{"product_id":"pzkpfwg-v-panther-a-early-mid-1","title":"PzKpfwg. V Panther A Early\/Mid","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 9px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eTakom 1\/35.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 9px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePanther\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etank, officially\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePanzerkampfwagen V Panther\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(abbreviated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePz.Kpfw. V\u003c\/b\u003e) with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sonderkraftfahrzeug\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Sonderkraftfahrzeug\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003eordnance inventory designation\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSd.Kfz.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e171, is a German\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medium_tank\" title=\"Medium tank\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003emedium tank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e. It was used in most\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_theatre_of_World_War_II\" title=\"European theatre of World War II\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003eEuropean theatres\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof World War II from mid-1943 to the end of the war in May 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 9px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eThe Panther was intended to counter the Soviet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T-34\" title=\"T-34\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003eT-34\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emedium tank and to replace the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panzer_III\" title=\"Panzer III\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003ePanzer III\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panzer_IV\" title=\"Panzer IV\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003ePanzer IV\u003c\/a\u003e. Nevertheless, it served alongside the Panzer IV and the heavier\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_I\" title=\"Tiger I\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003eTiger I\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003euntil the end of the war. While having essentially the same Maybach V12 petrol (690 hp) engine as the Tiger I, the Panther had better gun penetration, was lighter and faster, and could traverse rough terrain better than the Tiger I. The trade-off was weaker side armour, which made it vulnerable to flanking fire, and a weaker high explosive shell. The Panther proved to be effective in open country and long-range engagements. The Panther had excellent firepower, protection and mobility, though early variants suffered from reliability issues. The Panther was far cheaper to produce than the Tiger I. Key elements of the Panther design, such as its armour, transmission, and final drive, were simplifications made to improve production rates and address raw material shortages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 9px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eThe Panther was rushed into combat at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Kursk\" title=\"Battle of Kursk\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003eBattle of Kursk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the summer of 1943 despite numerous unresolved technical problems, leading to high losses due to mechanical failures. Most design flaws were rectified by late 1943 and early 1944, though the Allied bombing of production plants in Germany, increasing shortages of high-quality alloys for critical components, shortage of fuel and training space, and the declining quality of crews all impacted the tank's effectiveness. Though officially classified as a medium tank, at 44.8 metric tons the Panther was closer in weight to contemporary foreign heavy tanks. The Panther's weight caused\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_Logistics\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Military Logistics\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003elogistical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproblems, such as an inability to cross certain bridges; otherwise, the tank had a very high\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Power-to-weight_ratio\" title=\"Power-to-weight ratio\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(30, 145, 207); text-decoration: none;\"\u003epower-to-weight ratio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich made it highly mobile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 9px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eThe naming of Panther production variants did not follow alphabetical order, unlike most German tanks – the initial variant, Panther \"D\" (\u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eAusf. D\u003c\/i\u003e), was followed by \"A\" and \"G\" variants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 9px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/hobis.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TK2175-2.webp\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Takom 2175 Pzkpfwg.V Panther A Orta Sınıf Tankı\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; max-width: 1148px; width: 396px; height: 396px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/hobis.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TK2175-3.webp\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Takom 2175 Pzkpfwg.V Panther A Orta Sınıf Tankı\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; max-width: 1063px; width: 396px; height: 396px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/613wGwB93JL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Amazon.com: TAKOM 2175 PzKpfwg. 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