The first two vehicles they were going to release are the United States M4 Sherman and the German Panther Ausf A. Well in August the Panther was officially released.
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.Seeing how I am just getting back into Bolt Action from a short hiatus, I thought adding a new German tank would be a great start. I was really considering adding the Tiger 1 (after watching FURY), but seeing how Warlord Games will probably be releasing more and more plastic kits, I opted to go ahead and order the new Panther Ausf A.
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 variant of the Panther – bizarrely the Panther’s marks don’t run alphabetically, instead running D, A and then G. Built from mid 1943 onwards, it saw action on both Eastern and Western fronts, serving with distinction. Changes on the original Panther Ausf D include a redesigned hull machine gun and a commanders cupola.
I happen to come across a new retailer with an online presence the other day, www.boltaction.us with all of their models being 10% off and free shipping on all orders over $25.00. I placed my order late yesterday afternoon and received an email today that my order has shipped. So far so good with this retailer. More than likely my order will come in sometime next week and I will then start on the assembly.
