At the start production run, a "squared-off" notch was cut out of the top edge of the glacis plate to allow a larger field of vision for the driver's periscope as was present on this Panther Ausf.G (Fgst.Nr.124317 from Daimler-Benz in May 1944). By July 1944, armor manufacturer's had started cutting a curved notch out of the top edge of the glacis plate. These variants are shown in the detailed 1/10th scale drawings on pages 5-156 and 5-194 of Panzer Tracts 5-3.
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A large crescent shaped notch was cut out of the back edge of the vent guard on this Panther Ausf.G (Fgst.Nr.124317 from Daimler-Benz in May 1944) to allow clearance for the lowered travel lock head. At the start of the production run the rear edge of this "heart-shaped" vent guard was cut in a straight line. Refer to the 1/10th scale drawings on pages 5-156 and 5-194 in Panzer Tracts 5-3 for the different versions of superstructure vent guards on Panther Ausf.G.
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