Pz.Kpfw. V Panther II

     
Název:
Name:
Panther II Panther II
Originální název:
Original Name:
Panther II
Kategorie:
Category:
střední tank medium tank
Výrobce:
Producer:
DD.MM.1943-DD.09.1943 Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG, Nürnberg /
Období výroby:
Production Period:
DD.01.1943-DD.09.1943
Vyrobeno kusů:
Number of Produced:
1 prototyp (len podvozok)/prototype (only chassis)
Prototyp vyroben:
Prototype Built:
DD.MM.1943
Osádka:
Crew:
5
Technické údaje:
Technical Data:
 
Bojová hmotnost:
Combat Weight:
cca 52500 kg cca 115743 lb
Délka s kanónem dopředu:
Length with Gun Forward:
? mm ?
Délka korby:
Hull Length:
? mm ?
Celková šířka:
Overall Width:
? mm ?
Celková výška:
Overall Height:
? mm ?
Světlá výška:
Ground Clearance:
540 mm 1 ft 9 ¼ in
Šířka pásu:
Track Width:
660 mm 2 ft 2 in
Měrný tlak:
Ground Pressure:
? MPa ? psi
Pancéřování:
Armour:
Korba:
čelo - 100 mm
dolný čelný pancier - 60 mm
boky - 60 mm
zadok - 40 mm
strop - 40 mm
dno - 16-30 mm


Veža:
štít kanóna - 150 mm
čelo - 150 mm
boky/zadok - 60 mm
strop - 30 mm
Hull:
glacis plate - 100 mm
front lower - 60 mm
sides - 60 mm
rear - 40 mm
roof - 30 mm
belly - 16-30 mm


Turret:
gun mantlet - 150 mm
front - 150 mm
sides/rear - 60 mm
roof - 30 mm
Pohon:
Propulsion:
 
Typ:
Type:
Maybach HL 230 P30 (vodou chladený zážihový 12-valec objemu 23.095 cm3) Maybach HL 230 P30 (12 cyl., gasoline, water cooled, 23.095 ccm)
Výkon:
Power:
514,8 kW při 3000 ot/min 690.4 bhp at 3000 rpm
Převodové ústrojí:
Transmission:
ZF AK 7-200 (7+R) ZF AK 7-200 (7+R)
Výkony:
Performance:
 
Rychlost na silnici:
Road Speed:
cca 55 km/h cca 34 mph
Rychlost v terénu:
Cross-country Speed:
30 km/h 19 mph
Jízdní dosah po silnici:
Cruising Range on Road:
250 km 155 mi
Jízdní dosah v terénu:
Cross-country Cruising Range:
110 km 68 mi
Překonávání překážek:
Obstacles Crossing:
 
Svah:
Gradient:
30 ° 67 %
Boční náklon:
Side Slope:
? ° ? %
Překročivost:
Trench Crossing:
2,45 m 96 in
Výstupnost:
Vertical Obstacle:
0,9 m 35 in
Brodivost:
Fording Depth:
1,9 m 75 in
Výzbroj:
Armament:
 
Hlavní:
Main:
7,5 cm KwK 42 L/70
(82 nábojov)
7,5 cm KwK 42 L/70
(82 rounds)
Vedlejší:
Secondary:
1x guľomet MG 34 kalibru 7,92 mm v korbe
1x koaxiálny guľomet MG 42 kalibru 7,92 mm
2x machine gun MG 34 cal. 7,92 mm in hull
1x coaxial machine gun MG 42 cal. 7,92 mm
Uživatelské státy:
User States:
- -
Poznámka:
Note:
Tracks:
Dvojdielne Kgs ?/660/300 (44 + 44 článkov v jednom páse)
Tracks:
Double link Kgs ?/660/300 (44 + 44 links per side)
Zdroje:
Sources:
Thomas L. Jentz - Germany's Panther Tank : The Quest for Combat Supremacy, ISBN 10: 0887408125 / 0-88740-812-5, ISBN 13: 9780887408120, rok vydania 1995
Walter J. Spielberger - The Panther & Its Variants, rok vydania 1993, ISBN-10: 0887403972, ISBN-13: 9780887403972
Thomas L. Jentz, Hilary L. Doyle - Panzer Tracts no.5-4 Panzerkampfwagen Panther II and Panther Ausfruehnung F, rok vydania 2006, ISBN: 0-9771643-2-2
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The original plans for a successor to the Pz.Kpfw.V "Panther", i.e. the Panther II, were made as early as early 1943, when an adequate response to the new Soviet tanks was being considered. The only changes were to be stronger armour and a modification of the gun shield (schmale Blendenausführung).


Hull front armour - 100mm (80mm Panther I)
hull sides - 60mm (40mm Panther I)
turret front - 100mm (80mm Panther I)
turret sides - 60mm (45mm Panther I)


No other changes were envisaged. The original armament of the Panthera(75mm Kw.K.42 L/70 gun) was to form the armament of the Panthera II as well.


In 2/1943, after M.A.N. and Henschel negotiations with M.A.N. and Henschel, it was decided to standardize certain parts of the Panther IIPanther II and [url=https://www.valka.cz/topic/view/6455/]Tiger II tanks. They were to have identical all-metal running wheels and the Panther II was to use as combat tracks, the transport tracks of the Tiger II tank. It was supposed to have simplified torsion suspension (one torsion bar per wheel), different running wheel layout, etc.



On 1 November 1943, the WaPrüf 6 issued new specifications regarding the armour thickness of the new Panther II.


-30mm turret roof (16mm Panther I)
-turret face 120mm (100mm Panther I)
-turret sides 60mm (45mm Panther I)
-back of turret 60mm (45mm Panther I)
-Cannon shield 150mm (100mm Panther I)
-Hull roof 30mm (16mm Panther I)
-hull nose 100mm (80mm Panther I)
-upper and lower hull side 60mm (40mm Panther I)



The initial plans for a new turret for the Panther II have been disputed among historians. Mr. Spielberger was of the opinion that a modified Schmallturm turret from the Panther F rearmed with the Kw.K. 43 L/71 88mm gun was to be used (I believe he later revised this statement). Jentz's Jentzmore recent findings suggest the use of a slightly modified classic turret from the Panthera G. The turret design is represented by a drawing by Rheinmetall-Borsig Rheinmetall-Borsig H-Sk A 86176 dated 7.11.1943 showing the machine gun mount MG 42 in the turret for Panther II with a narrow gun shield (schmalle Blendenausführung). The design of such a shield was to prevent missiles from bouncing into the space between the turret nose and the hull ceiling. The sketch of a probable turret design for the Panther II attached below uses the shield shape captured in the H-Sk 88517 drawing by Rheinmetall dated 1 March 1944. It was one of the evolutionary designs of the future Schmalturm.
There is also a discrepancy in the thickness of the rear hull armour. Jentz Jentzclaims that 40mm thick armour was to be used, Spielbergerclaimed that it was to be 60mm armour.
It was originally planned that production of the upgraded Panther II would begin by 9/1943 without the need for prototypes (if this plan had been fulfilled, later versions of the Ausf.G/F would not have been realized). Later, the planned production start date was postponed to late 1944 or early 1945. Production was planned to start at the new factories Werk Falkensee and Nibelungenwerk. The start of series production was continually postponed until it finally did not take place. The new factories, which when completed were to produce the Panther II eventually produced the Panther I. Two prototypes of the Panther II were ordered, but only one platform without turret was completed. Planned changes to the undercarriage were also tested on the prototype Panthera V1.


The prototype was shipped to Aberdeen Proving Ground after the end of the war in Europe. It later underwent driving tests at Detroit and again ended up at Aberdeen. Here he received a turret from Panther Ausf.G (Fgst.Nr.121455). This hybrid, which approximates the intended appearance of the production machines, is preserved to this day at the Patton Museum at Fort Knox, where it was restored to running order a few years ago. The platform has the serial number Fgst.Nr.120417 inscribed on the front armour.



Panther II and 8,8cm gun


The popular depiction of the Panther II with Schmalturm turret with 8.8cm Kw.K. 43 L/71 is misleading, and the source of this claim is the published works of Mr. Spielberger. However, these claims are refuted by another renowned historian, Tom Jentz. Due to the period when the Panther II project was realized and halted, designs for the Schmalturm tower itself were not yet available.
The Krupp company had worked on the design of a modified Schmalturm tower in an earlier period. Preliminary drawings dated 18.10.1944 were created. The projection form was shown by a drawing marked Hln-130. With this design, the company won the contract for further development and production of the tower on 4.12.1944. The developers claimed that the 8.8 cm gun could be fitted to the existing Schmalturm turret with minimal modifications, but that the gun's recoil mechanism required a space to be created at the rear of the turret, or the pivot on which the gun was to rotate vertically (the aimer) was to be moved forward by 350 mm (0.5 in). This modification was necessary to create sufficient space for loading the gun. The appearance of the Panther modified in this way was shown in a sketch by Krupp on a drawing Hln-E142 dated 17 November 1944.
At a meeting of the Entwicklungskommission Panzer on 23 January 1945, a representative of WaPrüf 6 reported on the Daimler Benz proposal. For the successful launching of the 88 mm gun, the design envisaged a turret mounting diameter 100 mm larger than that used on the standard Panthera (1750 mm instead of the original 1650 mm). The ammunition supply for the gun was to consist of 56 rounds, the turret weight was to increase by one ton. By this time, a wooden mock-up of the turret had already been made.
On 20.2.1945 a meeting of representatives of the army and the manufacturers was held to compare the submitted designs. The simplicity of the Krupp design was appreciated, which dealt with a quick modification of the already designed Schmalturm tower. Subsequently, Krupp was given responsibility for the production of the gun and Daimler Benz for the turret.
On 27 February 1945, the final specifications for the new turret (including the complete instrumentation including a new stereoscopic rangefinder and stabilized gun sight S.Z.F.2 or S.F.Z.3) were submitted. A prototype in non-panned steel was ordered. The interesting thing was that the wooden mock-up had the rear armour plating perpendicular, whereas the prototype was supposed to have this plating oblique.
On 8 March 1945, the firm Krupp was asked to draw up the form of the gun's shield (similar to Topfblende) by 12 March 1945.
At a meeting with the Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen on 14.3.1945, some details were refined. The turret was to contain a reserve supply of 15 rounds for the gun, the remaining 50-54 rounds were to be stored in the hull. At the request of the Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen a prototype machine, the Panther, was to be built with a modified hull (enlarged orbital diameter) and a turret made of unpanned steel. The planned completion of the prototype Panther with such a turret was for early 6/1945, and planned mass production was to begin in the last quarter of 1945. The plans also envisaged that the Panther machines produced until then were to be retrofitted into the form of a machine with an 8.8cm gun. According to a report from Albert Speer Adolf Hitler, the Minister of Industry, this prototype was to be presented to Adolf Hitler in mid 4/1945 at a presentation of the new weapons. However, post-war investigations showed that all that was completed on 12/12/1944 was a wooden mock-up of the turret at Daimler Benz. This lived to see the end of the war and was registered at the Daimler Benz factory as late as 8/1945. Its further fate is unknown.
The eventual production form of the Schmalturm turret with 8.8cm gun was to be applied to a future version of the Panthera F, or to rearm the surviving earlier versions of the Panthera.


Thomas L. Jentz - Germany's Panther Tank : The Quest for Combat Supremacy, ISBN 10: 0887408125 / 0-88740-812-5, ISBN 13: 9780887408120, year of publication 1995
Walter J. Spielberger - The Panther & Its Variants, year of publication 1993, ISBN-10: 0887403972, ISBN-13: 9780887403972
Thomas L. Jentz, Hilary L. Doyle - Panzer Tracts no.5-4 Panzerkampfwagen Panther II and Panther Ausfruehnung F, year of publication 2006, ISBN: 0-9771643-2-2
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Pz.Kpfw. V Panther II - Predpokladaná podoba Panthera II podľa pána Jentza. Výkres firmy Rheinmetall-Borsig H-Sk A 86176 datovaný k 7.11.1943.

Predpokladaná podoba Panthera II podľa pána Jentza. Výkres firmy Rheinmetall-Borsig H-Sk A 86176 datovaný k 7.11.1943.
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Prototype design highlights:


The drive wheel on the right side is of the original design, on the left side is a modified gearing.
The outer and inner running wheels are also different. The steel extrusions of the outer wheels are bolted together in the middle row at different distances than the inner wheels.
The prototype had a mounted towing device bolted against the bottom and rear armouring.
The prototype did not have armour plating over the driver and radio operator/shooter positions, but presumably this would have been the same as on the D/A Panthers. The driver and operator hatches were also to be the same. The driver and operator had similar swivel periscopes to those fitted to the G version Panthers. The slope of the hull armour was slightly different, hence the overall dimensions of the hull were also different compared to the Panther D/A/G versions.
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Panther Fgst.Nr. V1 from 1944 with modified chassis for the future Panther II during tests at MAN ? It has Tiger II transport tracks fitted (future combat tracks for Panther II).


W.J. Spielberger - Panther and its variants

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Panther II ve Fort Knoxu:
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Dear,
in November 2015 they released fans from the Patton Museum of Armor and Cavalry the appearance of the reconstructed prototype of the Panther II. From the prototype was lifted the burden, substituting the weight of the tower and was removed the original drive unit. This redevelopment conducted a workshop Aberdeen Proving Grounds sometime after 1946. Since the vehicle is equipped with turret and engine from the tank Pz.Kpfw.In The Ausf. G.
About the scope of last renovation you can see for yourself on below of published photos. Panther II is now located in the National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Georgia, USA.


Resources
preservedtanks.com
www.armorjournal.com.
Pz.Kpfw. V Panther II - Autor fotografie Rob Cogan.

Autor fotografie Rob Cogan.
Pz.Kpfw. V Panther II - Autor fotografie Rob Cogan.

Autor fotografie Rob Cogan.
Pz.Kpfw. V Panther II - Autor fotografie Rob Cogan.

Autor fotografie Rob Cogan.
Pz.Kpfw. V Panther II - Autor fotografie Rob Cogan.

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Pz.Kpfw. V Panther II - Autor fotografie Rob Cogan.

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RH 8/2513K obsahuje výkresový návrh veže firmy Rheinmetall-Borsig H-Sk A 86176 Turm Panther 2 (schmale Blendenausführung) datovaný k 7.11.1943 zobrazujúci uchytenie guľometu MG 42 vo veži pre Panther II s úzkym štítom kanóna (schmalle Blendenausführung).


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