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?|It is a good artillery for its tier, with the widest (along with the [[M37|M37]]) gun traverse arc of any artillery thanks to its limited turret rotation - making it easy to move to new targets without having to move the hull of your tank. The GW Panther starts with the [[Hummel]]'s gun, but gets a more accurate and powerful gun once researched. The GW Panther cannot excel in the role of a [[Tank Destroyers|tank destroyer]], as the Hummel did due to its size and lack of gun depression, but it can do the job in an emergency. The GW Panther is highly maneuverable for a tier 6 SPG, which allows easy relocation in the event of detection. It is nicknamed "Dracula", due to its Dracula cape-like armor on the rear and side of its gun. +
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?image:GW Panther front view 1.jpg‎{{!}}GW panther front left view+
?image:GW Panther front view 2.jpg‎{{!}}GW Panther front right view+
?image:GW Panther back view 1.jpg‎{{!}}GW Panther back left view+
?image:GW Panther back view 2.jpg‎{{!}}GW Panther back right view+
?image:Ingame_GW_Panther-1.jpg{{!}}T95_004+
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?* One of the fastest SPGs in the game +
?* Quick reload+
?* Accurate for its tier +
?* Excels in counter-battery and relocation+
?* Pseudo-turret allows for a 52° firing arc, the highest of any non-turreted SPG in the game+
?* Doesn't have to reposition as often as a result (though still a good idea if you're expecting to be counter-batteried)+
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?* Doesn't do as much damage as other SPGs in its tier +
?* Easily killable by any light or medium tank.+
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? Slightly more sluggish than the Hummel, the GW Panther trades some mobility for firepower. Thankfully however, it doesn't give much away for a large gain in power; maintaining maneuverability and speed compared to the other Tier 6 SPGs. +
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?The GW Panther is a very solid arty, my one personal complaint about it is that it seems to fall into the jack-of-all-trades, master of none category. It should be noted however, that it excels in that regard quite well. The GW Panther is perhaps the most balanced Tier 6 artillery in the game.+
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?|InTheGame_equipment= Medium-Caliber Artillery Shell Rammer, Enhanced Gun Laying Drive, Camouflage Net+
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?In 1942, German designers started the development of a new series which would utilize chassis and components of various tanks and use them as mountings for various heavy weapons. Designs of the Grille Series incorporated many new technical modifications in order to mount heavy weapons. Some vehicles of the Grille Series were designed to be weapon carriers - Waffenträger. Some of those vehicles reached prototype stage, but none of them entered production that was planned for mid 1945. The Grille 12/15 was to be based on a Panther chassis.+
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?Originally, the Grille 10 was built based on the order for heavy anti-tank vehicles to be armed with the 88mm Flak L/56 gun and be used against fortifications of the Maginot Line. In June of 1940, a change of technical specifications occurred: the vehicle build by Krupp was modified to be a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It was based on the Pz Sf IVc chassis. The original anti-tank vehicle, designated as 8.8cm K(PzSfl) auf Sonderfahrgestell, was to be armed with the 88mm Pak 43 gun, but only a wooden model was made. In late 1942, three prototypes were made: the Versuchsflakwagen für 8.8cm Flak 37. In 1944, they were re-armed with the 88mm Flak 41 guns and designated the Versuchsflakwagen für 8.8cm Flak 41. A single example was re-armed again with the 88mm Flak 37 and sent for tests to Italy, where it served with Heeres Flakartillerie Abteilung (Sf.) 304, and was assigned to the 26th Panzer Division.+
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?image:GW Panther 1.jpg{{!}}GW Panther Technical Drawing+
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?* https://www.achtungpanzer.com/grille-series-cricket-series.htm+
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