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1、hullof a Panther Ausf. Atank somewhere on theEastern Front, no doubtfbr a bit of radiant heatfrom the vehiclesengine. On the EasternFront, the weather couldbe as deadly aPANTHERthreatto the Germansoldier as the RedAnny. (Patton Museum )huddlesbehindtherearCOMPARATIVEDIMENSIONSThePantherAusf.Dtankwas

2、29feet(8.86m)longwiththemaingunpointedoverthefronthullofthevehicle.Thevehicleshullwas22feet(6.87m)long.Withthinarmoredsideskirtsfittedtoeithersideofthehull,thetankwas11feet2.64inches(3.42m)wide.Withoutthethinarmoredsideskirtsfitted,thetankcommandershatchintheopenposition.Combatloaded,thePantherAusf.

3、Dtankweighedinatabout50tons(45.5mt).TheT-34mediumtankwas,bycomparisontothePantherAusf.Dtank,fairlysmall.Withitsmaingunpointedoverthefronthull,itwas22feet2inches(6.75m)long,withthehullbeingabout20feet(6.09m)long.was1()feet8.74inches(3.27m)wide.ThePantherAusf.Dtankwas1()feet2.04inches(3.10m)tallwithth

4、evehicleBACKGROUNDAnAmerican soldier looksinto one of the two storageboxes mounted on the rearhull plate of this PantherAusf. D tank. Despitebeing replaced in serviceby the Panther Ausf. A tankand then the Panther Ausf.G tank, examples of theoriginal model of thePanther tank series couldbe found sol

5、diering onunlil the war in Europeended in May 1945.(PattonMuseum)THERESULTSARE INThe combatdebut of thePantherAusf. D tankduringOperationZitadelleproved to bea majordisappointmSincethe combat debut of the Panther tank during Operation Zitadelle hadbeen less than overwhelming and resulted in some unh

6、appiness among thesenior leadership of the German Army and the troops on the ground, Guderiantook great pains in his report to remind his superiors that, in light of thetoughness of the Red Army defenses encountered and the extensive minefieldsthat had to be traversed during the fighting, the Panthe

7、r tank had done very well37Thetankwas8feet6inches(2.6m)tallandhadawidthofabout11feet(3m).Combatloaded,theT-34mediumtankwasabout30tons(28mt).BywayofcomparisontothePantherAusf.DtankandtheT-34mediumlank,theTigerAusf.Eheavytankwas27feetand9inches(8.45m)longwithitsmaingunpointedoverthefronthull.Thehullwa

8、s20feet9inches(6.32m)long.Withmudguardsfitted,thevehiclewas12feet3inches(3.70m)wide.Heightcameinat9feet10inches(3m)tail.Combatloaded,theTigerAusf.Eheavytankweighedabout62tons(56mt).entfortheGermanAnny.Duringthefirstfewdaysoffighting,thenumberofoperationalPantherAusf.Dtankshaddroppedtotenvehiclesbyth

9、eeveningofJuly1(),1943,outoftheoriginaltwohundredvehicles.Thosenotlosttomechanicalbreakdownsmetdestructionatthehandsoftheenemy.ContributingtotheselosseswasthelackoftrainingforthePanthertankunits,whichhadbeenunabletodosobecausealmostalltheirvehicleswereundergoingrebuildingpriortoOperationZitadelle.On

10、July10,1943,Guderian,nowtheGermanArmyinspectorofarmoredtroops,visitedthePanthertankunitsthathadtakenpartinthefightingduringOperationZitadelle.Aweeklater,hesentareportabouthisfindingstothechiefofstaffof由eGermanArmy.Inthatreport,Guderianlistedonly38PanthertanksfitforcombatontheeveningofJuly11,1943,wit

11、h131beinginneedofrepairandanother31beingunrepairable.Healsomentionedthefactthateighty-onePanthertankshadbeentakenoutofserviceduetocombatdamage,whichattestedtotheheavyfightingthathadtakenplace.BACKGROUND36 Osprey Publishing consideringitwas anuntesteddesign withnumerousmechanicaldeficienciesthat woul

12、dbe correctedin the nearfuture.DespitethenumerousissuesthatmarredthecombatdebutofthePanthertankduringOperationZitadelle,somepositiveattributesaboutthePantherstoodoutonthebattlefield.Oneofthesewasthelong-rangeaccuracyandlethalityofthevehicles75-mmmaingun.Anotherwasthetanksfrontalarmorarray,whichhadsu

13、rviveddirecthitsfromtheRedArmysZiS-376.2-mmtowedantitankguns,theF3476.2-mmmaingunmountedontheT-34mediumtank,andaversionofthesamegunontheKV-1heavytankdesignatedtheZiS-5.APanthertankunitcommanderwhotookpartinOperationZitadellewroteareportonJuly17,1943,thatdescribedhisimpressionsofthePantherAusf.Dtank.

14、HereiteratedwhatGuderianreportedtohissuperiors,thatPicturedondisplayatBeltring,England,duringtheannualWarandPeaceShowisthisnonoperationalPantherAusf.AtankbelongingtotheCadmanBrotherscollection.TlietankwasacquiredintradebythemfromtheFrenchArmyTankMuseum.Noticethatthisvehiclesmaingunismissingitsmuzzle

15、brake.(ChristopheVallier)39 Osprey Publishing PANTHERAmember of the Germantank troops in his blackuniform poses next to abrand-new factory freshPanther Ausf. A tank. Thesingle hole on the right sideof the gun shield shows thatthe vehicle was built afterOctober 1943, when thegunners original binoculargun sight was replaced by amonoculargun sight.(PattonMuseum)despitebeing anewvehiclewith anumber ofmechanicalshortcomingsthat