CobaltTiger Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 In the book "Panzer Battles" by Mellenthin a footnote about the panther on page 259 caught my eye: Like the Tiger it mounted an 88-mm gun but had lighter armor and was more mobile. (Later models mounted a 75-mm.) This was the first I had heard of such thing, does anyone have more information? I would be inclined to think the author is confusing the panther and the jagdpanther, but that just seems like too glaring of an error. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Who knows what the heck he's talking about. But i have read that the JagdTiger was mounted with the 88mm L/71 gun often(about 1/3rd of total built) because the 128mm L/55 gun was hard to come by. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone_Vulture Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Yeah, I think the writer might be mixing the Panther with Jagdpanther and Jagdpanzers.... We've discussed the Panther II before, I recall it was only built at the very end of the war in token numbers, and had a completely remodeled turret to balance the 88/L71's increased weight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEY Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Panther info Panther II info JagdTiger info 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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