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While just one man's educated opinion, when I watch the three part video...


...the deficiencies in the Panther design become evident, and present opportunities for relatively simple design changes.

1) Change commander's hatch to easy to use
2) Adjust driver and co-driver positions so can operate with head out of hatch (video suggests second controls)
3) Change to non-interleaved wheels (accepting the reduction in mobility for better usability)
4) Add wide angle mode to gunner's sight (currently gunner can't see anything unless aiming at it)
5) Change loaders periscope to rotation and elevation instead of fixed.
6) Adjust recoil guard for faster loading
7) Improve driver and co-driver closed up visibility with better pericopes (co-driver's vision is ridiculous)

See video for the above points. What do you all think of the video review and its conclusions? I wondered at the time if later versions of the Panther shared or dealt with some of these issues.

With just these seven points you'd have a much better tank, with dramatically improved situational awareness for the crew. I don't think you need ASB to achieve any of them.
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