Interesting! it can't fulfill that role now either after all Allied td's got buffed and its survivability bonus removed. Just sit there whilst Jacksons and Fireflys kite you daily and even stun you with tulips!
From noob to pro in one simple step:
Dont attack dedicated tank destroyers with actual tanks frontally. There are these lil things called anti tank guns.
You can thank me when your rank will no longer look like phone number now.
Interesting! Too bad that penetration comes with horrible rate of fire which means its dps is subpar and can't compete with Allied TD's! Just sit there and brawl away with your massive penetration while you get kited by Jacksons and Fireflys,the latter of which can stun you with tulips!
I am not saying the Panther should be the end of all vehicles. But currently, and quite frankly for a long time, the Ostheer Panther has been lackluster to say the least. Bad rate of fire, low damage output, armor that can now be reliably penetrated by Jacksons and Fireflys frontally and above all in a dead tier for Ostheer when it comes to 1v1. The only time you will see a Panther in a 1v1 is when an Ostheer player is so far ahead, that he can afford the risk (which quite frankly means the Allied player made mistakes). Otherwise, you will never see it because you need tier 3 to crutch you throughout the game.
There are literally THREE allied Units where panther Penetration is not a major overkill.
If DPS is your concern, get more of lighter units, like for example stug, which happens to have highest AT DPS in game since forever.
And again, if you are trying to frontally kill TD with an actual tank, balance is not your first problem.