulge American tanks on the move in Germany Road to Berlin Red Sky in the East the Soviets Capture BerlinAmerican and Russian soldiers Photostat of German surrender with Jodls signature Final Surrender And Beyond World War II ends-and the Cold War begins