Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J

Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J is a tier 4 medium tank from Germany in World of Tanks. This is a researchable tech-tree vehicle.

Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J stats at a glance

The Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J has 456 hit points , 50mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 64 km/h. . The vehicle can equip 4 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.7:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.2:1. The Pz. III J has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (4)

How Pz. III J compares to its peers

There are 21 tier 4 medium tanks in WoT, including the Pz. III J. Its 456 HP places it in the top 45% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 427). Frontal hull armor of 50mm ranks in the top 50% for the class (peer average: 47mm). Top forward speed of 64 km/h is faster than 90% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Pz. III J vs A-32 — tier 4 medium tank from USSR
• Pz. III J vs Chi-He — tier 4 medium tank from Japan
• Pz. III J vs Grant — tier 4 medium tank from UK
• Pz. III J vs IT-3 — tier 4 medium tank from USSR
• See full tier 4 medium tank tier list — all 21 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

Production of the J variant started in March 1941. In addition to the enhanced armor, the vehicle received the new 50-mm KwK 38 gun, which was deemed extremely successful; 1,067 other vehicles featured the KwK 39 gun, the improved version with better penetration rate. An attempt to mount a 75-mm gun (the N variant) was recognized as a failure, and the most large-scale vehicles were the J, L, and M variants (with 50-mm guns that had an impeccable track record). A total of 5,691 vehicles were produced, among which 1,969 were equipped with long-barrel guns and 2,391 with short-barrel 50-mm guns.

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