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FH is not really missing a Panzer III
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Actually it is. The Panzer III was the main battle tank for Afrika Korps until the PzIVF2s and up started arriving, same thing for the invasion of Russia. It's a good medium tank, more heavily armored than the PzIVD and it has a lower caliber gun but it's a longer gun which means the projectile has a higher velocity which gives it better armor penetrating capabilities. With the 50L42 and 50L60 it was on the same level as the Crusader tanks in firepower, at a slight disadvantage in speed but better in armor because although the PzIII didn't have sloped armor the Crusader tanks had rivited armor instead of welded meaning when a shell hits the crusader there's a chance that the other half of the rivet will bounce around inside the cabin possibly killing the crew (don't think this was uncommon).
For maps like Al Alamein (1942 right?) the PzIIIL was already being produced, I don't know how many of what variants were present at this battle but the PzIII was still there. Also production of the PzIVGs had started meaning that there should be PzIVFs present at least which are far superior to the PzIVDs that are currently in map. Perhaps the desert skin hasn't been done for the PzIVF2 yet but that should be the premier tank at this battle.
Just my two cents
