Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G

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The Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G was the final and most refined production variant of Germany’s Panther medium tank used in the later stages of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German medium tank
Panther tank variant
armorType sloped armor
category German armoured fighting vehicles of World War II
World War II tanks
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crew 5
designedAs improved Panther variant
designedToCounter Soviet KV series heavy tanks
Soviet T-34 medium tank
linked to: T-34 medium tank
engine Maybach HL230 P30 V-12 petrol engine
enginePower 700 hp
introduced 1944
mainArmament 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 gun
maximumRoadSpeed about 46 km/h
nativeName Panzerkampfwagen V Ausführung G
notableFeature chin mantlet on late-production turrets
flame suppressing exhausts on late vehicles
improved commander’s cupola
provision for infrared night-fighting equipment on some vehicles
redesigned hull with improved side armor
simplified and strengthened turret design
operatorAfterWar Czechoslovak Army
French Army
Hungarian forces (postwar use of captured vehicles)
partOf Panther tank family
linked to: Panther tank
predecessor Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. A
Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. D
primaryRole medium battle tank
tank destroyer
productionEnd 1945
sawActionIn Battle of Kursk follow-on operations
Battle of the Bulge
secondaryArmament 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun
7.92 mm MG 42 machine gun
serviceEntry mid-1944
shortName Panther Ausf. G
successor Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. F
suspension torsion bar suspension
usedBy Waffen-SS
Wehrmacht
usedIn Eastern Front of World War II
Italian Campaign of World War II
linked to: Italian campaign

Western Front of World War II
weight approximately 45 tonnes

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Panther successorModel Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G
VK 30.02 (M) influenced Panzerkampfwagen V Panther
linked to: Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G
Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G predecessor Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. A
linked to: Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G
Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G nativeName Panzerkampfwagen V Ausführung G
linked to: Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G