Panther II

Panther II

Germany

Medium Tank

Tier VIII

Battle Tiers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Totals
Cost	2,390,000
Hit Points	1,3501,450 HP
Weight Limit	44.6/48.447.975/51.4 t
Crew
Commander Gunner Driver Radio Operator Loader
Mobility
Engine Power	610870 hp
Speed Limit	55 km/h
Traverse	2629 deg/s
Power/Wt Ratio	13.6818.13 hp/t
Pivot	YesYes
Armor
Hull Armor	100/60/40 mm
Turret Armor	100/45/45120/60/60 mm
Armament
Damage	101.3-168.8101.3-168.8 HP
Penetration	113-188149-248 mm
Rate of Fire	13.04100% crew: 13.6 rpm + Vents: 13.91 rpm + BiA : 14.22 rpm + Food: 14.83 rpm 12.5100% crew: 13.04 rpm + Vents: 13.33 rpm + BiA : 13.63 rpm + Food: 14.21 rpm r/m
Accuracy	0.35100% crew: 0.34 m + Vents: 0.33 m + BiA : 0.32 m + Food: 0.31 m 0.32100% crew: 0.31 m + Vents: 0.3 m + BiA : 0.29 m + Food: 0.28 m m
Aim time	2.3100% crew: 2.21 s + Vents: 2.16 s + BiA : 2.11 s + Food: 2.02 s 2.3100% crew: 2.21 s + Vents: 2.16 s + BiA : 2.11 s + Food: 2.02 s s
Turret Traverse	42100% crew: 43.8 deg/s + Vents: 44.79 deg/s + BiA : 45.78 deg/s + Food: 47.76 deg/s 28100% crew: 29.2 deg/s + Vents: 29.86 deg/s + BiA : 30.52 deg/s + Food: 31.84 deg/s deg/s
Gun Arc	360°
Elevation Arc	-6°/+17°-6°/+17°
Ammo Capacity	8080 rounds
General
Chance of Fire	2020 %
View Range	380100% crew: 380 m + Vents: 388.14 m + BiA : 396.29 m + Food: 412.57 m 390100% crew: 390 m + Vents: 398.36 m + BiA : 406.71 m + Food: 423.43 m m
Signal Range	415100% crew: 432.79 m + Vents: 442.57 m + BiA : 452.35 m + Food: 471.91 m 710100% crew: 740.43 m + Vents: 757.16 m + BiA : 773.9 m + Food: 807.37 m m
Parent
Child	161,790 XP
Research

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The Panther II is a German tier 8 medium tank.

The vehicle was conceived in 1943. Two prototypes with the existing Panther I turrets were ordered in 1944. By 1945 only one of them had been built by the MAN company.

A step-up in the world from the Pz.Kpfw. V Panther, it is best to understand you are still in the same role. While being more powerful and maneuverable than the Pz.Kpfw. V Panther, a M26 Pershing will definitely beat you in a close-quarters fight. Knowing this, it is best to take advantage of your long-range accuracy and stay just behind, or alongside, your team's heavies to avoid close-quarters combat. If you get in a dogfight ramming is a viable tactic because of your tank's weight, so you can potentially do a lot of damage. Consider this option a last resort however, as your tank is relatively slow to turn and unwieldy. A Panther II has a higher profile than its counterparts, the M26 Pershing and the T-44, which means you are easier to spot, so position yourself on the battlefield very carefully. The Panther II is like a Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger but one Tier higher and more mobile.

The Panther II leads to the E-50.

Modules

Tier Name Armor Traverse Speed Traverse Arc View Range XP Cost Price Weight 07VII Panther-II Turm Ausf. A 0100 100/45/45 mm 42100% crew: 43.8 deg/s + Vents: 44.79 deg/s + BiA : 45.78 deg/s + Food: 47.76 deg/s 42100% crew: 43.8 deg/s + Vents: 44.79 deg/s + BiA : 45.78 deg/s + Food: 47.76 deg/s d/s 360° 380100% crew: 380 m + Vents: 388.14 m + BiA : 396.29 m + Food: 412.57 m 380100% crew: 380 m + Vents: 388.14 m + BiA : 396.29 m + Food: 412.57 m m 0------ 22,10022,100 9,600 9,600 kg

Guns compatible with this Turret:

Tier Name Ammo Damage Penetration Shell Price Rate of Fire Accuracy Aim Time Elevation XP Cost Price Weight 05V 10,5 cm KwK 42 L/28 42 350/350/410 HP 64/150/53 mm 60 /7 /64 7.5100% crew: 7.82 rpm + Vents: 8 rpm + BiA : 8.18 rpm + Food: 8.53 rpm r/m 0.55100% crew: 0.53 m + Vents: 0.52 m + BiA : 0.5 m + Food: 0.48 m m 2.3100% crew: 2.21 s + Vents: 2.16 s + BiA : 2.11 s + Food: 2.02 s s -6°/+17° 3,800 28,00028,000 2,100 2,100 kg 06VI 7,5 cm KwK 42 L/70 80 135/135/175 HP 150/194/38 mm 109 /5 /98 13.04100% crew: 13.6 rpm + Vents: 13.91 rpm + BiA : 14.22 rpm + Food: 14.83 rpm r/m 0.35100% crew: 0.34 m + Vents: 0.33 m + BiA : 0.32 m + Food: 0.31 m m 2.3100% crew: 2.21 s + Vents: 2.16 s + BiA : 2.11 s + Food: 2.02 s s -6°/+17° --- 53,00053,000 1,740 1,740 kg 08VIII 7,5 cm KwK 45 L/100 80 135/135/175 HP 198/244/38 mm 109 /5 /98 13.04100% crew: 13.6 rpm + Vents: 13.91 rpm + BiA : 14.22 rpm + Food: 14.83 rpm r/m 0.32100% crew: 0.31 m + Vents: 0.3 m + BiA : 0.29 m + Food: 0.28 m m 2.3100% crew: 2.21 s + Vents: 2.16 s + BiA : 2.11 s + Food: 2.02 s s -6°/+17° 16,100 128,570128,570 2,100 2,100 kg

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Tier Name Armor Traverse Speed Traverse Arc View Range XP Cost Price Weight 08VIII Panther-II-Schmalturm 0120 120/60/60 mm 28100% crew: 29.2 deg/s + Vents: 29.86 deg/s + BiA : 30.52 deg/s + Food: 31.84 deg/s 28100% crew: 29.2 deg/s + Vents: 29.86 deg/s + BiA : 30.52 deg/s + Food: 31.84 deg/s d/s 360° 390100% crew: 390 m + Vents: 398.36 m + BiA : 406.71 m + Food: 423.43 m 390100% crew: 390 m + Vents: 398.36 m + BiA : 406.71 m + Food: 423.43 m m 15,10015,100 28,55028,550 12,500 12,500 kg

Guns compatible with this Turret:

Tier Name Ammo Damage Penetration Shell Price Rate of Fire Accuracy Aim Time Elevation XP Cost Price Weight 05V 10,5 cm KwK 42 L/28 42 350/350/410 HP 64/150/53 mm 60 /7 /64 7.5100% crew: 7.82 rpm + Vents: 8 rpm + BiA : 8.18 rpm + Food: 8.53 rpm r/m 0.55100% crew: 0.53 m + Vents: 0.52 m + BiA : 0.5 m + Food: 0.48 m m 2.3100% crew: 2.21 s + Vents: 2.16 s + BiA : 2.11 s + Food: 2.02 s s -6°/+17° 3,800 28,00028,000 2,100 2,100 kg 06VI 7,5 cm KwK 42 L/70 80 135/135/175 HP 150/194/38 mm 109 /5 /98 13.04100% crew: 13.6 rpm + Vents: 13.91 rpm + BiA : 14.22 rpm + Food: 14.83 rpm r/m 0.35100% crew: 0.34 m + Vents: 0.33 m + BiA : 0.32 m + Food: 0.31 m m 2.3100% crew: 2.21 s + Vents: 2.16 s + BiA : 2.11 s + Food: 2.02 s s -6°/+17° --- 53,00053,000 1,740 1,740 kg 07VII 8,8 cm KwK 36 L/56 72 220/220/270 HP 132/171/44 mm 252 /10 /252 9.09100% crew: 9.48 rpm + Vents: 9.69 rpm + BiA : 9.91 rpm + Food: 10.34 rpm r/m 0.38100% crew: 0.36 m + Vents: 0.36 m + BiA : 0.35 m + Food: 0.33 m m 2.3100% crew: 2.21 s + Vents: 2.16 s + BiA : 2.11 s + Food: 2.02 s s -6°/+17° 9,500 66,00066,000 2,050 2,050 kg 08VIII 8,8 cm KwK 43 L/71 60 240/240/295 HP 203/237/44 mm 252 /10 /252 7.79100% crew: 8.13 rpm + Vents: 8.31 rpm + BiA : 8.49 rpm + Food: 8.86 rpm r/m 0.34100% crew: 0.33 m + Vents: 0.32 m + BiA : 0.31 m + Food: 0.3 m m 2.9100% crew: 2.78 s + Vents: 2.72 s + BiA : 2.66 s + Food: 2.55 s s -6°/+17° 16,500 112,180112,180 2,562 2,562 kg 08VIII 7,5 cm KwK 45 L/100 80 135/135/175 HP 198/244/38 mm 109 /5 /98 12.5100% crew: 13.04 rpm + Vents: 13.33 rpm + BiA : 13.63 rpm + Food: 14.21 rpm r/m 0.32100% crew: 0.31 m + Vents: 0.3 m + BiA : 0.29 m + Food: 0.28 m m 2.3100% crew: 2.21 s + Vents: 2.16 s + BiA : 2.11 s + Food: 2.02 s s -6°/+17° 16,100 128,570128,570 2,100 2,100 kg

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Tier Name Power Fire Chance Type XP Cost Price Weight 06VI Maybach HL 174 0610 610 hp 020 20 % Gasoline --- 26,25026,250 0670 670 kg 07VII Maybach HL 210 P 30 0650 650 hp 020 20 % Gasoline 11,000 36,00036,000 0720 720 kg 08VIII Maybach HL 230 P 45 0750 750 hp 020 20 % Gasoline 18,800 55,00055,000 0750 750 kg 09IX Maybach HL 234 0870 870 hp 020 20 % Gasoline 25,100 80,00080,000 0750 750 kg

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Tier Name Load Limit Traverse Speed XP Cost Price Weight 07VII Panther-II-Ketten Ausf. A 48.448.4 t 02626 d/s ------ 17,40017,400 12,000 12,000 kg 08VIII Panther-II-Ketten Ausf. B 51.451.4 t 02929 d/s 14,10014,100 30,35030,350 12,000 12,000 kg

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Tier Name Range XP Cost Price Weight 06VI FuG 7 415100% crew: 432.79 m + Vents: 442.57 m + BiA : 452.35 m + Food: 471.91 m 415100% crew: 432.79 m + Vents: 442.57 m + BiA : 452.35 m + Food: 471.91 m m 0--- --- 8,1608,160 0070 70 kg 09IX FuG 12 710100% crew: 740.43 m + Vents: 757.16 m + BiA : 773.9 m + Food: 807.37 m 710100% crew: 740.43 m + Vents: 757.16 m + BiA : 773.9 m + Food: 807.37 m m 7,200 7,200 43,20043,200 0150 150 kg

Compatible Equipment

           

Compatible Consumables

         

Gallery

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  Panther II front left view

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  Panther II front right view

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  Panther II rear left view

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  Panther II rear right view

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  Panther II front left view

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  Panther II front right view

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  Panther II back left view

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  Panther II back right view

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Decent acceleration and top speed
• Decent sloped front plate
• Good weight for ramming

Cons:

• Poorly armored lower glacis plate
• Large silhouette for a medium
• Engine can get damaged and lit on fire from frontal penetrations

Performance

The Panther II is a solid and capable tank in the right hands; understanding it's strengths and weaknesses are the key to sucess. The Panther II isn't a brawler. It lacks both the speed and the agility to do so with any large amount of success. However, it can be a very successful flanker, so long as you pick and choose your targets. Sniping is always preferential in the Panther II over direct engagement, but don't discount scrapping entirely; the Panther II can take some decent hits, but only risk it if you have support. The Panther II works best in a pack, just like any other medium. Going out on your own will often result in finding yourself a smoldering wreck.

If possible, try only to expose your turret to the enemy. Like most German tanks, the lower glacis plate is a large weakness, one which smart opponents will exploit readily if given the chance. Shots through the lower glacis will often find your engine broken and often lit on fire.

Must-have equipment for this tank are the Tank Gun Rammer and the Vertical Stabilizer to reduce reload time and drastically improve gun performance. The third equipment choice is preferential; a Gun Laying Drive will reduce aim time when stopped and help snipe more quickly, Coated Optics increase view range by 10% constantly, and Binocular Telescopes will help spot even camouflaged tanks very well, but only when the tank is stationary. Play style will determine which of these is the best for you.

Early Research

The first thing to upgrade is the turret, which gives extra view range and armor and gives more improvement than the suspension. Then research the suspension, so that you can then research and mount the L/71 or L/100. The engine does not give a very large improvement to this heavy medium, so research this last.

Suggested Equipment

     

Historical Info

The early impetus for upgrading the Panther came from the concern of Hitler and others that it lacked sufficient armor. Hitler had already insisted on an increase in its armor once, early in its design process in 1942. Discussions involving Hitler in January of 1943 called for further increases in armor, resulting in the tank initially referred to as the Panther 2 (it became the Panther II after April 1943). This upgrade increased the glacis plate to 100 mm (3.9 in), the side armor to 60 mm (2.4 in), and the top armor to 30 mm (1.2 in). The weapon was to remain the KwK 42 L/70Production of the Panther 2 was slated to begin in September 1943.

In a meeting on February 10, 1943, further design changes were proposed, including changes to the steering gears and final drives. Another meeting on February 17, 1943 focused on sharing and standardizing parts between the Tiger II tank and the Panther 2, such as the transmission, all-steel roadwheels, and running gear. No plans were made to include the 8.8 cm L/71 as the turret diameter was too small. In March 1943, MAN indicated that the first prototype would be completed by August 1943. A number of engines were under consideration, among them the new Maybach HL 234 fuel-injected engine (900 hp operated by an 8-speed hydraulic transmission).

Thus, plans to replace the original Panther design with the Panther II were already underway before the first Panther had even seen combat. But, from May to June 1943, work on the Panther II ceased, as the focus was shifted to expanding production of the original Panther tank. It is not clear if there was ever an official cancellation; this may have been because the Panther II upgrade path was originally started at Hitler's insistence. The direction that the design was headed would not have been consistent with Germany's need for a mass-produced tank, which was the goal of the Reich Ministry of Armament and War Production. Additionally, many of the problems the Panther II was made to address had been resolved, such as the weak side armor.

One Panther II chassis was completed and eventually captured by the U.S. It is now on display at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox. The turret from a Panther (I) Ausf G is mounted on this chassis.

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Historical Gallery

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  The only remaining Panther II, located in Ft. Knox. A Panther I turret was mounted by the US army.

Sources and External Links

External Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_tank#Panther_II

German Tanks

Medium Tanks