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from the 42 vehicles called
Bergepanther up to September 1943, which were essentially only Panther Ausf. D hulls as tugs, the company Seibert Stahlbau in Aschaffenburg carried out the conversion of the damaged Ausf. Ds to Bergepanthers from August 1944 to March 1945. These vehicles also had neither a winch nor a spur and thus resembled the first Bergepanthers from MAN and Henschel. The cover with the hatch covers for the driver and radio operator had been omitted. They were provided with all other recovery equipment and tools that could also be found on the Bergepanther. The Seibert company produced (approximately) 61 Umbau-Bergepanthers. A total of around 113 vehicles from the repair work were delivered.
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Bergepanthers, may have contributed to the fact that "early" Bergepanthers were incorrectly identified in various earlier publications, including photos from the end of the war.
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Of the vehicles designated as a
Bergepanther, a total of around 297 Bergepanthers were built from September 1943 onwards with the special Panther tub, which enabled the cable winch and the spur to be accommodated. Of these 297 Bergepanthers, at least 88 were delivered without a winch and spur. Apart
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later took on the production one after the other. The specially produced hull of the
Bergepanther was largely similar to that of the Panzerkampfwagen Panther, although the modifications of the Ausf. G were adopted for it at the end of 1944. The crew consisted of at least three soldiers, with the
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automatic cannon. However, it was already obsolete in the course of 1944. With the conversion to the hull shape of the
Panther G, the Bergepanther received the usual MG ball cover on the radio operator's side. The machine-gun support on the driver's side was also omitted.
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Bergepanther was quite reliable in its area of responsibility and, thanks to its armour, could also be used under enemy fire. Even the heavy Tiger I and its variants could be recovered without any problems by a Bergepanther with a winch.
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Die
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244:700 horsepower (520 kW)
242:12-cylinder gasoline engine
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411:List of Panzer V variants
304:Bergepanther (Front view)
286:armoured recovery vehicle
264:200 mi (320 km)
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60:Place of origin
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670:(5 ed.). Stuttgart.
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258:Operational
252:19 hp/tonne
230:machine gun
127: built
693:Categories
579:References
209:autocannon
149:short tons
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461:991587170
417:Footnotes
322:Sd.Kfz. 9
216:Secondary
153:long tons
119:1943-1945
95:Wehrmacht
86:1943–1945
405:See also
383:Henschel
355:with 40
337:Henschel
218:armament
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116:Produced
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236:Engine
176:Height
160:Length
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391:DEMAG
353:winch
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326:Tiger
260:range
227:MG 42
168:Width
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