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logosub: "Plamo"
language: "en"
title: "Riesen-Panzer III"
page: "model-kits/other-mecha/riesen-panzer-3"
model_name: "German Rs.Pz III Ausf.B"
category: "Mecha"
date: "1990-01-01"
status: "Still in box"
price: "¥4400"
series: "Kampf Riesen Mars 1941/1945"
scale: "1/35"
number: "MIM-015-DY"
release: "2022"
manufacturer: "Cavico"
purchase_date: "2025-05-13"
purchase_store: Small Worlds Museum store
purchase_venue: "Small Worlds Miniature Museum"
purchase_location: "Ariake district, Kōtō ward, Tokyo, Japan"
---

The Riesen-Panzer III.

https://kampfriesenmars19411945.mystrikingly.com/#riesen-panzer-iii

The Panzer Ⅲ humanoid heavy machine (Riesen Panzer Ⅲ)
Made in Germany. Designed by Bills & Elfield.
The No. II humanoid heavy machine, completed in 1940, had a much more humanoid silhouette than the No. I machine sent out by Heinkel the previous year, and had a more refined and functional beauty.
The development of the No. III machine strongly reflected the intentions of Japan, which was allied with Germany. Surprisingly, the navy-led request from Japan included airtight cockpits and underwater navigation capabilities, which at first glance did not seem like land-based weapons. This was in consideration of the landing operations in the South Pacific, but at the same time, Germany was also developing various weapons (such as the tank III with snorkel) in anticipation of the British landing operations, and it could be said that the fact that the demands of the military side were the same in both countries was a result of the momentum of the Axis side at the time.
　Originally, at least the legs should have been redesigned to support the newly incorporated underwater propulsion system, but the Japanese wanted to have 36 units for four squadrons (squadrons) within a year. However, due to the Japanese desire to have 36 units for 4 companies (squadrons) within a year, Rosic put together a rather "rough" design specification by assembling the legs of the I humanoid heavy machine provided by Hankel in reverse. However, this gave the new heavy machine stronger legs and feet than necessary, and although there were some limitations in the range of motion, it was a success as it allowed the operation of heavy portable weapons.
Although the new humanoid heavy machine was produced in such a "rush job", it was highly evaluated by the Japanese side who received it. However, the fact that only 24 20 mm machine guns and 10,000 spare rounds of ammunition were sent at the same time caused the commanders in the field to point out the lack of firepower. For a time, this situation put a damper on the alliance between Germany and Japan.
The III Man-Made Heavy Equipment imported by Japan seems to have been deployed on the new battleships completed at the end of the Pacific War and headed for Africa, but the specific results of the war remain unknown at present.