Panzer V Panther (Family)
Contents
In-Game Vehicles
Panthers
Rank III
Rank IV
- Panzer V Panther Ausf. A
- Panzer V Panther Ausf. G
- Panzer V Panther Ausf. F
- Panther II
- Panther «Dauphine»
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.
