Hope you're not brawling with this thing. The way I played my panther was to sit back and let others spot for me. Most of my engagement distances are around 300-400 m, and if I DO need to brawl, I facehug and shoot out their gun and various weak spots.
If you try to PAB with this thing, you will die horribly.
I try not to brawl with German tanks. They have horrible turret and hull traverse except the PZIII\IV. I try to sit back and nip at people which usually gets me arty interest or they shoot back which usually hurts worse than I am doing to them. A lot of maps however dont allow for 300-400 meters sniping. Running the best gun the tank feels like it needs a slightly less accurate gun that does more damage. Nipping at people for 100-150 damage a shot puts it at a disadvantage compared to something like the T43 or T20. I know in the T20 the panther was a tasty treat to fall upon. Never feared them ever. I get there is supposed to be an accuracy bonus for this gun. But I havent run into a situation yet where a Russian or American gun with less accuracy cant hit out to its viewing range with consistency. And they hit a hell of a lot harder.