The "G" version was the most produced version. It had a spherical mount for the MG-34 rifle in the fuselage. The Panther Ausf entered production in September 1943. From the second half of 1943, tanks of this version had armored aprons. The first mass-produced version was the "D" version, with 80mm thick frontal armor and a Maybach 230 P30 engine with 700HP. Throughout the war, around 6,000 Panther vehicles of all versions (Ausf. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that the Achilles' heel of this successful design was the weak side armor and the high technical complexity of the entire structure, and thus the high production time.
On the other hand, the Allied Sherman tanks could compete with the Panther only after being armed with a 17-pound gun (Sherman Firefly). Only the advent of the T34 / 85 and IS-2 tanks changed this state of affairs. The basic version of the T34 / 76 did not stand a chance with the Panther. It owed it to the well-shaped frontal armor and the excellent anti-tank gun. After eliminating these shortcomings, the Panther became famous as an extremely effective tank. Interestingly, however, only a few of these 150 cars were lost as a result of the Soviet shelling. Due to the very high failure rate and numerous "childhood" problems of the vehicle, 150 out of 204 used vehicles were lost.
The first production versions appeared as early as 1942, but the Panthers appeared for the first time on the front lines in the summer of 1943, in the Battle of Kursk. This vehicle was a response to the Soviet T-34. The Pz.Kpfw V (SD.Kfz 171) Panther is a German medium tank, considered to be one of the best tanks of the Second World War.
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