Panther is
the common name of a medium tank fielded by Nazi Germany in World War
II that served from mid-1943 to the end of the European war in 1945. The
Panther's excellent combination of firepower, mobility, and protection
served as a benchmark for other nations' late war and immediate post-war
tank designs, and it is frequently regarded as one of the best tank
designs of World War II.
While
sharing essentially the same engine as the Tiger I tank, it had better
frontal armor, better gun penetration, was lighter overall and thus
faster, and could handle rough terrain better than the Tigers. The
tradeoff was weaker side armor; the Panther proved to be deadly in open
country and shooting from long range, but vulnerable to close-quarters
combat. Also, the 75 mm gun fired a slightly smaller shell than the
Tiger's 88 mm gun, providing less high explosive firepower against
infantry, though it was still quite effective.
The Panther was also far cheaper to produce than the Tiger tanks,
and only slightly more expensive than the Panzer IV, as its design came
to fruition at the same time that the Reich Ministry of Armament and War
Production was making great efforts to increase war production. Key
elements of the Panther design, such as its armor, transmission and
final drive, were compromises made specifically to improve production
rates and address Germany's war shortages, whereas other elements such
as its highly compact engine and its complex suspension system remained
with their elegant but complicated engineering. The result was that
Panther tank production was far higher than what was possible for the
Tiger tanks, but not much higher than what had been accomplished with
the Panzer IV. At the same time, the simplified final drive became the
single major cause of breakdowns of the Panther tank, and was a problem
that was never corrected.
Item No
84553
Item Name
German Sd.Kfz.179 Bergepanther Ausf.G
Bar Code
6939319245533
Scale
1:35
Item Type
Plastic Model Armor Kit
Model Dimension
Length: 257mm Width: 165.7mm
Total Plastic Parts
1300+
Total Sprues
22 sprues , upper hull and lower hull
Chromeplate Parts
n/a
Resin Parts
n/a
Metal Parts
copper cable, chain
Photo Etched Parts
2 pcs
Film Accessory
n/a
Released Date
2021-07
More Features
The kit consists of over 1300 parts
>the kit w/refined detail
>multi-slide moulded lower hull , turret
>individual tracks
>photo etched parts included
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