Ersatz M10 - Revision history

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‎Pros and cons: The Hersatz no longer have the same br as the D, so comparisons with it are pointless

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 == Description ==
-<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->The '''Ersatz M10''', was built on the purpose of mimicking the American [[M10 GMC|M10 tank destroyer]]. It was a result of a German plan during the Operation Watch on the Rhine. The plan consisted of sabotaging American and British forces as much as possible before the "Battle of the Bulge". The plan required the use of German soldiers armed and fitted with American and British Gear, captured allied tanks, jeeps, APCs and trucks. However with very short time to prepare, low supplies of captured gear and other issues, the Germans disguised their Panther tanks to look like American M10 Tank Destroyers. Although in the greater scheme of things the operation was not successful, as no important areas were occupied. the Ersatz M10 did manage to cause paranoia in allied forces, making them unable to safely identify allied M10s from disguised Panthers from the distance, resulting in several friendly fire incidents, however, these incidents were not enough to change the course of the battle.
+<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/5224-special-festive-quest-en|2017 "Festive Quest"]] event. The Ersatz M10, performance wise, is the same as a Panther Ausf.G in terms of armour layout but with the automotive power of the Ausf. A. The tank packs a powerful 75mm KwK 42 cannon and has a very good armour protection at the front of the turret but specially in the hull, thanks to its sloped armour design. The vehicle, as all Panthers, suffers from a poor turret rotation speed and a very mediocre reverse speed of only 4KM/h, which is not enough to retreat during dangerous situations. With the armour stacked at the sides of the vehicle, carrying just the minimal amount is recommended to avoid ammo detonation. The poor reverse speed requires this tank to be played cautiously, sniping at long ranges or advancing with allied coverage is a good way of using this vehicle. It is also possible to shoot while on the move even in uneven terrain, although it might require some skill, thanks to the suspension of the tank, that allows for relatively smooth driving when compared to other tanks around its BR.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/5224-special-festive-quest-en|2017 "Festive Quest"]] event. The Ersatz M10, performance wise, is the same as a [[Panther G|Panther Ausf. G]] in terms of armour layout but with the automotive power of the [[Panther A|Ausf. A]]. The tank packs a powerful 75 mm KwK 42 cannon and has very good armour protection at the front of the turret but especially in the hull, thanks to its sloped armour design. The vehicle suffers from a poor turret rotation speed and a very mediocre reverse speed of only 4 km/h, which is not enough to retreat during dangerous situations. With the ammo stacked at the sides of the vehicle, carrying just the minimal amount is recommended to avoid ammo detonation. The poor reverse speed requires this tank to be played cautiously: sniping at long ranges or advancing with allied coverage is a good way of using this vehicle. It is also possible to shoot while on the move even in uneven terrain, although it might require some skill, thanks to the suspension of the tank, that allows for relatively smooth driving when compared to other tanks around its BR.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
-<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
+<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->The '''Ersatz M10''', was built on the purpose of mimicking the American [[M10 GMC|M10 tank destroyer]]. It was a result of a German plan during the Operation Watch on the Rhine. The plan consisted of sabotaging American and British forces as much as possible before the "Battle of the Bulge". The plan required the use of German soldiers armed and fitted with American and British Gear, captured allied tanks, jeeps, APCs and trucks. However with very short time to prepare, low supplies of captured gear and other issues, the Germans disguised their Panther tanks to look like American M10 Tank Destroyers. Although in the greater scheme of things the operation was not successful, as no important areas were occupied. the Ersatz M10 did manage to cause paranoia in allied forces, making them unable to safely identify allied M10s from disguised Panthers from the distance, resulting in several friendly fire incidents, however, these incidents were not enough to change the course of the battle.
-The Ersatz M10, built on the purpose of mimicking the American [[M10 GMC|M10 tank destroyer]], will present external features to fit this purpose. Performance-wise the Ersatz M10 has the standard Panther's high-power 75 mm KwK 42 gun with the armour layout of the [[Panther G|Ausf. G]], but the automotive power of the [[Panther A|Ausf. A]]. The Ersatz M10 has a steel structure around the base armour that transforms the outside look into a mimicry of the American M10 tank destroyer. The Ersatz's gun mantlet is curved shape like on the Panther A and [[Panther D|D]] instead of the "chin" version on the Ausf. G. One of the customizable camouflage "Ersatz M10 Panther" is extremely sly by adding American markings on the tank without the usage of decal slots, with a white star and circle on the front hull, turret sides, and roof, as well as miscellaneous unit marking of the US 5th Armored Division, 10th Tank Battalion.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/5224-special-festive-quest-en|2017 "Festive Quest"]] event. The Ersatz M10, performance wise, is the same as a Panther Ausf.G in terms of armour layout but with the automotive power of the Ausf. A. The tank packs a powerful 75mm KwK 42 cannon and has a very good armour protection at the front of the turret but specially in the hull, thanks to its sloped armour design. The vehicle, as all Panthers, suffers from a poor turret rotation speed and a very mediocre reverse speed of only 4KM/h, which is not enough to retreat during dangerous situations. With the armour stacked at the sides of the vehicle, carrying just the minimal amount is recommended to avoid ammo detonation. The poor reverse speed requires this tank to be played cautiously, sniping at long ranges or advancing with allied coverage is a good way of using this vehicle. It is also possible to shoot while on the move even in uneven terrain, although it might require some skill, thanks to the suspension of the tank, that allows for relatively smooth driving when compared to other tanks around its BR.
 == General info ==

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 Notes:
 * As they are modeled by sets of 2 or 3, shells disappear from the rack only after you fire all shells in the set.
 * Right side empty: 50&nbsp;''(+32)'' shells.
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 * Excellent mobility and top speed.
 * Fantastic 75mm gun. Has great accuracy, fire rate, penetration, and damage potential.
 * Strong frontal armour.
 * Has an additional 3.5 mm of spaced armour encasing the entire tank.
 * Additional steel plates can screen the prominent turret weak points from easy targeting by the enemy
 * The removal of the commander's cupola removes a potential weak spot when going hull-down.
 '''Cons:'''
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=germ_pzkpfw_V_ersatz_m10 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

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 ==== Ammunition ====
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+{{:KwK42 (75 mm)/Ammunition|PzGr 39/42, Sprgr. 42}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 === Modifications and economy ===

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 * [[wt:en/news/5223-panther-ersatz-m10-master-of-sabotage-en|[News] Panther Ersatz M10: Master of Sabotage]]
 {{Germany medium tanks}}
 {{Germany premium ground vehicles}}
 {{Winter Event}}

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 {{About
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 == Description ==
 <!--''In the description, the first part needs to be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert the screenshot of the vehicle. If the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, they will immediately understand what kind of vehicle it is talking about.''-->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift Rank {{Specs|rank}} German medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]] in the [[wt:en/news/5224-special-festive-quest-en|2017 "Festive Quest"]] that took place between 22 December 2017 to 22 January 2018. It was obtained via completing 13 tanker's Christmas toys.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift Rank {{Specs|rank}} German medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced as a reward vehicle in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]] for the [[wt:en/news/5224-special-festive-quest-en|2017 "Festive Quest"]] event.
 The Ersatz M10, built on the purpose of mimicking the American [[M10 GMC|M10 tank destroyer]], will present external features to fit this purpose. Performance-wise the Ersatz M10 has the standard Panther's high-power 75 mm KwK 42 gun with the armour layout of the [[Panther G|Ausf. G]], but the automotive power of the [[Panther A|Ausf. A]]. The Ersatz M10 has a steel structure around the base armour that transforms the outside look into a mimicry of the American M10 tank destroyer. The Ersatz's gun mantlet is curved shape like on the Panther A and [[Panther D|D]] instead of the "chin" version on the Ausf. G. One of the customizable camouflage "Ersatz M10 Panther" is extremely sly by adding American markings on the tank without the usage of decal slots, with a white star and circle on the front hull, turret sides, and roof, as well as miscellaneous unit marking of the US 5th Armored Division, 10th Tank Battalion.
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 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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 <!--''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''-->
-* [http://www.warthunder.com/en/news/5223/current [News<nowiki>]</nowiki> Panther Ersatz M10: Master of Sabotage]
+* [[wt:en/news/5223-panther-ersatz-m10-master-of-sabotage-en|[News] Panther Ersatz M10: Master of Sabotage]
 {{Germany medium tanks}}
 {{Germany premium ground vehicles}}
 {{Winter Event}}