By June 1941, most PzKpfw III (here an Ausf G) were fitted with the 5cm Kampfwagenkanone (KwK – tank gun) L/42. By firing the strictly rationed tungsten-core PzGr 40 shell, the gun could penetrate 55mm thick armour at 500m, hardly sufficient against Soviet tanks of the time.
Source :
Book "Panther" by Thomas Anderson
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