Growl of the Panther Tank

[LAH 1 SS]

hm as far as im aware skorzney only had the ersatz m10 look a like panther, a few half tracks and a few stug 111's im almost tempted to say that this panther may have been catured by the russians not the americans as stated. many panthers were captured by the russians, repaired and then put back into action they apparently had several battalions full of panther tanks however anything is possible and could very well be right

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by 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?

Yes, you're right in that this isn't American. It's British! 4th Armoured Battalion - Coldstream Guards captured a Panther Ausf. G Fruhe intact n' put it to use against the Germans after repainting it n' naming it 'Cuckoo'.

[LAH 1 SS]

ah nice mccoy any reason why the star was used mate becuase the russians used the same sort of insignia im curious

[McCoy]

Allied AFV's used that white star as a common marking in Northern Europe.

[LAH 1 SS]

ah nice thanks for that mate much appreciated makes sense to thanks again

[cyberia]

Nice one, McCoy!!! Scratch that one.

[cyberia]

A Panther Ausf. D followed up by an Ausf. A, date and location unknown

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by cyberia

A Panther Ausf. D followed up by an Ausf. A, date and location unknown

Both are in fact Ausf. A's.

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by McCoy

Both are in fact Ausf. A's.

Then where's the bow MG on the first? Plus, I think you can see the outline where vision slit was "zimmered" over.

[McCoy]

The bow MG is inside. When in use the radiooperator open the port n' stick it out. The first 50 or so Ausf. A had the same front glacis as the Ausf. D, the hull was otherwise the same n' it's only Ausf. G that have a different hull of the Panthers.