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I would like to suggest this Bergepanther D mit 3,7 cm Flak 36 L/57 or 3,7 cm Flak 43 L/57 as a sort of IFV, overall its a Bergepanther D, on which either of the guns were placed upon. (At least 2 build).
Especially when given Pzgr. L’Spur and/or H-Pzgr. L’Spur this could effectively attack aircraft and ground targets, tho be also rather vurnable as the only “turret” armor is the standart gunshield, however it still has the great mobility and armor of the Base Panther D hull. In game sort of IFV and “We got Flakpanzer 341 at home.”
The German army didnt have Bergepanzer (Recovery Tanks) as is, instead they relied more on Halftracks, going from Sd.Kfz.6 to 9, however these werent as powerfull as tanks, as such multiple were needed (especially for the later heavyer tanks) as well as sometimes the recovery was undertaken in the fighting field, where the Halftracks didnt offer any protection, as such over the years, there were some (rather low) amount of different Bergepanzer build, mostly Pz.III Hulls, but some Pz.I, IV, V and VI. However also many damaged T-34s such as this one were used in the roll, with the turret taken off, it had a relatively powerfull engine and armor protection as such was ideal for the job. Later on while there were many Panther Turrets used as emplacements, there were also a couple of hulls free, especially from damaged and repeared old Model D Panthers, these were given new equipment and reused as Bergepanther as they could effectively pull other Panthers.
While usually unarmed, the Bergepanther D Prototype was equipped with a 2 cm KwK 38 L/65 mounted on a pivot at the front hull, as well as at least 2 were equipped with a 3,7 cm Flak 36 L/57 and a 3,7 cm Flak 43 L/57.
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The Gun:
3,7 cm Flak 36 L/57
-8° to +85° Elevation, 360° Traverse
Ammo amount: ~800 rounds
Ammo: Different AP and HE rounds. HVAP and Supercaliber HEAT-FS.
For more info (and ease of editing when new/more info is available, ill only add it here:
The Vehicle: Panther D
Engine: Hl 210 P30 650 Ps
Weight: ~40 ton
Speed: 55 km/h
Crew: 5
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides (Slope angle) | Rear (Slope angle) | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 80 mm (55°) Front glacis | |||
| 60 mm (56°) Lower glacis | 40 mm (40°) Top | |||
| 40 + 5 mm Lower | 40 mm (29-31°) | 16 mm | ||
| Turret | 8mm Gunshield |
Source:
Munition der 3,7 cm Flak
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Die Panther Familie D, A, G (Horst Scheibert)
Die Panzer Instandsetzung der Wehrmacht (Lukas Frideli)
