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5 3 4 PERISCOPE MOUNT IN COMMANDERS CUPOLA

Periscopes in the commander s cupola fell out due to vibra-tion. especially when the Panther received a hit, and were difficult to remove and replace Startmg m July 1944 a frame with a new fastener was mstalled at the assembly plant

Three Pilze (sockets) were welded to the turret roof as anchors f_or the base of the 2t Kran (jib boom) Mounted on the turret roof, the 2t Kran couid be used to lift components on the same Panther (such as the rear deck. engme. transmission and steermg gear) or couid aid m repairmg another vehicle

5 3 5 AIRJNTAKE COVER

In a reversal of their previous decision. on 17 July 1944 Wa Pruef 6 ordered that the Belueftungspilz (air mtake cover) on the front hull roof be mstalled agam MNH mstalled the Belueftungspilz starting with Fgst Nr 128371 (completed on 22 July 1944) 5 3 6 MOUNT FOR OBSERVATION PERISCOPE

On 18 July 1944 Wa Pruef 6 ordered that the assembly firms were to stop mstallmg the Sehstab mount (021 St 50296) in the Panther Ausf G turret.

5 3 7 RAIN GUARD OVER DRIVER'$ PERISCOPE

On 18 July 1944 Wa Pruef 6 ordered that the assembly firms were to mount a cover (021 St 51144) over the driver's pen scope Startmg m August 1944, a sheet metal ram guard was

Starting m July 1944. an improved fastener was mstalled to retam the periscopes m the commanders cupola

CHAPTER 5: PANTHER AU8F.G

T S.R 1 Sehstab (periscope) mounted in the turret ailowed tne commander to reconnoitre from turret-down positions (HLD)

5 3 10 CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS APPLIED BY THE ASSEMBLY FIRMS

mstalled over the driver s periscope because ram had inter-tered with the driver s vision

5 3 8 JETTISONABLE HATCHES

Openmg the driver and radio operator hatches was blocked w hen the turret was traversed to several different positions Starting in August 1944, jettisonable hatches were mstalled If the crew had to quickly evacuate in an emergency such as a tire the hatches couid be jettisoned by loosenmg hinge fasteners and shovmg the hatch upward and oft to the side 5 3 9 DEBRIS GUARD OVER THE GAP BEHIND THE GUN MANTLET

Startmg in August 1944, Panthers had a sheet metal cover welded to the front of the turret roof to prevent foreign materiał from jammmg in the gap behind the gun mantlet

To comply with a generał order dated 19 August 1944 ali Panthers were to be pamted with a standardized camouflage pattern pnor to bemg shipped from the assembly plants Ev-ery effort was to be madę to deliver part of the August con-signment of Panthers with this new ambush' camouflage patten Patches of Olivgruen RAL 6003 and Rotbraun RAL 8017 parnt were spray pamted over the Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 base coat Prior to this. all Panthers had been delivered to the troops with a base coat of Dunkelgelb parnt and each individual unit had applied its own camouflage pattern

5 3 11 MULTICOLORED PAINT

On 25 August 1944, the Waffenamt ordered that. eflectwe immediately. the interior of the Panther was no longer to be pamted multicolored

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