By Steven J. Zaloga
This totally illustrated examine pits Germany's PzKpfw III tank opposed to France's Somua S 35 within the monstrous armored battles that opened the campaign.
The armor clashes in may perhaps 1940 have been the largest the realm had but noticeable, because the German advances of that interval got here to epitomize Blitzkrieg. still the Wehrmacht's Panzer III was once well suited via the French Somua S35; the 2 representing very diverse layout philosophies and but score one of the best designs on the planet on the time.
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Com but the commander had to elevate his seat or stand up to use it. The cupola contained three separate vision devices, including a PPL RX 160 episcope (68-degree field of view), an Estienne direct-view slit under an armoured flap (114-degree field of view) and a 4× binocular periscope (10-degree field of view). The commander had to decide which of the three devices to use, and then manually traverse the cupola in the right direction to use one of them. After having located the target through one of these devices, the commander had to crouch back down into the turret, reorient himself though the gun’s 4× telescopic sight, and find the target again.
Even in the light tanks, 4. PzDiv still had a high portion of the old and underpowered PzKpfw I Ausf A. From a broader divisional standpoint, the most important improvement was the addition of a second infantry regiment, SchtzRgt 33, which brought the division into line with other Panzer divisions. As a result, the division’s Schützen brigade and Panzer brigade had a better balance, with two regiments each. Combined-arms tactics were not yet mature, and there was still some belief that concentrated tank forces could overwhelm enemy infantry positions even without friendly infantry support.
The Panzer division’s orders continued to change due to the fluidity of the situation. Hoepner wanted the division to head immediately for Gembloux, but at about 1515hrs, 6. Armee instead ordered the division to move to the south towards Liège, with the intention of cutting off the Belgian forces in the city. By 1745hrs, the orders had reverted to the original objective of Gembloux after Heeresgruppe B intervened. The other division in Hoepner’s corps, 3. PzDiv, was trailing behind. It was scheduled to cross the Meuse at 1300hrs on 11 May, but was delayed by road congestion and Allied air attacks on the bridge sites.