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even seen combat. But from May to June 1943 a final meeting was held at M.A.N where it was decided that production of the
Panther II would cease, and work would focus on the Panther I. It is not clear if there was ever an official cancellation – this may have been because the Panther II upgrade pathway was originally started at Hitler's insistence.
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from 80 mm (3.1 in) to 100 mm (3.9 in), the side hull armour from 40 mm (1.6 in) to 60 mm (2.4 in), and decreased the armour on the top hull from 40 mm (1.6 in) to 30 mm (1.2 in). Production of the
Panther II was slated to begin in September
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V-12 gasoline fueled piston engine. The engine would have given the
Panther II an increased 200 hp, which would have made it faster than its predecessor, though it was heavier. Plans to replace the original Panther design with the Panther II were already underway before the first Panther had
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experience. The total weight would have increased to more than 50 tonnes. Another meeting on 17 February 1943 focused on sharing and standardising parts between the Tiger II and the
Panther II, such as the transmission, all-steel 80-centimetre diameter road-wheels that only overlapped (as on the
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Panther tank came from the concern of Adolf Hitler and others who believed that it lacked sufficient armour. Hitler had already insisted on an increase in its armour once, early in the design of the original Panther in 1942. Discussions involving Hitler in
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January 1943 called for further increased armour; initially referred to as
Panther 2, it was known as the Panther II after April 1943. Following the decision not to commence production, the concepts and ideas were used for the design of the
227:"An unusual one-of-a-kind Panther tank variant generally called the Panther II represents a 1943 German attempt to create a hybrid vehicle that would combine components from early Panther tanks with yet-to-be-built Tiger II heavy tanks."
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Panther II required five crew members to operate, its turret accommodated three crew members, the commander, gunner, and loader whilst the driver and radio operator sat in the hull, in an arrangement identical to the Panther I.
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powerplant, planned to be of 1,150 shaft horsepower output and weighing only 450 kg (992 lb) without its transmission, only 38% of the weight of the
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376:. Enthusiast Color Series. Osceola, Wisconsin: Zenith Imprint.
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German armored fighting vehicle production during World War II
49:. The Panther G turret was installed postwar as a placeholder.
414:(English ed.). West Chester: Schiffer Publishing.
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German 88: The Most Famous Gun of the Second World War
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Germany's Panther Tank. The Quest for Combat Supremacy
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57:is a German tank design of the
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410:Spielberger, Walter (2004) .
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374:German Tanks of World War II
1190:List of VK-designated tanks
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27:German tank design proposal
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191:Panther II on display at
129:schmale Blendenausführung
599:Self-propelled artillery
1220:Medium tanks of Germany
909:Sd.Kfz. 231/32/33/34/63
904:Sd.Kfz. 221/22/23/60/61
357:. London: Amber Books.
291:, p. 5-218, 5-230.
205:Aberdeen Proving Ground
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353:Ford, Roger (2012).
1038:Geschützwagen Tiger
988:Demolition vehicles
459:. Pen & Sword.
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113:'Schachtellaufwerk'
1169:Flakpanzer Mareșal
1088:Flakpanzer Coelian
1043:Entwicklung series
936:anti-aircraft guns
337:Spielberger (2004)
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183:Surviving vehicles
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41:Panther II at the
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433:. Panzer Tracts.
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364:978-1-61-060720-9
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1098:VK 45.01 (P)
1093:VK 30.01 (P)
1083:Pz. Sfl. IVc
1047:Panzer E-100
944:Flakpanzer I
891:Armored cars
677:Assault guns
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550:Panzer 35(t)
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1068:Sturer Emil
1005:Borgward IV
919:Sd.Kfz. 247
914:Sd.Kfz. 234
803:Half-tracks
788:Jagdpanther
725:Panzerjäger
1214:Categories
1078:Pz.Sfl. II
1073:Dicker Max
1053:Panther II
1029:(VK 18.01)
977:Kugelblitz
967:Wirbelwind
962:Möbelwagen
763:RSO/PaK 40
729:Jagdpanzer
710:Sturmtiger
647:Karl-Gerät
560:Panzer III
235:References
163:turboshaft
133:Schmalturm
55:Panther II
47:Fort Moore
18:Panther II
1129:Panzer IX
1023:(VK 6.01)
816:Sd.Kfz. 2
793:Jagdtiger
700:StuIG 33B
565:Panzer IV
545:Panzer II
301:Ford 2012
197:Fort Knox
85:project.
1134:Panzer X
1000:Springer
811:Maultier
748:Marder I
705:Brummbär
685:StuG III
580:Tiger II
540:Panzer I
67:Tiger II
995:Goliath
972:Ostwind
773:Elefant
768:Nashorn
695:StuH 42
690:StuG IV
575:Tiger I
570:Panther
156:BMW 003
137:Ausf. F
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1124:Löwe
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480:ISBN
461:ISBN
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