Sometimes the Panther will peek out of cover to shoot, and because their hull is long and the turret is placed in the middle, they may unintentionally expose a small, front section of the hull side armour out of the cover as they move forward. Utilise your advantage, for example M4 Shermans have stabilisers meaning they can perform fire-on-the-move more stable, and T-34-85 are more agile, allowing them to flank better. It will usually knock out the gunner, cannon breech, commander, or loader. In a close quarters encounter, target the Panther's gun mantlet as it is only 100 mm thick. Against a Panther, it is always about targeting the mantlet quick and accurate, or flanking. This also eliminates the disadvantages of low penetration and poor gunsight magnification of Allied medium tanks.

Thus it is always a good idea to close in the combat distance. Medium tank: the biggest strengths of the Panther shine at long range engagements as its frontal armour, cannon penetration and trajectory all outmatch medium tanks at similar BR. Of course, when it is impossible to flank, you can disable its wide tracks or gun barrel and call an artillery strike on it. Note that just like many other German tanks, the Panther is able to traverse the hull on the spot, allowing it to angle extremely quickly if they sense someone is aiming at their side armour, so you must be decisive, do not hesitate to open fire. The side profile of th Panther is tall and long, making it even easier to spot and shoot at. The relative thickness of no more than 50 mm is very easily penetrated by common light tanks such as the M24, AMX-13, and SPAA like the M42. Light tank/SPAA: lighter vehicles will certainly find the Panther A much easier to kill than the Tiger, thanks to its much thinner sides and rear armour. Don't stay in one place as much as possible, shoot and scoot before the enemy can react shoot through the mantlet. Never engage in extended frontal skirmishes with enemy tanks instead, use the high mobility as much as possible. This tank, however, owing to its 'mailbox' gun mantlet design, is not good combatant frontally, especially at its BR many enemy tanks will find the gun mantlet a juicy target.

The cannon mounted is more than forgiving and powerful enough to destroy any potential target, so use it to an advantage long-range shooting is effective as the muzzle velocity is extremely high, owing to the long-barreled 75 mm, the penetration values are more than capable of punching through any opposing armour, and the shell weight will, if the shell penetrates, consistently deal decent amounts of crew and module damage, if not immediately make the target on combat ineffective. Main article: MG34 (7.92 mm) 7.92 mm MG34Īs with all other Panther-series medium tanks, it is best played in a supporting role or as a front-line offensive tank due to its agility.

Rear parts of the upper side hull armour have tracks attached to it, adding additional 20 mm of armour.

Tracks and lower side of the hull are covered by 5 mm thick armour plate, protecting them from HEAT and HE shells.

Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Cupola).

Any standard AP or APHE shell of a calibre above the 80-90 mm range (aka 100 mm and above) will penetrate the Panther anywhere frontally. The 17-pounder can sometimes go through the lower glacis at shorter ranges too. Heavier guns such as the 17-pdr can penetrate the lower glacis at short ranges, and any large calibre (100 mm and up) can penetrate the upper glacis.Īny British tank that fires APDS can penetrate the upper glacis. This is one of the weakest places frontally, only ('only') 100 mm thick. However, should the Panther be forced to face it frontally, shoot the right turret cheek to take out the gunner. Due to its weak side armour (20 mm autocannons can penetrate it), flanking is the best option to deal with any Panther.

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