Track dOjustment left |
48306 |
48306 |
Track ad|ustment nght |
48307 |
48307 |
Track guard. left |
51109 |
48309 |
Track guard. nght |
51110 |
48310 |
Motor |
51111 |
48311 |
Fuel system |
51121 |
48328 |
Throttle linkage |
51122 |
48357 |
Brake and transmission | ||
venttlation |
51124 |
48385 |
Coolmg system |
51130 |
48329 |
Electrical equipment |
51132 |
48332 |
Floor plates |
51134 |
48335 |
Radio racks |
51135 |
48336 |
Ammumtion stowage |
51136 |
48390 |
Dust covers for ammo racks |
51137 |
NA |
Turret drive |
51139 |
48339 |
Driver s hatch |
51142 |
48340 |
Radio operators hatch |
51143 |
48341 |
Drivers periscope |
51144 |
48397 |
Radio operator s periscope |
51145 |
48347 |
Steenng brake left |
48345 |
48345 |
Steermg brake nght |
48346 |
48346 |
External stowage |
51149 |
48382 |
Transmission |
48350 |
48350 |
Rear deck |
51152 |
48343 |
Foot Controls |
48360 |
48360 |
Steermg gear |
48367 |
48367 |
Ciutch linkage |
48373 |
48373 |
Fmai drive left |
48376 |
48376 |
Fmal drive nght |
48377 |
48377 |
Steermg ano brake linkage |
48378 |
48378 |
Track left |
48380 |
48380 |
Track nght |
48381 |
48381 |
Coolmg water thermostat |
48387 |
48387 |
Coolmg water heater |
48396 |
48396 |
Seats |
7628 |
7628 |
5 1 1 ARMOR PROTECTION
Ausf.A and D
16 mm @ 5.50 16 mm @ 90° 100 mm curved 100 mm @ 12° 16 mm @ 90° 16 mm @ 90° 80 mm @ 55° 60 mm @ 55° 30 mm @ 90° 16 mm @ 90°
45 mm @ 25° 40 mm @ 40° 40 mm @ 0°
45 mm @ 25° 40 mm <g> 30"
Ausf.G
16 mm @ 5 5°
16 mm @ 90° 100 mm curved 100 mm @ 12° 40*16 mm @90° 16 mm @ 90°
80 mm <§> 55°
50 mm (§> 55°
25 mm @ 90°
16 mm @ 90°
45 mm @ 25°
50 mm @ 30°
40 mm @ 0°
45 mm @ 25°
40 mm @ 30°
The armor protecłion for the Ausf G was implemented as it had Peen described durmg the meetmg on 4 May 1943 The thickness of only four plates had changed when compared to its predecessors. the Ausf A and Ausf D
Location
Turret Roof (fore) Turret Roof (aft) Gun Mantłet Turret Front Hull Roof (fore) Hull Roof (aft) Glacis Piąte Front Lower Hull Belly (fore)
Belly (aft)
Turret Side Panmer Side Hull Side Turret Rear Hull Rear
b 1 2 INTRODUCTORY CHANGES
in addition to modifications associaled with changing the shape of the hull the followmg changes were introduced start mg with the first Ausf G chassis
• Hmged hatches for the driver and radio operator
• Installation of a pivotmg. traversable penscope for the driver and deletion ot the dnver s visor
• Stepped embrasure to reduce bullet splash m the aper-turę of the armored guard for the machmegun bali mount on the glacis piąte
• Redesigned ventilator cowl under the travel lock
• Smgle headhght mounted directly above the left fender
• Redesigned rear deck fitted withm the superstructure sides featurmg redesigned louvres. covers for the carburetor air mtake a cowl over the engme compartment air mtake. a new fuel filier cap. a radiator overflow dram. and repositioned antenna base
• Redesigned engme exhaust. brakes. and transmission ventiiation system elimmatmg the need for the two paraltel pipes for engme exhaust coolmg mounted on the exhaust pipę
• Ammumtion stowage mcreased to 82 mam gun rounds Dust covers consistmg of two slidmg doors of approximateiy 4 mm thickness closed off the ammumtion racks m each spon-son
• When outfitted as a Befehls-Panther ammumtion stowage for the mam gun was reduced to 64 rounds due to the room needed for the auxiliary electrical generator GG 400 for the extra radio sets
• Revised tooi and equipment stowage arrangement on the superstructure sides New tools and equipment mcluded a longer wooden błock as a base for the jack and thicker. longer tow cables (32 mm diameter. 8 2 meters long)
• Schuerzen side skms fastened to a fender extendmg the length of the superstructure sides
• Relocation and modification of the mounts for the shock absorbers
5 2 PRODUCTION
On 16 August 1943. the Waffenamt responded to Krupp on when the entzwickelte (dewedged 1 e straightened) hull for the Panther l would enter production A proposal had been presented to Direktor Dr Rohland. the head of the Haupt-ausschusses Panzerwagen und Zugmaschinen to mitiate production of Panthers with the entzwickelte hull startmg with number 2801 lf and when production of the entzwickelte hull was to start hung on a decision by the Panzerkommission that was to occur at the end of August Before it became known
Opposite
Tne front and rear view of Panther Ausf G (Fgst Nr 120303 compieted Dy M A N on or about 1 April 1944) On Ausf Gs the Tarnlampe (headiight) was mounted directly above the left fender The ends of the longer thicker tow cables (32 mm diameter and 8 2 meters long lor the Ausf G mstead of 27 mm diameter and 5 meters long tor the Ausf A and D) were secured by U shaped hoiders on the rear deck (BA)
CHARTER 5: PANTHER AUSF.G
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