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  • [Video] Militracks 2019 – Panther in action

    [Video] Militracks 2019 – Panther in action

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    As promised, here is a video of the Panther at Militracks. It shows the Panther starting its engine and driving around a bit on the museum premises. The Panther from Saumur runs noticeably smoother than the Königstiger from the same museum which was present at Militracks last year. In contrast to the Tiger II last…

  • Parallel cut Panther turret armour

    Parallel cut Panther turret armour

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    In another post I have already got to talk a bit about the Panther in Overloon, but a recent visit to the museum there lead me to believe there was something off with the Panther’s turret. I only fully realised this after reading about cutting methods of the steel plates at the armour manufacturers. In…

  • IS-2

    IS-2

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    As a continuation of the KV series, the Soviets began production of the IS series of tanks in 1943 named after Josef Stalin – actually written Иосиф Сталин (Iosif Stalin) in Russian hence the abbreviation. The first model, the IS-1, was based on a further development of the KV, the KV-85. Early models featured the…

  • Panther Ausf. G – Overloon

    Panther Ausf. G – Overloon

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    The Panther Ausführung G was the last version of the Panther to be mass produced. It featured a number of improvement over the earlier A model. Characteristic for this model are the lack of a driver’s hatch in the glacis plate as well as the simplified (one piece) side armour plates. The vehicle at the Oorlogsmuseum Overloon carries Fahrgestell…