The latest stl release from Deweycat is the Pantherturm dug-in Panther tank turret. These turrets were placed in a fixed emplacement, most commonly of concrete construction, and set in a location with a good line of sight. The low silhouette and thick armour made the pantherturm a challenge to overcome frontally. The Pantherturms didn’t use turrets from damaged panthers but turrets directly off the manufacturing lines. They were employed in Italy, on the Atlantic wall and in the final days of the war in the street fighting in Berlin. There is an account of a single Panthertrum knocking out thirteen tanks of the North Irish Horse on May 23, 1944, during an assault on the Hitler Line.
In Bolt Action the Pantherturm is classed under the German “tank” options and comes as “immobilized” but as in “hard cover”. This means a -2 on any rolls to hit.
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