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Germany
Beobachtungspanzer (Panther) (Panther) |
| The Beobachtungspanzer (Panther) based on the existing Panther and was in use from 1944 to 1945. |
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| | Specifications | | Operational Date(s) | 1944 - 1945 | | Ordnance classification | | | Quantity Produced | 41 | | Weight | unknown | | Crew | 5 | | M.G's small | 2 | | M.G's large(>10mm) | n/a | | Length | 7.05 mtr | | Width | 3.52 mtr | | Height | 2.98 mtr | | Engine Details/Performance | | Max Road Speed | 29 mph | | Max Cross Country Speed | 15 mph | | Range Road | 125 miles | | Range Cross Country | unknown | | Fuel Type | Petrol | | Fuel Capacity | unknown | | Horse Power | 700 hp | | Power/Weight | unknown | | | General Information | The Beobachtungspanzer (Panther) based on the existing Panther and was in use from 1944 to 1945.
It was armed with 2 light machine guns. Its main armament consisted of a 7.5cm StuK 42 L/70 which could penetrate 151 mm of flat plate at 400 metres
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| | Turret | | Front | | 100mm | @ | 10° | (102mm) | | Side | | 45mm | @ | 25° | (50mm) | | Rear | | 45mm | @ | 25° | (50mm) | | Top | | 16mm | @ | 87° | (16mm) |
| | Superstructure | | Front | | 80mm | @ | 55° | (139mm) | | Side | | 40mm | @ | 40° | (52mm) | | Rear | | 40mm | @ | 30° | (46mm) | | Top | | 16mm | @ | 90° | (16mm) |
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| Hull | | Front | | 60mm | @ | 55° | (105mm) | | Side | | 40mm | @ | 0° | (40mm) | | Rear | | 40mm | @ | 30° | (46mm) | | Top | | 30mm | @ | 90° | (30mm) |
| | Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) | | Effective Armour - Maximum 139 mm - Minimum 30 mm |
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| Weapon Details |
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7.5cm StuK 42 L/70 |
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| | Calibre | 75mm |
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| | Length | L/70 |
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| Ammunition Details |
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| Name/Id |
Calibre Weight MVelocity |
Explosive Content |
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7.5cm Pzgr 39/42
(APCBC Armor Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap)
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75mm 6.8Kg 935M/Sec | |
| Quoted Penetration 141mm@400m/30° |
| Range(Mtr) | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1200 | 1600 | 2000 | 2400 |
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| Flight Time(Secs) |
0.11 |
0.22 |
0.45 |
0.97 |
1.56 |
2.24 |
3.03 |
3.97 |
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| Penetration(mm@30°) |
169 |
156 |
141 |
122 |
104 |
88 |
73 |
59 |
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| Penetration(mm@0°) |
196 |
181 |
163 |
141 |
121 |
102 |
85 |
69 |
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| Hit Probability(%) |
98 |
98 |
98 |
98 |
85 |
57 |
25 |
22 |
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7.5cm Pzgr 40/42
(APCR Armor Piercing Composite Rigid)
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75mm 4.8Kg 1120M/Sec | |
| Quoted Penetration 150mm@1000m/30° |
| Range(Mtr) | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1200 | 1600 | 2000 | 2400 |
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| Flight Time(Secs) |
0.09 |
0.19 |
0.39 |
0.84 |
1.39 |
2.05 |
2.87 |
3.92 |
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| Penetration(mm@30°) |
232 |
213 |
189 |
161 |
134 |
109 |
88 |
68 |
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| Penetration(mm@0°) |
268 |
246 |
219 |
186 |
155 |
127 |
102 |
79 |
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| Hit Probability(%) |
98 |
98 |
98 |
98 |
90 |
64 |
34 |
22 |
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Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.
The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive
and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The
information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre,
the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation
originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.
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