Ref.: MIAR-35166
Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.С
Characteristics
To scale 1/35 of the brand Miniart to assemble and paint.
History
The third vehicle in the development series, the Aust C, was yet another attempt to improve the design of the suspension.. Specific features: The Ausf C still had eight road wheels on each side, with the first and last pairs on a short leaf spring, mounted parallel to the ground. The second and third pairs were supported by a longer leaf-spring assembly. Also featured were a servo-operated epicyclic clutch, brake steering and a new design for the drive sprocket and idler. Combat service: By 20 January 1938 there were only twenty-three Pz Kpfw Ill in the total Army Inventory. But this number had increased to forty-two by the end of March 1938. The Ausf C saw action only in Poland. fl was withdrawn from Panzer regiments in February 1940, before the start of the campaign in the West.