Panther A (German)

Description

The Panther was a German medium tank of WWII initially developed in response to the T-34 and its effective sloped armour. Originally designed to replace the aging PzIII and PzIV tanks, it fought alongside them until the end of the war.

Armed with the excellent 75mm KwK 42 L/70 and featuring heavily sloped and thick frontal armour, the Panther is often called “the best tank of WWII”. However, it also had plenty of disadvantages. The increased frontal armour was at the expense of thinner side armour to keep the weight down. The Panther was also a complex machine and often ran into mechanical issues causing many to be lost to breakdown rather than enemy action. Finally, was still heavy which caused logistical issues. 

It was first deployed en-masse during the Battle of Kursk, though it was riddled with mechanical problems and this led to high losses. Lessons from summer 1943 led to a series of changes in the design and by 1944 many issues had been ironed out. 

• Country/Army: German
• Material: UV Cured resin
• Painted by: MarDav Miniatures and FroggyPaints
• Original Designer: Night Sky Miniatures
• All models are produced under license with the original designer.
• These models are designed for modellers and collectors. They are not toys and are not suitable for children.
• Model supplied unassembled and unpainted. Additional finishing may be required during assembly.
• Finished colour of the product may vary from images shown due to material availability and differences in batches.
• Photos show 28mm models unless noted otherwise.
• All dimensions are complete with weapons unless otherwise stated.
• Other scales and dimensions may be available upon request.
• Models supplied at scales smaller than 20mm may be an alternative design more suitable for small scale prints. These may be sourced from a different designer to the one noted above and the model may differ in details such as lacking camo netting, stowage, having a chunkier weapon barrel, tracks etc.