Vehicle:Wehrmacht Panther

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Contents 1    Wehrmacht Panther Veterancy 2 Tactics 3 History 4 Built From 4.1    Panzer Command 5 Doctrinal Abilities 5.1    Blitzkrieg 6 Vehicle Abilities 6.1    Vehicle Cover 7 Vehicle Weapons 7.1    75mm Panther 7.2    MG42 Coaxial MG 7.3    MG42 Hull MG 7.4    MG42 Turret

Wehrmacht Panther
	Health	742	Max Speed	5.2	Sight	35
	Cost	600110	Acceleration	2.5	Detection	0/0
	Time	70	Deceleration	4
Hotkey: P	Population	12	Rotation	35	Target Type	armour_panther
	Upkeep	18.816	Crush Human	true	Critical Type	armour
			Crush Mode	crush_heavy	Rear Damage Enabled	true

Wehrmacht Panther Veterancy			[Expand][Hide]
	Received Damage	0.85
	MG42 Gunner Add-on
	Panther Armored Skirts Add-on	1.15

Tactics

• The Panther has better frontal amour then the Tiger, use this to your advantage by facing the front towards the oncoming fire. Be advised, though that the Panther has weak rear and side armor, making it vulnerable to flanking attacks.
• The Panther already has an advantage over most allied tanks. Use the Panther to overpower Shermans or Cromwells.

History

After the shock of facing the Soviet T-34 tank for the first time, German designers scrambled to create their own version of this tank to equip their Panzer forces. Though it utilized sloped amour like the T-34, the Panther owed very little to the T-34 aside from inspiration. One of the strengths of the T-34 was its robust and simple construction, something which the designer's of the Panther did not copy. Its frontal amour was more effective than the Tiger I's, and it carried a new 7.5cm KwK42 gun that possessed better amour penetration than the Tiger I's 8.8cm KwK36 gun. Though classified as a medium tank, it weighed the same as heavy tanks field by other nations, and boasted the same level of amour and armament. Its ground pressure ratio was excellent, giving it good mobility in off-road areas. All this came at a price, as the Panther was initially very unreliable, and later models still required a strict maintenance schedule to stay operational.

Built From

Panzer Command				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	775	Target Type	building
	Cost	26050	Critical Type	building
	Time	165
Hotkey: P	Effects: Deploys the most powerful Units in the Axis Army. Panther tanks, Panzer IV tanks, Ostwind Flak tanks, and Knights Cross Holders. — See Structure:Panzer Command for details.

Doctrinal Abilities

Blitzkrieg				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	150	Activation	timed
	Duration	30	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	60
Hotkey:	Effects: All Tanks and Armored Vehicles move more quickly, crush everything in their path, and fire more frequently. Infantry sprint to keep pace. — See Ability:Blitzkrieg for details.

Vehicle Abilities

Vehicle Cover				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	always_on
	Duration	_	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	0
Hotkey:	Effects: $0 no key — See Ability:Vehicle Cover for details.

Vehicle Weapons

75mm Panther				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:75mm Panther
	See Weapon:75mm Panther for details.

MG42 Coaxial MG				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:MG42 Coaxial MG
	See Weapon:MG42 Coaxial MG for details.

MG42 Hull MG				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:MG42 Hull MG
	See Weapon:MG42 Hull MG for details.

MG42 Turret				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:MG42 Turret
	See Weapon:MG42 Turret for details.