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Panther II — Tier VIII German medium tank

Panther II

VIII
Cost
  • 2 390 000
  • 88 500
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1450
HP
4 / 33
302.0m
View range
1 / 33
Firepower
Shell
2412
DPM
11 / 33
203
Penetration
15 / 33
220
Damage
28 / 33
119
Devices/crew damage
28 / 33
—
Burst damage
— / —
1000
Velocity
6 / 33
8.87%
Penetration loss over distance
8 / 33
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2083
DPM
6 / 33
237
Penetration
27 / 33
190
Damage
11 / 33
119
Devices/crew damage
28 / 33
—
Burst damage
— / —
1250
Velocity
4 / 33
8.44%
Penetration loss over distance
7 / 26
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2960
DPM
7 / 33
44
Penetration
28 / 33
270
Damage
11 / 33
119
Devices/crew damage
28 / 33
—
Burst damage
— / —
1000
Velocity
4 / 33
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.40
Explosion radius
28 / 33
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
88.0
Caliber
28 / 33
10.96
Rate of fire
7 / 33
5.47
Reload time
5 / 26
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.72
Base aim time
12 / 33
0.308
Dispersion
4 / 33
Dispersion factors
0.120
When moving
2 / 33
0.120
When rotating
2 / 33
0.060
When rotating turret
1 / 33
4.000
After shot
12 / 33
Gun angles
8°
Depression
18 / 33
20°
Elevation
2 / 33
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 33
42.52
Turret traverse speed
29 / 33
Mobility
53.84
Weight
4 / 33
Speed
55
Forward
7 / 33
20
Backward
3 / 33
Effective Power / Weight ratio
17.88
On hard terrain
24 / 33
15.89
On medium terrain
25 / 33
10.22
On soft terrain
29 / 33
Traverse speed
55.16
On hard terrain
19 / 33
49.03
On medium terrain
19 / 33
31.52
On soft terrain
26 / 33
6.52m×3.26m×2.41m
Size
27 / 33
Concealment
17.60%
While still
30 / 33
13.90%
While moving
31 / 33
6.47%
Upon firing while still
30 / 33
5.59%
Upon firing while moving
29 / 33
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 271m
232.1m
While still
240.3m
While moving
256.7m
Upon firing while still
258.6m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
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

The vehicle was conceived in 1943. Two prototypes with the existing Panther I turrets were ordered in 1944. By 1945 only one of them had been built by the MAN company.