| Bergepanther | |
|---|---|
 A Bergepanther displayed in the Musée des Blindés | |
| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle |
| Place of origin |  Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943–1945 |
| Used by | Wehrmacht |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1943-1945 |
| No. built | 339 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 43 tonnes (47 short tons; 42 long tons) |
| Length | 8.86 m (29 ft 1 in) |
| Width | 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in) |
| Height | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
Main armament | 1 × 2 cm KwK 38 L/55 autocannon |
Secondary armament | 1 × 7.92 mm MG 42 machine gun |
| Engine | Maybach HL 230 12-cylinder gasoline engine 700 horsepower (520 kW) |
| Power/weight | 19 hp/tonne |
Operational range | 200 mi (320 km) |
| Maximum speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) maximum |
The Bergepanzerwagen V (Sd.Kfz. 179), often referred to as the "Bergepanther", was an armoured recovery vehicle used by the German Army in WWII. It was a variant of the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (Sd.Kfz. 171).