The Panzer Podcast

On the ninth episode of The Panzer Podcast we will essentially continue right where we left off last episode: we’ll dive into the reorganization efforts of 1944 to the Panzerwaffe, delve into the wide world of 1940’s style infrared optics, have a look at night fighting, and finally we’ll look underneath the hood of how effective close air support was on the Western Front along with what was going...

On the eighth episode of The Panzer Podcast we'll be diving into the Panther Ausführung G-- the final and most produced Panther tank during the war-- we'll have a chance to explore the who, what, why, and when of the last variation as well as it's not-so-humble beginnings as the Panther II. Which yes, we will side quest our way through the Panther II into the Panther G, while also touching on the...

On the seventh episode of The Panzer Podcast we are finally getting around to the second iteration of the Panther tank, the Ausführung A-- which was the second most prolific of the three variations, and will take us well into 1944. We will drill down the details of makes the Ausf. A an Ausf. A, as well as describe the differences between the Ausf. D and Ausf. A. Moving on, we will pick up our comb...

On the sixth episode of The Panzer Podcast, we are going to do something quite different-- and hopefully enjoyable-- a holiday episode! No, I won't be reading the "Night Before Panzermas", though I do have a short story I wish to share with you all. It is titled "What We Wanted to Do", by Ron Carlson.  I also have some announcements at the end of episode today, and the episode is a short one-...

On the fifth episode of The Panzer Podcast, we will be discussing the Sd. Kfz. 9 "Famo" Heavy Prime Mover, along with the Bergepanther (Recovery Panther), and of course the Sd. Ah. family of tank towing trailers. Finally I want to touch on another specialty variant of the Panzerkampfwagen V "Panther", the Pantherbefehlswagen (Panther Command Tank) and many other tidbits and anecdotes to round out...

On the fourth episode of The Panzer Podcast, we will finish discussing the aftermath and consequences of Operation Citadel and the Battle of Kursk insofar that it affected the Panther tanks. Along with an in-depth discussion of the Panzer repair network and logistical system. Enjoy! -John Burgess ThePanzerPodcast@gmail.com Sources include: "Panther, Germany's Quest for Combat Dominance" by Michael...

On the third episode of The Panzer Podcast we will discuss in detail the final preparations and modifications made just prior to sending the new Panzerkampfwagen V 'Panther' Ausf. D, Sd. Kfz. 171 to the Eastern Front. Once there, we will get into the details of Operation Citadel and just how well or, not so well, the new Panther tanks would do against a determined defense. We detail the actions of...

In the second episode of the Podcast we continue where our discussion of the Panther left off-- Covering what the Panther D actually would like once production of the Ausf. D began, which in January of 1943 would be a lot different from the Panzerkampfwagen V 'Panther' Ausf. D, Sd. Kfz. 171 that would first go into Kursk. We'll take an in-depth look at all of the systems and final armament & a...

In this first episode we will introduce the podcast, which includes the scope and goals I wish to accomplish with this project. Secondly, this will be the first episode of a series of episodes about the  Sonderkraftzeuge 171, Panzerkampfwagen V "Panther" tank, or simply Panther Tank. This first episode details the research and development phase up to about 1943 when the Panther Ausf. D was to...