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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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IR Panther Mantlet Bracket
GaryGore
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Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 11:04 AM UTC
Does anyone have any pictures of the plate that bolts to the side of the mantlet on an IR equpped Panther?

I have the Blast Models kit and from the little bit shown on the cover PT 5-3 the upper part looks like a socket for a light and the bottom looks like a power connector from the generator.

Any pictures of this installed on a Panther?

Thank you.
GaryGore
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 12:29 AM UTC
Thank you, but those are the brackets the plate bolts onto. There is a curvered plate with 2 circular objects that attaches to those brackets.

The upper most circle looks like a socket for the base of another IR lamp, similar to the lamp at the commanders stations. The bottom one looks like a cap over a power connector.
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