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Panzer IIIA question

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  1. tobruk phpbb3

    tobruk phpbb3 New Member

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    The Panzer IIIA had a different suspension than later marks. Does anyone know why it was changed? Thank you in advance.
     
    tobruk phpbb3, Jan 22, 2008
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    My guess is that different systems were tried out, only the E submodel got the final suspension.

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    Correct.The Panzer III Ausf.A road wheels used a coil spring suspension.The B,C and D models all had different leaf spring designs.These were not found to be satisfactory.All variants afterword beginning with the Ausf.E had torsion bar suspension.
     
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