Bolt Action: Panther Ausf A
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
