Hitler's drive to modernize his armed forces gained new momentum with
the arrival of Col. Heinz Guderian - the future spiritus movens of
German armored warfare doctrine. Behind the scenes German design teams
were busy working on prototypes of vehicles that would soon become the
tools of the future war - light Pz.Kpfw. I and II, heavy (in keeping
with contemporary classification) Pz.Kpfw. IV and medium Pz.Kpfw. III
armed with a 37 mm gun. In the early stages of fighting in France it
became clear that the vehicle didn't carry enough punch and in later
marks of the tank the 37 mm main gun was superseded by a 50 mm weapon.
The ultimate version of the Pz.Kpfw. III was armed with a short barrel
75 mm gun, the largest that the tank's turret could accommodate.
About the Series:
The In Combat series is aimed for those who would like to quickly learn
about fascinating history of specific vehicle, plane or ship. Every tome
consist of most important information about history, versions and
service of one combat machine.
Each book has tens of pages in A4 format and consists of dozens of
interesting photos, color illustrations, technical drawings and maps. In
every tome, there is a free gift in form of masks or decals for
modelers.
Minimonographs In Combat are the answer to many requests from our
readers who asked us to make such series.
