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JPanther — Tier VII German tank destroyer

JPanther

VII
Cost
  • 1 345 000
  • 60 500
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1050
HP
8 / 21
277.2m
View range
1 / 21
Firepower
Shell
2796
DPM
12 / 21
215
Penetration
5 / 21
310
Damage
8 / 21
150
Devices/crew damage
8 / 21
—
Burst damage
— / —
805
Velocity
15 / 21
9.30%
Penetration loss over distance
8 / 20
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2345
DPM
14 / 20
265
Penetration
2 / 20
260
Damage
8 / 20
150
Devices/crew damage
7 / 20
—
Burst damage
— / —
1006
Velocity
11 / 20
7.55%
Penetration loss over distance
6 / 13
—
Explosion radius
— / —
3788
DPM
8 / 21
60
Penetration
8 / 21
420
Damage
8 / 21
150
Devices/crew damage
8 / 21
—
Burst damage
— / —
805
Velocity
15 / 21
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.91
Explosion radius
8 / 21
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
105.0
Caliber
8 / 21
9.02
Rate of fire
11 / 21
6.65
Reload time
9 / 19
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.54
Base aim time
4 / 21
0.308
Dispersion
5 / 21
Dispersion factors
0.190
When moving
6 / 21
0.190
When rotating
8 / 21
0.080
When rotating turret
1 / 21
3.000
After shot
3 / 21
Gun angles
8°
Depression
9 / 21
14°
Elevation
17 / 21
13°/13°
Aiming arc (left / right)
9 / 21
31.59
Turret traverse speed
4 / 21
Mobility
45.96
Weight
4 / 21
Speed
50
Forward
5 / 21
12
Backward
14 / 21
Effective Power / Weight ratio
15.23
On hard terrain
13 / 21
12.89
On medium terrain
12 / 21
10.47
On soft terrain
9 / 21
Traverse speed
40.40
On hard terrain
14 / 21
34.19
On medium terrain
13 / 21
27.78
On soft terrain
8 / 21
6.57m×3.30m×2.07m
Size
17 / 21
Concealment
27.00%
While still
16 / 21
17.80%
While moving
18 / 21
10.83%
Upon firing while still
12 / 21
8.10%
Upon firing while moving
14 / 21
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 271m
211.3m
While still
231.7m
While moving
247.1m
Upon firing while still
253.1m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 224–280
  • 168–224
  • 112–168
  • 56–112
  • 0–56
Spaced armor
  • 224–280
  • 168–224
  • 112–168
  • 56–112
  • 0–56
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

Development of this tank destroyer, based on the chassis of the new VK 30.02 (MAN) tank, began in 1942. In October 1943, the prototype trials were started. A total of 392 vehicles were manufactured.