Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G

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The Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G was the final and most refined production variant of Germany’s Panther medium tank used in the later stages of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German medium tank
Panther tank variant
armorType sloped armor
category German armoured fighting vehicles of World War II
World War II tanks
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crew 5
designedAs improved Panther variant
designedToCounter Soviet KV series heavy tanks
Soviet T-34 medium tank NERFINISHED
engine Maybach HL230 P30 V-12 petrol engine NERFINISHED
enginePower 700 hp
introduced 1944
mainArmament 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 gun
maximumRoadSpeed about 46 km/h
nativeName Panzerkampfwagen V Ausführung G NERFINISHED
notableFeature chin mantlet on late-production turrets
flame suppressing exhausts on late vehicles
improved commander’s cupola
provision for infrared night-fighting equipment on some vehicles
redesigned hull with improved side armor
simplified and strengthened turret design
operatorAfterWar Czechoslovak Army NERFINISHED
French Army NERFINISHED
Hungarian forces (postwar use of captured vehicles)
partOf Panther tank family NERFINISHED
predecessor Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. A NERFINISHED
Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. D NERFINISHED
primaryRole medium battle tank
tank destroyer
productionEnd 1945
sawActionIn Battle of Kursk follow-on operations NERFINISHED
Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED
secondaryArmament 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun
7.92 mm MG 42 machine gun
serviceEntry mid-1944
shortName Panther Ausf. G NERFINISHED
successor Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. F NERFINISHED
suspension torsion bar suspension
usedBy Waffen-SS NERFINISHED
Wehrmacht
usedIn Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED
Italian Campaign of World War II NERFINISHED
Western Front of World War II NERFINISHED
weight approximately 45 tonnes

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Panther successorModel Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G