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