Inside The Chieftain's Hatch: Panther II

Join us for another episode of Inside The Chieftain's Hatch!🎞️🎬 In this episode, The Chieftain has some very insightful information about the history of the Panther II.

00:00 Intro & History
01:26 Front of Tank
03:41 Turret
04:49 Armor & Tracks
09:36 Engine & Rear
13:12 Front Hull
14:00 Radioman's Position
17:15 Driving Position
21:00 Outro

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[WorldOfTanksOfficialChannel]

As mentioned apologies for the mistake of the dubbing initially. The video by default should now be in English, some were saying that it was initially in Polish but to confirm this is not a teaser for a Panther II version of the "Pudel" 😁-Ser_Remseldorf

[SPSteve]

I'm glad someone had the foresight to save the Panther II. Too bad the same isn't true for the E-100.

[russwoodward]

Woot! New Chieftain tank review. Thanks, great choice. I hope to see more from the Armor and Cavalry Museum.

[tannerjones]

I really hope they will (Fully) open this beautiful collection to the public someday.

[BangOlafson]

as a German speaker I salute you for trying to pronounce the German words :D
And yes.. I rely on the subtitles :)

[yarost]

I love this, thank you Chief, the random sidetrack moments are hilarious

[robinusher]

Not a dead-end prototype though, as it did influence the side hull geometry of Panther Ausf G, which also had slightly thickened upper hull armour too.

[mauriciomorais]

The Chieftain with a Panther II.
Christmas came early this year🎄

[ThumperE]

I remember see this vehicle in the collection when it was at Fort Knox. Great video as always.

[rolofox]

Amazing!!! Could you do an Inside the hatch of King Tiger? Specifically 332 at the Army Armor & Cavalry Collection?
I've been dying for an episode with the Tiger ii!

[hybridwolf]

The Tank Museum is 1 of the things I would love to visit. I would want a week there though to make sure I got to see and study all of them. A little beyond my budget at, . Thanks for letting me be there through you Chieftain!

[pacificostudios]

Thank you for explaining this fascinating piece of history.

[ericbergfield]

I really enjoyed Nick's presenting style, thanks for sharing your knowledge with your own flare to the genre

[shaider]

Interesting that the Germans in WW2 might have been inspired by the wedge to keep the track pins in place from the Soviets but did not try to use the compressed air starter.

[thesleepyweasel]

I was hoping for an, "Oh, bugger! The tank is on fire!" demonstration.

[Berghof]

I can say that as a young man, I witnessed the Panther II being restored-in bits and pieces in the old wooden Patton Museum building well inside Fort Knox. A decade later, I found myself participating in the museum's annual July 4 "Living History" programs. As luck would have it, I was there the only time they had the Panther II running-sort of. It was not running well, but it did move. After that day, they decided, having spent years to get it that far, to put it aside and concentrate on other vehicles. As an aside, I got promoted to being the loader and then the driver of the ex-Swiss Hetzer. It too suffered problems as did the one that I later acquired from the Swiss Army. After years, I discovered the problem. (Both mine at the museum's still had the petrol Czech engine.) The wire to the kill switch, from the magneto was the problem.
Additionally, the Swiss liked the German method of using a collar and tension pin connecting their steel track links that, after the war the Swiss bought a large number of US built T16 Universal Carriers. Originally the tracks ends were welded except for a few links that had a cotter pin and washer. The Swiss went to such extreme that almost all the T16s had there tracks modified ala German collar style. Even the Hetzer had this arrangement.
Consider securing a copy of the founder of the WWII Historical Re-enactment Society's book, A BRIDGE TO TIME, A Re-enactor's Journey.

[PitFriend]

They upgraded the engine so I would assume they upgraded the transmission and final drives to be stronger as well. That seemed to be one of the problems with the service Panthers so that would be a big improvement.

[drewschumann]

That panther ii used to run. I helped crew it back in 1988.

[_ArsNova]

Glad to finally get a full rundown of Panther II. Always remember there being scant information on it in what books I had.

[larryjohnson]

I love this series Chieftain. I would have never known that there even was a Panther II if you hadn't show me. No mention of any tank like this from the books German tankers wrote.