leon21 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Here's a photo of brand new Panther Ausf D Tanks on railcars waiting to be shipped to the front. Photo taken in Nurnburg May 1943. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUKA STEVE Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Nice pic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 great photo I rather like the view of what is 'factory added extras'! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon21 Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Panther production by type list. Model. Ausf D. Number made ( 842 ) from 1/43 to 9/43. Ausf A. Number made ( 2,192 ) from 8/43 to 6/44 also known as A2. Ausf G. Number made ( 2,953 ) from 3/44 to 4/45. Befelspanzerpanther. ( 329 ) from 5/43 to 2/45. Beobachtungspanther. ( 41 ) from 44 to 45. Bergepanther. ( 347 ) from 43 to 45. Production by Manufacturers. Mashinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg ( MAN ) 35%. Daimler-Benz 31%. Mashinenfabrik Niedersachsen-Hannover ( MNH ) 31% Other 3%. Here's some photo's taken at the MAN factory in Nuremberg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon21 Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Here's Photo 2 again Photo 3 of damaged panthers being returned for repair. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 how is it ausf D came before ausf A? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon21 Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Hi Greg, the first 20 vehicles designated Ausf A were built to the prototype design in order to get production under way. Tests showed that the design was overweight and underpowed, to increase power a new HL 230 engine was fitted to subsequent production vehicles Ausf D other improvements were added gearbox and steering systems, armour thickness was also increased. In early 1943 Ausf A vehicles were officially reclassified D1 and production vehicles D2 by May 324 Panthers were in service. The modifications to the Panther Ausf D2 were far from sufficient to solve its mechanical problems, the engine was prone to overheating and catching fire problems with the final drive, transmission and the steering were also a weakness. Dispite Guderian's doubts, Hitler insisted that the Panther should be put into service in time for the offensive at Kursk .Of the 200 Panthers in Hoth's 4th Pz Army, 160 were out of action by the end of the first day, many had broken down between the railheads and the front others on the battlefield as they could not be towed had to be left. By the time the Kursk offensive was over a new Panther model, rather confusingly called the Ausf A was in production. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 a perfect.. blame Hitler, that's all you needed to say 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Guderian told Hitler to forget about Kursk as he had just rebuilt the panzer divisions and now wanted to equip the Panzer divisions in the West where the biggest threat was expected in 1944 from an Allied invasion. He was even warned by Model about the massive Soviet defenses being built to entrap the German army should it attack. No wonder the Allies did not want to assassinate Hitler. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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