12 July 1943. Four Pz. III tanks (two Ausf M and two Ausf N) of 4th company, II Battalion, SS Panzer Regiment 1, 1st SS Leibstandarte Division, under SS-Oberleutnant Kurt Graf are resting behind Hill 252.2 just south of Prokhorovka. 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Regiment's III Battalion is guarding the crest of the hill. Three companies of Pz. IVs and four Pz VI Tigers are also nearby, resting after the successful advance of the Division.
Unbeknownst to the SS troops, however, is the coming avalanche of tanks and troops of Soviet 29th Tank Corps' 31st and 32nd Tank Brigades and 53rd Motorized Rifle Brigade attempting to stop the German advance, and crush the main thrust of Operation Citadel's southern pincer movement.
Just to show the Pz III should not be used as a main battle tank at Prokhorovka! It is no match for T-34s! I might have to find another strategy for its use in this battle...
Enjoy (anyway)!
Негізгі бет Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 - "Pz III at Prokhorovka" - Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf M
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