1943 - German PzKw V Panther Model A (Sd Kfz 171)

1943 - German PzKw V Panther Model A (Sd Kfz 171)
Armament-: 1 - 75mm gun
                       2 - 7.92mm MG
Engine:        Maybach HL230P30, V-12 gas, 700 hp
Speed:         28.6mph
Range:        125 miles
Crew:           5
Weight:        50 tons

Captured during Italian Campaign in 1944. One of the best German
Tanks. Superior in firepower and mobility to all Allied tanks.
 Equipped with a powerful engine, sloping armor and a powerful gun. Suspension consists of 8 double interleaved Christie type
 bogie wheels and double torsion bar suspension. The Model A
followed the Model D in production. It can be identified by a ball mounted machine gun in the hull and a modified commander's cupola. The running gear was strengthened by doubling the number of wheel bolts. Fought at Normandy. Over 2000 were produced from 1943 to 1944.