rexford Posted September 19, 2001 Share Posted September 19, 2001 Information provided by Lawrence Sims on AFV News forum, from various sources, indicates that face-hardening of Panther armor stopped during October 1943, which suggests that Panther A and G models did not use face-hardened armor. October 1943 date may coinside with end of Panther D run, based on our research. Americans in Europe reported that face-hardened armor use was found on Panthers, but not all. As face-hardened armor is much more vulnerable to Sherman 75mm APCBC than homogenous armor, and provides some added resistance against uncapped Russian ammo, this issue is very important to us "grogs", and to CM2 development. We would be interested in comments, input and information regarding this issue. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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