Growl of the Panther Tank

[McCoy]

The first few Ausf. A didn't have the kugelblende for the machinegun n' had the same flaplike port on the front glacis for the machinegun as the Ausf. D.

[Pirate-Drakk]

Originally Posted by McCoy

The first few Ausf. A didn't have the kugelblende for the machinegun n' had the same flaplike port on the front glacis for the machinegun as the Ausf. D.

Could be a field repair. The turret ring is the same so any Ausf. turret will fit on any chassis with perhaps some minor modification.

[McCoy]

The Ausf. D n' Ausf. A shared the same hull. All D's had the odd flaphatch for the MG in the front glacis n' a few of the first A's had the same solution. All Ausf. A's had zimmerit. The turret seems to belong to an Ausf. A considerin' the cupola n' the abscense of the pistolport. Plus the fact that it's not the right tracks for a Ausf. D but the tracks can easy have been replaced with newer ones sometime along the way.

[McCoy]

PzKpfw V Ausf. A Frühe

[LAH 1 SS]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Information with this photo of a Panther G states "In action in Italy"
But I suspect the vehicle was either knocked out or abandoned

after a bit of a search i finally found the other photo i was looking for i found it ages ago courtesy of missing lynx website it actually states the photo was taken in bavaria hope you enjoy

[cyberia]

Check it out. Not Italy, not in action. Nice find LAH!

[Hagen]

[cyberia]

A Panther G on the Eastern Front, date unknown

[cyberia]

Interesting photo here...

Caption from another site claims its a captured Panther in American hands
But to me it does not feel right. What do you guys think?

[Pirate-Drakk]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Caption from another site claims its a captured Panther in American hands
But to me it does not feel right. What do you guys think?[/center]

I think you're right. Perhaps one of Skorzeny's Panthers in the Battle of the Bulge? Not disguised as well as the M-10 look alikes that are generally shown in pics?