...ickly upgraded to 30 mm on front, side, and rear on the Ausf. D, E, F, and G models. The '''Panzer III Ausf. F''' featured a 50 mm KwK38 cannon, an upgr
Some variant Ausf.F tanks remained in service for quite some time. One of the last of the mach
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...them, but they are at an advantage with their long 75 mm cannons. StuG III G can be harder to penetrate.
...used as the basis of Germany's most lethal tank destroyer, the [[StuG III G|StuG III]].
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...ting at the enemy's weak spots and known areas of vital/fragile modules (e.g. ammo rack, fuel tank, engine). The rear part of every tank is the most lig
...ers and Pz.IVs equipped with long 7.5cm guns (like [[Pz.IV F2]] or [[Pz.IV G]] ). Their guns can easily punch through the Panzer III armour at any dista
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...royer who sacrifices mobility and/or armour just for superior firepower (e.g. [[IS-2 (Family)|IS-2]], [[ISU-122]]), a Tiger H1 can be penetrated in the
...near, drop an artillery strike after immobilising the Tiger. Some SPAAs (e.g. [[Phòng không T-34]], [[M42 Duster (Family)|M42]]) have access to AP she
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* [[Panther D]], [[Panther A|A]], [[Panther G|G]], [[Panther F|F]]: At standard ranges, the weakest point on the Panther's
...great penetration and damage, and can take out common opponents easily (e.g. T-34-85, M4, IS-1, M6A1). Has access to a piercing APCR with 200+mm penetr
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...r E|Tiger I]]. The VK 4503 (H) as designated by them resembled a [[Panther G|Panther]] tank layout, with the transmission in the front along with the dr
...he V-12 Maybach HL230 gasoline engine, which powered the lighter [[Panther G|Panther]] and [[Tiger E|Tiger I]]. The increased weight of the tank made th
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...rt barrel Panzer IV F1 variant. These were all renamed [[Pz.IV G|Panzer IV G]] after July 1942. According to certain accounts, around 25 manufactured Pa
* High-penetration APCR shot can effectively deal with up-tier heavy tanks, e.g. [[Churchill Mk VII]]
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...cations and entrenched positions in support of the infantry, the Panzer IV G was the first entirely new variant to receive a significant increase in fir
...common double-chambered muzzle brake type. Third, since the new Panzer IV G's first operational employment was during the North African Campaign during
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...n battle tank of the war, despite newer replacements such as the [[Panther G|Panther]] tank.
...firepower. The Panzer IV was upgraded again in 1942 to the [[Pz.IV G|Ausf. G]] with an extra 30 mm steel plate applied to the 50 mm glacis, bringing the
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...ank gun. This gun has a slightly longer barrel than the previous Panzer IV G variant's 75 mm KwK40 L/43 tank gun, which offered slightly better armour-p
...similarly to the earlier [[Pz.IV F2|Panzer IV F2]] and [[Pz.IV G|Panzer IV G]]. However, due to the addition of Schürzen plates, which add a lot of wei
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|link-1 = Panzer V Panther (Family)
...d a new, modified chassis. The most visible difference between the Panther G and the [[Panther A]] was a small increase in the thickness of the hull sid
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|link-1 = Panzer V Panther (Family)
...duction variant of the iconic [[Panzer V Panther (Family)|Panzerkampfwagen V Panther medium tank family]]. M.A.N. produced the first production series P
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...production variant of the iconic [[Panther tank (Family)|Panzerkampfwagen V Panther medium tank family]]. Many [[Panther D]] characteristics, such as t
...erman]] or even the [[M4A3E2]]), piercing APCR for early cold war tanks (e.g. [[M26 (Family)|M26]], [[T-44]], early [[Centurion (Family)|Centurions]]) a
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*[[Panzer V Panther (Family)|Panther]] / [[M26 (Family)|Pershing]] / [[M46]]: Entire fr
...stock PzGr and PzGr 43 shells have an equivalent TNT explosive mass of 786 g, ensuring devastating post-penetration damage
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...fied Panther Ausf. A engine deck while the G2 had a modified Panther Ausf. G engine deck. Several changes were implemented throughout its production and
...y problems due to being based on the later model [[Panther G|Panther Ausf. G]], which had most of the initial problems fixed. It also used an improved t
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...front armour are a little lacking; certainly inferior to the Panzer IV/70(V). The sloped upper superstructure gives an effective thickness of around 12
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...n penetrate the {{Specs|pseudonym}} are the Panther, IS-2 and Panzer IV/70(V) with AP ammo, though several more tanks can shoot APCR rounds and successf
...wer [[Panzer IV]] on a new mantlet design derived from the [[Pz.IV G|Ausf. G]] model. The commander's cupola on the KV-1 was also replaced with the Panz
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...s very weak armour, however, and is something of a glass cannon. The Ausf. G, H, and J have up-armoured hulls that are quite difficult to penetrate, but
* Sloped hull armour resists well against lower calibre guns (e.g. 75 mm M3, 50 mm KwK39), capable of ricocheting larger calibre guns when an
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...ive filler for maximum damage. If a shot penetrates an enemy tank, the 150 g of explosives will decimate the crew.
...s very weak armour, however, and is something of a glass cannon. The Ausf. G, H, and J have up-armoured hulls that are quite difficult to penetrate, but
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..., [[Ordnance QF 6-pounder Mk.III (57 mm)|6-pounder]], and [[Ordnance QF Mk.V (75 mm)|75 mm]] guns were meeting heavier armoured tanks, and even tanks wi
...entually cancelled for another design. The next design took the [[Cromwell V|Cromwell]] tank as its basis, with development proceeding in 1942 as the [[
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