Trumpeter 1/16 Trumpeter German Sd.Kfz.171 Panther Ausf.G - Early VersionDescription Panther is the common name of a medium tank fielded by Nazi Germany in World War II that served from mid 1943 to the end of the European war in 1945. The Panther's excellent combination of firepower, mobility, and protection served as a benchmark for other nations' late war and immediate post war tank designs, and it is frequently regarded as one of the best tank designs of World War II. While sharing essentially the same engine as the