Panzer III addition, to counter enemy anti-tank rifles, starting from 1943, the Ausf. L version began the use of spaced armour sideskirts and screens (known as "Schürzen" in German) around the turret and on the vulnerable hull-sides. However, due to the introduction of the upgunned and more-armoured Panzer IV, the Panzer III was, after the German defeat at the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943, relegated to secondary/minor combat roles, such as tank-training, and it was finally replaced as the main German medium tank by the Panzer IV and the Panzer V Panther. The Panzer III's strong, reliable and durable
QF 4.7-inch Mk V naval gun War II on defensively armed merchant ships and troop ships. On 10 March 1917 the crew of a single gun on the merchant ship SS "Otaki" fought a notable action against the heavily armed German commerce raider SMS "Möwe". They managed to set the "Möwe" on fire and inflicted severe damage before the "Otaki" was sunk. "Otaki's" commander Archibald Bisset Smith went down with his ship and was eventually awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for refusing to surrender his ship. QF 4.7-inch Mk V naval gun The QF 4.7 inch Gun Mark V originated as a 45-calibre naval gun designed