Panther Tank - Detailed Specifications

Detailed Specifications

  • Crew: 5
Dimensions
  • Length
    • including gun: 8.66 m
    • hull only: 6.87 m
  • Width:
    • hull: 3.27 m,
    • with skirt plates: 3.42 m
  • Height: 2.99 m
  • Combat weight:
    • Ausf. D 43.0 t
    • Ausf. A 45.5 tonnes
    • Ausf. G 44.8 t (46.58 t with steel road wheels)
Performance
  • Road speed: 55 km/h at 3,000 rpm (46 km/h at 2,500 rpm)
  • Road range: 200 km
Obstacle crossing
  • Vertical obstacle: 0.9 m
  • Trench crossing : 1.9 m
  • Fording: 1.7 m
Suspension and tracks
  • type: dual torsion-bar
  • Shock absorbers: on 2nd and 7th swing arms on either side
  • Track type: Kgs 64/660/150 dual center guide
  • Track width: 660 mm
  • Ground contact length: 3.92 m
  • Track links: 86
  • Ground pressure: 0.88 kg/cm²
Engine and transmission
  • Maybach HL 230 P30 V-12, four-stroke internal combustion
  • Displacement: 23.095 litres
  • Compression ratio: 6.8:1
  • Fuel: gasoline, 74 octane
  • Power: 700 PS at 3,000 rpm, 600 PS at 2,500 rpm
  • Fuel consumption (road): 3.5 l/km
  • Fuel capacity: 720 litres
  • Transmission: ZF AK 7-200 synchromesh manual
  • Gears: 7 forward, 1 reverse
  • Steering: MAN single-radius clutch-brake
  • Main clutch: Fichtel & Sachs LAG 3/70H
  • Steering ratio: 1:1.5
Armament
  • Main gun: 7.5 cm Kwk 42 L/70
    • Breech: semiautomatic
    • Traverse: 360°, 24°/second
    • Elevation: +18°/-8°
    • Rounds carried: 79; Ausf. G: 82
  • Primary gun sight: Leitz TZF 12; Ausf. A and G: TZF 12a
    • Magnification: 2.5×/5×
    • Field of view: 28°/14°
  • Radio equipment
    • Fu 5 transmitter/receiver
    • Fu 2 receiver
Armor
  • Hull front, lower: 60 mm at 35°; upper: 80 mm at 35°
  • Hull side, lower: 40 mm at 90°; upper: 40 mm at 50°; Ausf. G: 50 mm at 60°
  • Hull rear: 40 mm at 60°
  • Turret front: 80 mm at 78°; Ausf. A: 110 mm at 78°; Ausf. G: 100 mm at 80°
  • Turret side: 45 mm at 65°
  • Turret rear: 45 mm at 65°
  • Turret, top: 15 mm at 5°; Ausf. G: 30 mm at 5°
  • Gun mantlet: 120 mm rounded

All angles from horizontal.

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