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The '''Panther''' tank is a German medium tank design in the middle of World War II as a replacement for the Panzer III and IV in service.
 
  
 
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* [[Bfw. Jagdpanther]]
 
* [[Bfw. Jagdpanther]]
 
* [[Flakpanzer 341]]
 
* [[Flakpanzer 341]]
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== Panzer V Panther ==
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=== Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. D ===
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The Panzer V Ausf. D was the first production version of the Panther. This is odd and confusing because most German vehicles progressed in alphabetical order for the variant designations.
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'''Armament'''
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The main armament consisted of a 7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone (KwK) 42 L/70 gun fitted in the turret. This gun could fire armor piercing rounds at high velocity, and could destroy most Allied tanks at long range. The effective range was 1.1 to 1.3 kilometers, and six rounds could be fired per minute.The gun could depress 8 degrees and elevate 20 degrees from horizontal. 79 75 mm rounds could be carried, and the tank was fitted with a Turmzielfernrohr 12 binocular gun sight to aim the gun.
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Secondary armament consisted of a co-axial 7.62 mm MG34 machine gun and a hull machine gun operated by the radio operator. The hull machine gun was fired through a "letterbox" opening, which was basically a rectangular hole in the glacis. When the hull machine gun was not in use, the letterbox slit was covered by an armored door.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:36, 18 May 2020

In-Game Vehicles

Panthers

Rank III

Rank IV

Vehicles Based on the Panther

Rank IV

Panzer V Panther

Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. D

The Panzer V Ausf. D was the first production version of the Panther. This is odd and confusing because most German vehicles progressed in alphabetical order for the variant designations.

Armament

The main armament consisted of a 7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone (KwK) 42 L/70 gun fitted in the turret. This gun could fire armor piercing rounds at high velocity, and could destroy most Allied tanks at long range. The effective range was 1.1 to 1.3 kilometers, and six rounds could be fired per minute.The gun could depress 8 degrees and elevate 20 degrees from horizontal. 79 75 mm rounds could be carried, and the tank was fitted with a Turmzielfernrohr 12 binocular gun sight to aim the gun.

Secondary armament consisted of a co-axial 7.62 mm MG34 machine gun and a hull machine gun operated by the radio operator. The hull machine gun was fired through a "letterbox" opening, which was basically a rectangular hole in the glacis. When the hull machine gun was not in use, the letterbox slit was covered by an armored door.

Media