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GERMANY S PANTHER TANK

Tne omy cnass-s compieted for tne Versuchs-Panther II was captured Dy tne Amencans and snipped to ADerdeen Provmg Grouna Pantner Ausf G turret (compieted <n Aprii 1945) was mounted on tne Pantner li chas$<s it is not known if the turret was mounted ,_h^A Germans >n a iast ditcn efforr at tne end ot tne War or if Americans mounted an Ausf G turret on tne Panther II chassis after it was ^ ^ captured (CHY)

CHARTER 3: PANTHER U

Components on me rear deck (eng.ne companment _a.r mtak»    ^V '

-:a*e <ouvres, des<gned for the Pantner li were iat*»r Lf ^{scoop en}9'ⁿe combusiion air mtako ™ „

,ar a-e tne same as those usea on me T.ge, ti ,P_atlon M^eZ °    ^{Ausl G} »*9" Tne a°e*n_a

660 mm *.de combat tracks for th₀ Panther li were to be uM.jed Laufrollen tDMw.ng No 021 D 50204, steel ty red rubber^sh.on^d    ’°^r ’^{he TlQer} " ^The Gumm.sparende

- , lit-- wwneoi wvilh e.ght spokes The dnve sprocket was s.m.i_ar (but    ^spec,,,callV <Jes.gned for the Panther ll as <

f>atlon Museum)    ^{P 01 Was} s'^m"^{ar (t>uł no}‘    to the des.gn used on the T.ger li Versuchs Soi

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