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  • Problematic exhausts

    Problematic exhausts

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    Already since its conception, the exhaust system of the Panther had been kind of troublesome. During the Panther’s production various solutions have been proposed and fitted. In this post I’ll elaborate a bit on two of these solutions in particular. Auspufftopf – Exhaust muffler It is often disregarded or simply not known that the well…

  • [Book] Panther by Thomas Anderson

    [Book] Panther by Thomas Anderson

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    A recent addition to my Panther library is this book by Thomas Anderson. Anderson is not new to the subject and has already published a book on the Panther for Concord’s ‘Armor at war’ series (no. 7006). In this post I’ll do a quick review of the book , telling you if you should buy…

  • The last of its kind: Breda Panther

    The last of its kind: Breda Panther

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    In the heart of the city of Breda, the Netherlands you will find the Wilhelminapark: a quiet and calm place. You can come to peace on one of the benches around the pond, or you can, of course, walk up to the massive tank located at the corner where the roads Wilhelminapark and Paul Windhausenweg…

  • The Panther: a British view

    The Panther: a British view

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    Among the great collection of AFVs at the Tank Museum in Bovington, United Kingdom there is a vehicle that is often described as one of the best tanks of the Second World War. This tank is better known as the Panzerkampfwagen ‘Panther’ 1. Germany produced over 6000 Panthers during the war. The majority of these were…

  • 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…

  • 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…