Panther-M10

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Superman? Seriously, you guys need to go around bringing binoculars with you. So back in WW2, deception was a very common thing. Both sides worked to try to make fools of each other while trying to watch their own backs. So naturally, the Germans decided they should fool the Americans and try to disrupt their lines. Long story short: the Germans didn't have enough captured Sherman tanks (or American tanks for that matter), so they had to disguise a couple of their Panther tanks and make them look like M10 tank destroyers. The plan failed horribly as these wannabes were found very quickly and very easily.

So World of Tanks recently released the Panther-M10 and as usual, I got interested so I thought I try it out. It's a medium tank that only looks like a tank destroyer so treat it as a medium tank. The Panther-M10 also feels much lighter than a Panther so you will have the speed to flank and you should flank because you are packing only a 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 that only has 150 mm of penetration.

Your colour scheme will match that of American tanks but camouflage will not. You will still use German camouflage if you decide to purchase it. Also keep in mind that you're not invincible so move when you get spotted out in the open. If you're confident about it, you can try brawling with this tank. Yes I'm dead serious about using a German tank to brawl. Why? The gun reloads pretty quickly so you can get off another shot before your Russian counterparts and at short distances, it's often much easier to aim for weak spots right?

So is it worth the price of 5750 gold? Not exactly. It's credit earning potential is not as great as tier 8 tanks (obviously) but there are a few things to counter that. It will never see tanks tier 9 or above (assuming you're not platooned of course) and it's a great tank to use for training your medium crews. So if you feel that you want a good medium tank to train crew members while making a modest amount, then go ahead and buy this but otherwise, you could try waiting to see if there are any tier 8 German premium mediums in the future.