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Germany Panzer V Panther and Variants
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Prototypes
VK.3002(Db) Early
VK.3002(Db) Proposal 2
VK 3002 Man
Panther Ausf. D
First production version, armed with 75 mm KwK 42 L/70 gun.built by MAN, Daimler-Benz, MNH and Henschel. 850 built between January to September 1943.
Panther Ausf D1
Panther Ausf D2
The first production series, (despite the designation),
Panther Ausf. A
Second production version, improved Ausf. D
Panther Ausf. G SdKfz 171
Had additional armour
Panther Ausf F
Panther II (prototype stage)
Command Tanks
Befehlspanzer Panther
Befehlswagen Ausf D/A/G Sd.Kfz.267 command tank
Befehlswagen Ausf D/A/G Sd.Kfz.268 ground-to-air-liasion tank,
Beobachtungspanzer Panther Ausf D - observation tank
Jagdpanther (Sd.Kfz.173)
Panzerjäger für 8.8cm PaK43 auf Fgst Panther I Tank Destroyer with an 88 mm L/71 PaK 43 gun fitted to a fixed superstructure in a limited traverse mounting on on a Panzer V chassis (Sd. Kfz. 173). 392 built by MIAG and MNH from January 1944 to March 1945.
Recovery and Engineering Tanks
Bergepanther Sd.Kfz.179 recovery vehicle
Minenraumpanzer Panther- (prototype stage) mine clearing tank
Ramschaufelpanzer Panther - dozer tank
Munitionspanzer Panther
Munition Schlepper Panther (2 produced)
Munition Schlepper/Waffentrager Panther (shortened chassis - planned)
Shortened Panther Munitionspanzer/Waffenträger
Flak Panzers
Flakpanzer V Coelian - 2 x 37mm/55mm Flak gun – planned Flakpanzer Panther "Coelian"
Flakpanzer V / Grille 10 - (lengthtened chassis) – prototype
Panzer V Panther Flakpanzer 341 mitt 2cm flakvierling
88mm Flakwagen Panther
Gun Carriers
Grille 10 - 100mm K gun carrier (planned)
Grille 10 - 105mm leFH 43/35 (planned)
Grille 12 - 128mm K 43/44 gun carrier by Krupp (planned)
Grille 15 - 150mm sFH 43/44 howitzer carrier (planned)
Skorpion - 128mm K 43 gun carrier by Rheinmetall (planned)
Sturmpanther - 150mm StuH 43/1 gun carrier Sturmpanther
Panther with 105mm rocket launcher
Panzerjaeger Panther with 12.8cm Pak 80 L/55
Panther Ausf. G "Ersatz M-10"
Panther Infra Red
Panther Pill Boxes
Panther mit VK1602 Turret
Schmalturm
Abteilung 653
Panther Ausf. D with Panzer IV Turret
Krupp developed two projects to rearm Panther with 88mm KwK 43 L/71 gun but none was adapted.
Panther whatifs
Ausf.A
Panther I / VK3002 / (Sd.Kfz.171)
The second production series, (despite the designation), built by MAN, Daimler-Benz, Demag and MNH. 2,000 built between August 1943 to May 1944
Ausf.G
The third production series, (despite the designation), built by MAN, Daimler-Benz, MNH. 3,126 built between March 1944 to April 1945.
Panzerbefehlswagen Panther Ausf. A (Sd.Kfz. 267) of the Panzergrenadier-Division Großdeutschland photographed in southern Ukraine in 1944.
Panzerbefehlswagen mit 7.5 cm KwK42 L/70
Panzerkampfwagen Panther (Sd.Kfz.171) (als Pz.Bef.Wg.) / Panzerbefehlswagen Panther Ausf. A (Sd.Kfz. 267)
329 converted with extra radio equipment and reduced ammunition storage.
Panzerbeobachtswagen Panther
This artillery observation tank was converted from Panther Is by removing the main armament and fitting a dummy gun with a ball fitting for a machine gun on the blanked off turret front. 41 were converted late 1944 - early 1945.
Panzer-Bergegerät (Panther I) (Sd.Kfz.179)
Bergepanther
Armoured recovery vehicles using the Panther I chassis. 347 built or converted by Henschel, MAN and Demag.
Pilot models, prototypes and experimental designs[edit]
VK3001(DB)
A prototype for the Panther from Daimler-Benz, closely following the T-34. The MAN design, however, was selected for production.
VK3002(DB)
A second prototype for the Panther from Daimler-Benz. The MAN design, however, was selected for production.
Ausf.F
Pz.Kpfw.V neuer Art
Development of the Schmalturm (small turret) was underway at the end of the war with prototype turrets completed. The Schmalturm was to have been fitted to the Ausf.F and the Panther II.
Model of Panther II (with 80 cm diameter Tiger II wheels and transport tracks) with proposed Schmalturm, with a stereoscopic sight bulge on each turret side
Panzerkampfwagen Panther II
Panther II
An up-armoured Panther with revised suspension. Only two prototypes were completed before the end of the war and the Panther II was superseded by the E-50.
Geschützwagen Panther für sFH18/4 (Sf)
Gerät 811 / GW Panther
A weapon carrier / self-propelled artillery with de-mountable 15cm sFH18/4 heavy field howitzer. The sole prototype was completed by Daimler-Benz just before the war ended in 1945.
Jagdpanther Starr
A tank destroyer with rigidly mounted 8.8cm PaK43/1 L/71 under development by Krupp at war's end.
Sturmpanther
A projected assault tank mounting a 15cm StuH43/1. Production was not started before the war ended.
Flakzwilling 3.7 cm auf Panzerkampfwagen Panther
Gerät 554 / Flakpanzer Coelian
A flakpanzer project started in December 1943 mounting a double 3.7cm FlaK43 in an armoured turret. At least one wooden mock-up was completed but production was delayed repeatedly.[2]Flakwilling 5.5cm Coelian "Mammut" A upgrade to the Flakpanzer Coelian mounting a dual 5.5 cm Flakwilling.
Gerät 5-1028
A Rheinmetall waffenträger design mounting a 10.5 cm leFH 18 on a chassis derived from the Panther.
Gerät 5-1211
A Krupp waffenträger design mounting a 12.8cm K43.
Gerät 5-1213
A Rheinmetall waffenträger design mounting a 12.8cm K43
Gerät 5-1228
A Krupp waffenträger design mounting a 15cm sFH18 .
Flakpanther 8.8 cm
designs were laid for a Flakpanther mounting an 8.8cm FlaK 41 in an armoured turret.
VK.3002(Db) Early
VK.3002(Db) Proposal 2
VK 3002 Man
Panther Ausf. D
First production version, armed with 75 mm KwK 42 L/70 gun.built by MAN, Daimler-Benz, MNH and Henschel. 850 built between January to September 1943.
Panther Ausf D1
Panther Ausf D2
The first production series, (despite the designation),
Panther Ausf. A
Second production version, improved Ausf. D
Panther Ausf. G SdKfz 171
Had additional armour
Panther Ausf F
Panther II (prototype stage)
Command Tanks
Befehlspanzer Panther
Befehlswagen Ausf D/A/G Sd.Kfz.267 command tank
Befehlswagen Ausf D/A/G Sd.Kfz.268 ground-to-air-liasion tank,
Beobachtungspanzer Panther Ausf D - observation tank
Jagdpanther (Sd.Kfz.173)
Panzerjäger für 8.8cm PaK43 auf Fgst Panther I Tank Destroyer with an 88 mm L/71 PaK 43 gun fitted to a fixed superstructure in a limited traverse mounting on on a Panzer V chassis (Sd. Kfz. 173). 392 built by MIAG and MNH from January 1944 to March 1945.
Recovery and Engineering Tanks
Bergepanther Sd.Kfz.179 recovery vehicle
Minenraumpanzer Panther- (prototype stage) mine clearing tank
Ramschaufelpanzer Panther - dozer tank
Munitionspanzer Panther
Munition Schlepper Panther (2 produced)
Munition Schlepper/Waffentrager Panther (shortened chassis - planned)
Shortened Panther Munitionspanzer/Waffenträger
Flak Panzers
Flakpanzer V Coelian - 2 x 37mm/55mm Flak gun – planned Flakpanzer Panther "Coelian"
Flakpanzer V / Grille 10 - (lengthtened chassis) – prototype
Panzer V Panther Flakpanzer 341 mitt 2cm flakvierling
88mm Flakwagen Panther
Gun Carriers
Grille 10 - 100mm K gun carrier (planned)
Grille 10 - 105mm leFH 43/35 (planned)
Grille 12 - 128mm K 43/44 gun carrier by Krupp (planned)
Grille 15 - 150mm sFH 43/44 howitzer carrier (planned)
Skorpion - 128mm K 43 gun carrier by Rheinmetall (planned)
Sturmpanther - 150mm StuH 43/1 gun carrier Sturmpanther
Panther with 105mm rocket launcher
Panzerjaeger Panther with 12.8cm Pak 80 L/55
Panther Ausf. G "Ersatz M-10"
Panther Infra Red
Panther Pill Boxes
Panther mit VK1602 Turret
Schmalturm
Abteilung 653
Panther Ausf. D with Panzer IV Turret
Krupp developed two projects to rearm Panther with 88mm KwK 43 L/71 gun but none was adapted.
Panther whatifs
Ausf.A
Panther I / VK3002 / (Sd.Kfz.171)
The second production series, (despite the designation), built by MAN, Daimler-Benz, Demag and MNH. 2,000 built between August 1943 to May 1944
Ausf.G
The third production series, (despite the designation), built by MAN, Daimler-Benz, MNH. 3,126 built between March 1944 to April 1945.
Panzerbefehlswagen Panther Ausf. A (Sd.Kfz. 267) of the Panzergrenadier-Division Großdeutschland photographed in southern Ukraine in 1944.
Panzerbefehlswagen mit 7.5 cm KwK42 L/70
Panzerkampfwagen Panther (Sd.Kfz.171) (als Pz.Bef.Wg.) / Panzerbefehlswagen Panther Ausf. A (Sd.Kfz. 267)
329 converted with extra radio equipment and reduced ammunition storage.
Panzerbeobachtswagen Panther
This artillery observation tank was converted from Panther Is by removing the main armament and fitting a dummy gun with a ball fitting for a machine gun on the blanked off turret front. 41 were converted late 1944 - early 1945.
Panzer-Bergegerät (Panther I) (Sd.Kfz.179)
Bergepanther
Armoured recovery vehicles using the Panther I chassis. 347 built or converted by Henschel, MAN and Demag.
Pilot models, prototypes and experimental designs[edit]
VK3001(DB)
A prototype for the Panther from Daimler-Benz, closely following the T-34. The MAN design, however, was selected for production.
VK3002(DB)
A second prototype for the Panther from Daimler-Benz. The MAN design, however, was selected for production.
Ausf.F
Pz.Kpfw.V neuer Art
Development of the Schmalturm (small turret) was underway at the end of the war with prototype turrets completed. The Schmalturm was to have been fitted to the Ausf.F and the Panther II.
Model of Panther II (with 80 cm diameter Tiger II wheels and transport tracks) with proposed Schmalturm, with a stereoscopic sight bulge on each turret side
Panzerkampfwagen Panther II
Panther II
An up-armoured Panther with revised suspension. Only two prototypes were completed before the end of the war and the Panther II was superseded by the E-50.
Geschützwagen Panther für sFH18/4 (Sf)
Gerät 811 / GW Panther
A weapon carrier / self-propelled artillery with de-mountable 15cm sFH18/4 heavy field howitzer. The sole prototype was completed by Daimler-Benz just before the war ended in 1945.
Jagdpanther Starr
A tank destroyer with rigidly mounted 8.8cm PaK43/1 L/71 under development by Krupp at war's end.
Sturmpanther
A projected assault tank mounting a 15cm StuH43/1. Production was not started before the war ended.
Flakzwilling 3.7 cm auf Panzerkampfwagen Panther
Gerät 554 / Flakpanzer Coelian
A flakpanzer project started in December 1943 mounting a double 3.7cm FlaK43 in an armoured turret. At least one wooden mock-up was completed but production was delayed repeatedly.[2]Flakwilling 5.5cm Coelian "Mammut" A upgrade to the Flakpanzer Coelian mounting a dual 5.5 cm Flakwilling.
Gerät 5-1028
A Rheinmetall waffenträger design mounting a 10.5 cm leFH 18 on a chassis derived from the Panther.
Gerät 5-1211
A Krupp waffenträger design mounting a 12.8cm K43.
Gerät 5-1213
A Rheinmetall waffenträger design mounting a 12.8cm K43
Gerät 5-1228
A Krupp waffenträger design mounting a 15cm sFH18 .
Flakpanther 8.8 cm
designs were laid for a Flakpanther mounting an 8.8cm FlaK 41 in an armoured turret.