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Vehicles of the Afrika Korps

This is a section that gives the full name of a tank, it's role, i.e. Medium Tank(MT) etc., and it's guns. In the end, there will be dozens, but I'll put them up a few at a time.

The abbreviations for the roles are: LT=Light Tank,MT=Medium Tank, HT=Heavy Tank, SPAA=Self Propelled Anti-aircraft, SPG=Self-Propelled Gun/Howitzer, SPAG=Self-Propelled Assault Gun, TD=Tank Destroyer, AC=Armoured/Scout Car.

Other abbreviations are Sd. Kfz=Special Motor Vehicle(German Word), MG=Machine Gun, and Ausf.=Mark/Type(German Word). They are:

Tanks

Panzerkampfwagon I (Sd. Kfz. 101)Ausf. A, LT, 2-7.92mm MG13s

Panzerkampfwagon I(Sd. Kfz. 101) Ausf. B, LT, 2-7.92mm MG13s

Panzerkampfwagon II(Sd.Kfz 121)Ausf. A, LT, 1-2cm Kwk 30 L/55 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon II(Sd. Kfz. 121) Ausf. B, LT, 1-2cm Kwk 30 L/55 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon II(Sd. Kfz. 121) Ausf. C, LT, 1-2cm Kwk 30 L/55 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon II(Sd.kfz. 121) Ausf. D, LT, 1-2cm Kwk 30 L/55 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon II(Sd.kfz. 121) Ausf. F, LT, 1-2cm Kwk 30 L/55 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon 35(t)* Ausf. A, MT, 1-MG13 1-3.7cm KwK 34(t) L/40 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon 38(t) (Sd.Kfz. 140) Ausf. A, MT, 1-MG13 1- 3.7cm KwK 38(t) L/47.8 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon 38(t) (Sd.Kfz. 140) Ausf. A, MT, 1-MG13 1- 3.7cm KwK 38(t) L/47.8 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon III(Sd. Kfz 141) Ausf. D, MT, 2-MG34s 1-3.7cm KwK L/45 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon III(Sd. Kfz.141) Ausf. E, MT, 2-MG34s 1-3.7cm KwK L/45 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon III(Sd. Kfz. 141) Ausf. F, MT, 2-MG34s 1-3.7cm KwK L/45 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon III(Sd. Kfz. 141) Ausf. F 'special', MT, 2-MG34s 1-5cm KwK 39 L/42 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon III(Sd. Kfz. 141) Ausf. G, MT, 2-MG34s 1-5cm KwK 39 L/42 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon III(Sd. Kfz. 141) Ausf. H, MT, 2-MG34s 1-5cm KwK 39 L/42 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon III(Sd. Kfz. 141) Ausf. J, MT, 2-MG34s 1-5cm KwK 39 L/42 later L/60 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon III(Sd. Kfz. 141/1) Ausf. L, MT, 2-MG34s 1-5cm KwK 39 L/60 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon III(Sd.Kfz. 141/1) Ausf. M, MT, 2-MG34s 1-5cm KwK 39 L/60 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon III(Sd. Kfz. 141/1) Ausf. M 'special', MT, 2-MG34s 1-7.5cm KwK L/24 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon IV(Sd. Kfz. 161) Ausf. D, MT, 2-MG34s 1-7.5cm KwK L/24 Tank Gun

Panzerkampfwagon IV(Sd. Kfz. 161) Ausf. E, MT, 2-MGs 1-7.5cm L/24 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon IV(Sd. Kfz. 161) Ausf. F1, MT,2-MGs 1-7.5cm L/24 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon IV(Sd. Kfz. 161/1) Ausf. F2, MT, 2-MGs 1-7.5cm L/43 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon IV(Sd.Kfz. 161/1) Ausf. G, MT, 2-MGs 1-7.5cm L/43 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon IV(Sd.kfz. 161/2) Ausf. H, MT, 2-MGs 1-7.5cm L/48 Gun

Panzerkampfwagon VI "Tiger I" (Sd. Kfz. 181)Ausf. E, HT, 2-MGs 1-8.8cm KwK 36 L/56 Gun * Note: (t) denotes tschech, which is German for Chechoslovakian, as these weapons were originally.

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