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Pz.Kpfw V Ausf.A Panther

GENERAL DATA
Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf.A, Pz.Kpfw V Ausf.A, Panther, (Sd.Kfz.171)
Medium Tank
FuG 5
Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnburg AG, Henschel & Söhn AG, Daimler-Benz AG, Maschinenfabrik Niedersachen Hannover GmbH

5

  • Commander: Turret, center-rear
  • Gunner: Turret, left-front
  • Loader: Turret, right-rear
  • Driver: Hull, left-front
  • Radio-machinegunner: Hull, right-front
2200
August 1943 - May 1944

 

DIMENSIONS
45500 kg
0.90 kg/cm²
8.88 m
6.88 m
2 m
2.98 m
3.42 m
0.56 m
2.26 m
1.65 m

(*) armored skirts

ARMAMENT
75 mm KwK 42 L/70 (1)
79
360° (manual & hydraulic)
+20° to -8° (manual)
6°/sec
TZF12 (binocular) or TZF12a (monocular)
3 x 7.92 mm MG 34 (2)
5100
1: turret - 2: coaxial, bow (ball mount*), AA

(*) except early models

ARMOR
Welding
60 mm / 35°
40 mm / 90°
40 mm / 60°
30 mm / 0° (front)
16 mm / 0° (rear)
80 mm / 35°
40 mm / 50°
-
16 mm / 0°
100 mm / 78°
45 mm / 65°
45 mm / 65°
16 mm / 5° (front)
16 mm / 0° (rear)
100 mm / round
-
-
-

 

AUTOMOTIVE
Maybach HL 230 P30
V12, 23.1L
700 hp to 3000 rpm
15.38 hp / ton
ZF AK 7-200 synchromesh
7 forward, 1 reverse
MAN: controlled differential,
steering wheel and levers
Mechanical, disc
730 L Gasoline (Petrol)

 

SUSPENSION
Double torsion bars
8 dual (interleaved), rubber edgings
1 (small, behind sprocket)
Front, 17 /tooth
Rear, double, adjustable
On the 2 first and last road wheels
Kgs 64/660/150: Dual center guide, single pin, steel
660 mm
150 mm
86
3.92 m

 

PERFORMANCES
46-55 km/h on road - 30 km/h off road
250 km on road - 100 km off road
280 L/100 km on road
700 L/100 km off road
30° (from horizontal)
2.45 m
0.90 m
1.90 m
8.70 m

 

Sources
AFV Data Base (lost)

 

 

Drawings

 

File

 

Panther Ausf.A (early) 1/35Panther Ausf.A (late) 1/35

 

 

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