Panther II
Panther II
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[Client Values; Actual values in
2,390,000 ![]() |
1400380 HP Hit Points |
52.41/5329.22/56 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Radio Operator
- Loader
650700 hp Engine Power |
55/20 km/h Speed Limit |
3236 deg/s Traverse |
12.423.96 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
YesYes Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
120/60/60120/60/60 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
109/2800/98
676/4400/616 Shell Cost |
135/135/175280/280/370 HP Damage |
150/194/38223/261/44 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
15 r/m Standard Gun ▲
7.5 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2025 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2100 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.35 m With 50% Crew: 0.434 m ▲
0.3 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.372 m |
s 2.3 s 2.2 Aim time |
3030 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-8°/+20°-8°/+20° Elevation Arc |
9560 rounds Ammo Capacity |
2020 % Chance of Fire |
m 380 m 390 View Range |
m 310 m 710 Signal Range |
Additional Statistics
(Top Configuration)
Camouflage
- Stationary: 9.7%
- When Moving: 7.1%
- When Firing: 2.3%
Terrain Resistance
- On Hard Ground: 0.77
- On Medium Ground: 0.96
- On Soft Ground: 2.1
Dispersion Change Values
- Turret Contribution
- Rotation: 0.1
- Shot Recoil: 3.36
- Suspension Contribution
- Acceleration: 0.15
- Turning: 0.15
With 100% Crew
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The Panther II is a German tier 8 medium tank.
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.
A step-up in the world from the Pz.Kpfw. V Panther, it is best to understand you are still in the same role. While being more powerful and maneuverable than the Pz.Kpfw. V Panther, a M26 Pershing will definitely beat you in a close-quarters fight. Knowing this, it is best to take advantage of your long-range accuracy and stay just behind, or alongside, your team's heavies to avoid close-quarters combat. The Panther II has a higher profile than its counterparts, the M26 Pershing and the T-44, which means you are easier to spot, so position yourself on the battlefield very carefully. The Panther II is like a Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger but one Tier higher and more mobile.
The Panther II leads to the E 50.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( ![]()
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VII | Maybach HL 210 TRM P30 | 650 | 20 | 850 | 35500 | |
VIII | Maybach HL 230 TRM P30 | 700 | 20 | 1200 | 54000 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( ![]()
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VII | Panther II | 53 | 32 | 0 | 16500 | 17400 | |
VIII | Panther II verstärkteketten | 56 | 36 | 0 | 16500 | 30350 |
Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( ![]()
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III | FuG 5 | 310 | 50 | 630 | |
VI | FuG 7 | 415 | 70 | 8160 | |
IX | FuG 12 | 710 | 150 | 43200 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Excellent accuracy and penetration with the 8.8cm/L100 top gun
- Good top speed
- Very good at ramming lighter, less armored tanks
- Large healthpool for its class
Cons:
- Clumsy due to size and slow traverse, can get easily flanked
- Atrocious power to weight ratio will leave you struggling to get into position quickly
- Large silhouette for a medium, very poor camouflage and difficult to hide
- Insufficient armor will only ever bounce poorly aimed or lower tier shots
Performance
The Panther II's playstyle revolves largely around its top gun, the 8.8cm kwk L/100. It lacks reliable mobility, armor OR camouflage, putting it in a tricky spot; it hasn't the mobility to flank or flee, the armor to take hits, or the camouflage to snipe*.
Instead, it is mostly like a low camouflage Tank Destroyer - for a Medium Tank the gun is excellent, but is unfortunately let down by its chassis. It sports high alpha, penetration, shell velocity and accuracy. Use it to fight at distance, where the accuracy advantage becomes more relevant.
The Panther II suffers from very unreliable armor, poor mobility and very low camouflage due to its size; thus it is outclassed by vehicles such as the Progetto 46, Indien Pz. and P.44 Pantera.
However, the Panther II can work when done right and leads to the excellent E 50 and decent E 50 ausf M, so although the Panther II is somewhat painful, the grind is mostly worth it.
- It can snipe, but is spotted very easily and thus is forced to do so further behind than most other sniper tanks would.
Early Research
The first thing to upgrade is the suspension, so that you can then research and mount the L/71 or L/100 once the turret is researched. Which gives extra view range and armor and gives more improvement than the suspension. The engine does not give a very large improvement to this heavy medium, so research this last.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
In a meeting on February 10, 1943, further design changes were proposed, including changes to the steering gears and final drives. Another meeting on February 17, 1943 focused on sharing and standardizing parts between the Tiger II tank and the Panther 2, such as the transmission, all-steel roadwheels, and running gear. No plans were made to include the 8.8 cm L/71 as the turret diameter was too small. In March 1943, MAN indicated that the first prototype would be completed by August 1943. A number of engines were under consideration, among them the new Maybach HL 234 fuel-injected engine (900 hp operated by an 8-speed hydraulic transmission).
Thus, plans to replace the original Panther design with the Panther II were already underway before the first Panther had even seen combat. But, from May to June 1943, work on the Panther II ceased, as the focus was shifted to expanding production of the original Panther tank. It is not clear if there was ever an official cancellation; this may have been because the Panther II upgrade path was originally started at Hitler's insistence. The direction that the design was headed would not have been consistent with Germany's need for a mass-produced tank, which was the goal of the Reich Ministry of Armament and War Production. Additionally, many of the problems the Panther II was made to address had been resolved, such as the weak side armor.
Historical Gallery
Historical Accuracy Errata
* The Panther II was designed for a MAN LD 220 engine with 750 hp or a HL 234 Maybach engine with 900 hp.
- The top Schmalturm turret was developed only after the Panther II project was cancelled. Its planned and only turret is its stock one.
- The Panther II was only ever intended to have the 75mm KwK 42 L/70.