German Panther Ausf. A (402012017)

The Panther was the best all-round German tank of the war and although conceived as a medium tank, at 45 tons and with frontal armour over 100mm thick, it could easily be rated more highly.

The Panther's thick, sloping front armour was copied from the Russian T-34 but the main gun was a weapon that far excelled anything the Russians possessed, the high velocity KwK 42 L70, which was capable of penetrating any Allied tank in service when it was first introduced.

This is the second version of the tank, built from mid 1943 onwards, it saw action on both Eastern and Western fronts. Bizarrely the marques did not follow alphabetical order. Changes on the original Panther include a redesigned hull machine gun and a commanders cupola.

Contents:

• 1 plastic Panther tank I
• Decals
• Bolt Action stat card
• Vehicle damage markers

Bolt Action stats

• Type: Tanks
• Weapons: One turret-mounted super-heavy anti-tank gun with co-axial MMG and forward facing hull-mounted MMG
• Damage Value: 9+ (medium tank)
• Special Rules: The Panther's heavy frontal armour has a rating of 1 giving it the same frontal value as a heavy tank (10+)
• NB: Can also be veteran, see Bolt Action rulebook for more details

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted