New Panther Tank

[Fox]

The top turret armor on the Panther, according to the information I have found on the internet, is about the same as the current panzer IV H.  For comparison,

Tiger, 26mm
Sherman, 25mm
T34/85, 20mm
Panzer IV H, 16mm
Panther, 16 mm

The current panzer is easily killed with the IL2 or B25H.  If the Panther is the same, then it will be very vulnerable to air attack.

[phatzo]

where's all the world of tank guys w/ their 2 cent input ????

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thats all you get for two cents

[321BAR]

M-18!!!!

[SmokinLoon]

this is ture, any weapon 7.62mm or bigger is a threat to japanese tanks

Not quite.  I cant imagine the 33mm frontal armor of the type 95 or type 97 would be harmed by MG fire.  I'll do more reading into the matter.  BTW, the Type 97 would be the best Japaese tank to add, most numerous and most capable tank they had.  57mm gun, a pair of 7.7mm MG's, 23mph, and lightly armored.

[Crash Orange]

A question is, "Do you think they will add Japanese tanks in AH?".  I honestly do not see why not, seeing as they did use them, even if their armor was a bit on the thin side. 

Why not? IMO, for the same reason as we won't see flamethrower tanks or the Churchill AVRE... cool ideas but they just don't fit into the framework of the game. Almost all the Japanese tanks that saw action were light tanks that were neither designed nor used for slugging it out with enemy medium and heavy tanks.

[Imowface]

Not quite.  I cant imagine the 33mm frontal armor of the type 95 or type 97 would be harmed by MG fire.  I'll do more reading into the matter.  BTW, the Type 97 would be the best Japanese tank to add, most numerous and most capable tank they had.  57mm gun, a pair of 7.7mm MG's, 23mph, and lightly armored.

true the front wouldn't be the problem, how much side,back and top armour does the tank have though?

[DERK13]

just cant wait to dive bomb this thing heheheee!

[SmokinLoon]

true the front wouldn't be the problem, how much side,back and top armour does the tank have though?

The Type 95 "Ha-Go" had 12mm on both side/rear of turret and hull sides, and 9mm on top and rear of hull.

The Type 97 ""Chi-Ha" had 20-26mm throughout the sides and read of the turret and hull.   

[Tyrannis]

so...whens the m1 abrams being put in?