Panther1944 - The production periods of the Panther versions and the technical changes over the production periods

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Ausf. D	Ausf. D	Ausf. D	Ausf. D	Ausf. D	Ausf. D	Ausf. D	Ausf. D	Ausf. D
4 tanks	18	68	84	194	132	190	115	37
							Ausf. A	Ausf. A	Ausf. A	Ausf. A	Ausf. A	Ausf. A	Ausf. A	Ausf. A	Ausf. A	Ausf. A	Ausf. A	Ausf. A
							3	141(+8)	244(+13)	222(+10)	256(+11)	270(+8)	266	269	205	143	120	11
														Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G	Ausf. G
														2	105	203	250	368	356	340	274	318	285	209	128	66	49
Panther 2 (since April Panther II) planned; development suspended May 1943
																										Ausf. F	Ausf. F
																										50 (geplant)	150 (geplant)

dark grey
	dark yellow (RAL 7028) as basecoat												dark yellow (RAL 7028) as basecoat
																				3-Farb-Tarnung direkt auf Rotschutzfarbe ab Werk
																							Dunkelgrün RAL 6003 als Grundfarbe (ab 20 Dezember 1944)
smoke grenade dischargers
communications port on the left turret side
	dark yellow (RAL 7028) as basecoat
		single radius steering gear
			hand crank for opening the commanders hatch repositioned from 6 o´clock to 9 o´clock
			skirts
			bore evacuator
			drip moulding over escape hatch and communications port
Maybach HL 210 P30 (first 250 tanks)
				Maybach HL 230 P30 (starting with tank No. 251)
					armoured pot covering the snorkel port on the motor deck
					16 bolt roadwheels reinforced with 16 rivets
						1 headlight on glacis plate
							rain shields for air intake and petrol cap
							anti-aircraft ring mount at commander's cupola
							drip moulding over gun sight opening in mantlet
							road wheels with 24 attachment bolts
								Zimmerit coating
								new tracks with chevrons
							Ausf. A	redesigned turret
							Ausf. A	new cast commander´s cupola wit 7 vision blocks
							Ausf. A	loaders vision block
							Ausf. A	new turret drive mechanism
							Ausf. A	simplified turret position indicator for gunner
							Ausf. A	road wheels with 24 attachment bolts
								Zimmerit coating
pistol ports in turret sides and rear
											mounting for close-in defence weapon prepared
											ball mount for bow MG instead of "letter box" in glacis plate
											monocular T.Z.F.12a replaces binocular T.Z.F.12
												2 cooling pipes parallel to left tail pipe
													15t-Stahlwinde (winch) replaced by 20t-Stahlwinde, vertically mounting, draw bar coupling added, guidance for hand starter crank
														close-in defence weapon installed
														Ausf. G	redesigned engine bay cover, new upper hull
															redesigned driver and radio operator hatches
															rotating driver vision block
															redesigned cooling system
															increase of stowed ammunition, now 82 rounds
																welded cover for tail pipes
																	screens to cover glowing tail pipes
																	bases ("Pilze") for 2 ton jib boom on turret roof
																	handle at turret access hatch
																		modified fastening mechnaism for commander´s vision blocks
																			rain shield over driver´s vision block
																			debris guard over mantlet
																			camouflage pattern applied at assembly plant
																					steel road wheels on ca. 24 Panthers (M.A.N.)
																				discontinuation of Zimmerit coating, camouflag direct on primern
																				since September 9th 1944 discontinuation of Zimmerit coating
																				experimentally assembly of IR-equipment
																				chin mantlet ("Kinnblende"); not at all vehicles
																					self cleaning idler wheel
																					flame eliminator for tail pipes
																					crew compartment heater
																					heightened seat for driver added
																					Kampfstoffspührpapierhalterungen
																						from 31.10.1944 to 15.02.45 omission of ivory as interior color
																							dark green (Dunkelgrün RAL 6003) as base coat (from Dez. 20th)
																							new AA-MG carriage mounting (not ring mount but stud bolt on 12 o´clock vision block cover)
																							discontinuation loader´s seat
																								fastening eyes on turret for camouflage material
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The production periods of the Panther versions and the technical changes over the production periods

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Panther - Sd.Kfz. 171

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