PzKw Vd

Nationality	German
Size	Large (+1)
Start Date	Jun 1943
Road Speed	30MPH = 15"
Cross-Cntry Speed	17MPH = 8"

Armor/Penetration Chart
Frnt	Frnt30	Frnt45	Side	Side45	Rear	HlDown	Vuln.
1-10	1-11	1-7	1-4	1-7	1-4	-	F
11-12	12-14	8-9	-	8	5	11-12	E
13-15	15-16	10	5	9	-	13-17	D
16-18	17-19	11-18	6	10	6	18-21	C
19-21	20-24	19-29	7	11-12	7	22+	B
22+	25+	30+	8+	13+	8+	-	A

Movement Rates
Road	Road Spd
Flat	1
Broken	2
Mud	3¹
Sand	1¹
Soft Ground	1¹
Snow	1
Deep Snow	2¹
Fording	2¹
Amphibious	Amph Spd

Gentle Slope	+1
Moderate Slope	+3
Steep Slope	N/A

Sparse Undergrowth	+0
Dense Undergrowth	+0
Woods	+1
Forest	N/A
¹ = check for mire

Gunnery Chart
Armament: 7.5cm KwK42 L/70 + 7.92mm coax MG 34
GE 75L70			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"

APCBC	Pzgr39/42		18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	11
HE	42		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
APCR	Pzgr40/42	11/43	24	23	21	20	18	17	16	14	13
Other Ammos:
Target Vuln.		A	1k	1t2k	1t2k	2t3k	3t4k	4t5k	5t6k	7k	8k	9k
		B	1t2k	2t3k	2t3k	3t4k	4t5k	5t6k	6t7k	8k	9k	10k
		C	3t4k	3t4k	4t5k	4t5k	5t6k	6t7k	7t8k	8t9k	9k	10k
		D	5t6k	5t6k	6t7k	6t7k	7t8k	7t8k	8t9k	8t9k	10k	10k
		E	6t8k	7t8k	8t9k	8t9k	8t9k	8t9k	9t10k	9t10k	10k	---
		F	9t	9t	9t	10t	10t	10t	10t	10t	---	---

Notes: The Vd version was the first Panther model used, and it saw some action at Kursk. Mechanically, it was quite unreliable and the bulk of the Panthers available for Kursk never saw action.

Stats: AKA: Panther I, SdKfz 171, Gerat 46, VK3002; 5 crew; 6.88×3.43×2.95m; Weight: 43.0 tonne; Ground Pressure: 0.85kg/cm² 650HP; P/W Ratio: 15.1HP/tonne; Produced: 600; Main Ammo: 79 rounds

Lightning War!

Nov 2007