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The Panther II is a German tier 8 medium tank. A step-up in the world from the PzKpfw V Panther, it is best to understand you are still in the same role. While being more powerful and maneuverable than the PzKpfw 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. If you get in a dogfight ramming is a viable tactic because of your tank's weight, so you can potentially do a lot of damage. Consider this option a last resort however, as your tank is relatively slow to turn and unwieldy. A Panther II has a higher profile than its counterparts, the M26 Pershing, T-44 and Lorraine 40 t, which means you are easier to spot, so position yourself on the battlefield very carefully.

The Panther II leads to the E-50.

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Historical Info

The early impetus for upgrading the Panther came from the concern of Hitler and others that it lacked sufficient armor. Hitler had already insisted on an increase in its armor once, early in its design process in 1942. Discussions involving Hitler in January of 1943 called for further increases in armor, resulting in the tank initially referred to as the Panther 2 (it became the Panther II after April 1943). This upgrade increased the glacis plate to 100 mm (3.9 in), the side armor to 60 mm (2.4 in), and the top armor to 30 mm (1.2 in). Production of the Panther 2 was slated to begin in September 1943.


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. Additional meetings in February began to outline the various components, including use of the 88 mm L/71 KwK 43 gun. 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.


One Panther II chassis was completed and eventually captured by the U.S. It is now on display at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox. The turret from a Panther (I) Ausf G is mounted on this chassis.


German Tanks
Light Tanks Leichttraktor  • Pz.Kpfw. 35 (t)  • Pz.Kpfw. 38H 735 (f)  • Pz.Kpfw. I  • Pz.Kpfw. II  • Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t)  • Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. C  • Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. G • Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. J  • Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs  • Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. A  • T-15  • Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) n.A.  • VK 16.02 Leopard  • VK 28.01  • Aufklärungspanzer Panther
Medium Tanks Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f)  • VK 20.01 (D)  • Pz.Kpfw. III  • Pz.Kpfw. III/IV  • Pz.Kpfw. IV  • T-25  • Pz.Kpfw. IV Hydraulic  • VK 30.01 (D)  • VK 30.01 (P)  • VK 30.02 (M)  • Pz.Kpfw. IV Schmalturm  • Pz.Kpfw. V/IV  • Pz.Kpfw. V/IV Alpha  • VK 30.02 (D)  • Pz.Kpfw. V Panther  • Panther/M10  • Indien-Panzer  • Panther II  • Leopard prototyp A  • E-50  • Leopard 1  • E-50 Ausf. M
Heavy Tanks Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f)  • Durchbruchswagen 2  • VK 30.01 (H)  • VK 36.01 (H)  • Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger  • Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger (P)  • Löwe  • Pz.Kpfw. Tiger II  • VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. A  • E-75  • VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B  • E-100  • Maus
Tank Destroyers Panzerjäger I  • Marder II  • Hetzer  • Marder 38T  • StuG III  • Pz.Sfl. IVc  • Dicker Max  • JagdPz IV  • Nashorn  • E-25  • Jagdpanther  • Pz.Sfl. V  • 8,8 cm PaK 43 Jagdtiger  • Ferdinand  • Jagdpanther II  • Rhm.-Borsig Waffenträger  • Jagdtiger  • Waffenträger auf Pz. IV  • JagdPz E-100  • Waffenträger auf E 100
Self-Propelled Guns G.Pz. Mk. VI (e)  • Sturmpanzer I Bison  • Wespe  • Sturmpanzer II  • Pz.Sfl. IVb  • Grille  • Hummel  • G.W. Panther  • G.W. Tiger (P)  • G.W. Tiger  • G.W. E 100



Medium Tanks
USA II T2 Medium Tank  • III Convert. Medium Tank T3 Gold  • III M2 Medium Tank  • IV T6 Medium  • IV M3 Lee  • V M4 Improved Gold  • V M4A2E4 Sherman Gold  • V M4A1 Sherman  • V Ram II Gold  • VI M4A3E8 Fury Gold  • VI M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII Gold  • VI M4A3E8 Sherman  • VI M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo  • VII T26E3 Eagle 7 Gold  • VII T20  • VII T23E3 Gold  • VIII T25 Pilot Number 1 Gold  • VIII TL-1 LPC Gold  • VIII T42 Gold  • VIII ASTRON Rex 105 mm Gold  • VIII AMBT Gold  • VIII M46 Patton KR Gold  • VIII M26 Pershing  • VIII T26E4 SuperPershing Gold  • VIII T69  • VIII T95E2 Gold  • IX M46 Patton  • X M48A5 Patton  • X M60 Gold  • X T95E6 Gold
UK I Vickers Medium Mk. I  • II Vickers Medium Mk. II  • III Vickers Medium Mk. III  • IV Matilda  • IV Matilda LVT Gold  • IV Grant  • IV AC 1 Sentinel Gold  • V Cavalier  • V Valiant Gold  • V Sherman III  • V Matilda Black Prince Gold  • VI Sherman Firefly  • VI Cromwell  • VI AC 4 Experimental Gold  • VI Cromwell B Gold  • VI Sherman VC Firefly Gold  • VII Comet  • VIII Centurion Mk. I  • VIII FV4202 Gold  • VIII Chieftain/T95 Gold  • VIII Centurion Mk. 5/1 RAAC Gold  • VIII Chimera Gold  • IX Cobra Gold  • IX Centurion Mk. 7/1  • X Centurion Action X
Germany III Großtraktor - Krupp Gold  • III Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A  • III Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f) Gold  • IV Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J  • IV Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D  • IV VK 20.01 (D)  • V Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. K Gold  • V Turán III prototípus Gold  • V Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Ankou Gold  • V Pz.Kpfw. III/IV  • V Pz.Kpfw. IV hydrostat. Gold  • V Pz.Kpfw. V/IV Gold  • V Pz.Kpfw. V/IV Alpha Gold  • V Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H  • V Pz.Kpfw. T 25 Gold  • V VK 30.01 (H)  • VI Pz.Kpfw. IV Schmalturm Gold  • VI VK 30.01 (D)  • VI VK 30.02 (M)  • VII Panther/M10 Gold  • VII Panther  • VII VK 30.02 (D)  • VIII Panther mit 8,8 cm L/71 Gold  • VIII Panzer 58 Gold  • VIII Schwarzpanzer 58 Gold  • VIII Panzer 58 Mutz Gold  • VIII M48A2 Räumpanzer Gold  • VIII Kampfpanzer 07 RH Gold  • VIII Indien-Panzer  • VIII Panther II  • IX E 50  • IX T 55A Gold  • IX Kampfpanzer 50 t Gold  • IX Kunze Panzer Gold  • IX Leopard Prototyp A  • X E 50 Ausf. M  • X Leopard 1
France III D2  • III Somua S35  • IV SARL 42  • V Renault G1  • VI Bretagne Panther Gold  • VI M4A1 FL 10 Gold  • VIII Bat.-Châtillon Bourrasque Gold  • VIII AltProto AMX 30 Gold  • VIII Lorraine 40 t Gold  • VIII AMX Chasseur de chars Gold  • VIII M4A1 Revalorisé Gold  • IX AMX 30 1er prototype  • IX Char Futur 4 Gold  • IX Bat.-Châtillon 25 t AP  • X Bat.-Châtillon 25 t  • X AMX 30 B
USSR III T-29 Gold  • IV A-32 Gold  • IV T-28E with F-30 Gold  • IV T-34 with L-11 Gold  • IV T-28  • V Matilda IV Gold  • V T-34 shielded Gold  • V M4-85 Gold  • V T-34  • VI A-43  • VI T-34-85M Gold  • VI T-34-85 Rudy Gold  • VI Loza's M4-A2 Sherman Gold  • VI T-34-85  • VII A-44  • VII KV-13  • VII T-43  • VII T-44-122 Gold  • VIII Object 416  • VIII T-54 first prototype Gold  • VIII T-44-100 Igrovoy Gold  • VIII T-44-100 (R)  • VIII STG Gold  • VIII STG Guard Gold  • VIII Object 274a Gold  • VIII T-44  • IX Object 430 Version II  • IX Object 430  • IX T-54  • X Object 140  • X Object 907 Gold  • X T-22 medium Gold  • X K-91  • X Object 430U  • X T-62A
China V Type T-34  • VI Type 58  • VII T-34-1  • VIII Type 59 Gold  • VIII T-34-2  • VIII T-34-3 Gold  • VIII 59-Patton Gold  • VIII 122 TM Gold  • VIII Type 59 G Gold  • IX WZ-120  • X 121  • X 121B Gold
Japan II Chi-Ni  • II Type 89 I-Go/Chi-Ro  • IV Type 1 Chi-He  • V Type 3 Chi-Nu  • V Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai Gold  • VI Type 4 Chi-To  • VII Type 5 Chi-Ri  • VIII STA-1  • VIII STA-2 Gold  • IX Type 61  • X STB-1
Czechoslovakia IV ST vz. 39  • V Škoda T 24  • VI Škoda T 40 Gold  • VI Škoda T 25  • VII Konštrukta T-34/100  • VIII TVP VTU Koncept  • VIII Škoda T 27 Gold  • IX Škoda T 50  • X TVP T 50/51
Sweden IV Lago  • V Strv m/42  • VI Strv m/42-57 Alt A.2 Gold  • VI Strv 74  • VII Leo  • VIII Strv 81 Gold  • VIII Primo Victoria Gold  • VIII Lansen C Gold  • VIII UDES 14 Alt 5  • IX UDES 16  • X UDES 15/16
Poland V 25TP KSUST II  • V DS PZInż  • VI Pudel Gold  • VI 40TP Habicha  • VI T-34-85 Rudy Gold  • VI B.U.G.I.  • VII CS-44  • VIII CS-52 LIS Gold  • VIII CS-53  • IX CS-59  • X CS-63
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