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Destroyed Late-War Panther Tanks

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Captured German Panther tanks are shown in three photographs from the unit history of the U.S. Army’s 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division. The source does not specify a location, but the text suggests the location is near Fallersleben, Germany … Continue reading →

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90-mm vs. Panther Armor

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. Ordnance Department published a handbook on the 90-mm M3 Gun which included the following photographs demonstrating the effectiveness of the 90-mm Hyper-Velocity Armor-Piercing Shot T30E16 and 90-mm Armor Piercing Shot T33 against the armor of the German Panther … Continue reading →

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Panther Ausf. F with 7.5cm L/100 Gun

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A new “paper panzer” kit from Dragon Models depicts the Panther Ausf. F version armed with the long 7.5cm KwK L/100 gun in the Schmalturm turret: Sd.Kfz. 171 Panther Ausf. F w/ 7.5cm KwK42 L/100.

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Dragon Tiger I Ausf. H2

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Dragon Models has announced a new 1/35th-scale kit in their ’39-’45 Series depicting an unusual Henschel prototype panzer, No. 6683: Tiger I Ausf. H2 7.5cm KwK 42.  

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Berlin Panther Dug-In

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New June 1/35th-scale WWII diorama release from Verlinden Productions: #2767: Battle for Berlin Panther Dug-In Bunker 1:35 Scale. The complete diorama kit is priced at $98.99 online.  

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1/72nd Snap Together Panther Kit

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Recenlt announced 1/72nd-scale snap-together kit from Zvezda of the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Ausf. D.

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German Panthers as Ersatz M10s

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

During the Battle of the Bulge, the Germans disguised several Panther tanks as U.S. M10 tank destroyers (“Ersatz M10”). Part of the Operation Greif created and commanded by Otto Skorzeny, Panzer Brigade 150 deployed these Panther Ausf. G tanks which had … Continue reading →

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New German Figures from Alpine

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th and 1/16th figure releases from Alpine Miniatures.    35130: German Panther Commander #1 – 1/35th Scale Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim   35131: German Panther Commander #2 – 1/35th Scale Sculpted by Taesung … Continue reading →

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Panther at Hotel des Ardennes in Ligneuville

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Officers of the Ninth Air Force pose with a German Panther tank of Kampfgruppe Peiper knocked out in front of the Hotel des Ardennes in Ligneuville, Belgium on December 17th, 1944. The Panther was commanded by SS Untersturmführer Arndt Fisher … Continue reading →

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Destroyed Panther in Normandy

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Here is an interesting photo of a destroyed Panther in Normandy that was recently posted on Flickr. • Panther Side View • Panther Rear View According to the website, the German Panther tank was destroyed near Val-de-Breuil on August 16-17, … Continue reading →

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