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Panther Tank Alternate Historyby ~PaintFan08

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"The new 45 ton Panzer IV Ausf.B Panther II, armed with a high velocity 88mm L/71 gun, was a formidable opponent..."
-The Foresight War pg. 266

Pzkpfw IV (Panther) 40-45 ton battle tank armed with 88mm L/56 gun; Ausf.B with 88mm L/71 and additional armor.
-The Foresight War pg. 315

This is an alternate version of the famous Panther tank of World War II. Originally weighing less and carrying a high velocity 75mm gun, this alternate version appears in the novel The Foresight War.

*Dru-Zod Oct 14, 2012

Other than the main gun,I wonder what the difference is between this version and the real Panther. I have some unbuilt Panther models in my stash. I would love to build an early version and paint it Panzer grey. I started reading the book yesterday.

~PaintFan08 Oct 14, 2012

The book doesn't mention much other than the main gun. Maybe some armor thickness differences but otherwise they don't say much. I believe the Germans and Allies develop APDS rounds earlier than OTL so those would also be equipped on the Panther.

Good luck with your model.

~ScorpiusOB1 Aug 12, 2012

Very cool. Love WWII german tanks and no doubt a Panther (or your Panzer IV) with the gun of the Tiger II would be a nasty enemy. If WWII had lasted more years, it's likely it would have existed.

I wonder what would have its big brother. Maybe a 127mm gun as that mounted on the supertank prototype Maus?

~ArmamentDawg Apr 3, 2013

The Maus had a 128mm gun- note the one-millimeter difference- but if the OTL Jagdtiger is any indication, the weapon is TOO DAMN HEAVY to mount on anything smaller than a Maus, which was a waste of resources, anyways.

~VoVciknari Jan 30, 2012

Panther was the best tank of WWII. Btw that was pzkfw V panther. Great work

~PaintFan08 Feb 6, 2012

Its probably the best German tank, but not the best tank of the war. That falls to the T-34. If your wondering why its called a Pzkfw IV as this is an alternate history version carrying an 88mm gun and coming after a historically different Panzer III.

~Texan-Rebel Jan 17, 2012

Got this one in World of Tanks. It is a very good tank, defiantly gives the others a run for the money.

~PaintFan08 Jan 19, 2012

If all the problems had been worked out the Panther could have been one of the greatest tanks of WWII. Its still a pretty awesome vehicle though, I might check out World of Tanks in the future. Thanks for the comment!

~RVB476 Nov 19, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

wunderbar! *shifting eyes, steals blueprints for Alt. History Germany 1934*

~PaintFan08 Nov 19, 2011

PaintFan proceeds to take plans for the British Centurion tank back in time in response!

Glad you consider my Panther worthy of alternate history time travel!

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