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The adversary is presumed to have manufactured a series of tanks marked with consecutive whole numbers, beginning with serial number 1. Additionally, regardless of a tank's date of manufacture, history of service, or the serial number it bears, the distribution over serial numbers becoming revealed to analysis is uniform, up to the point in time when the analysis is conducted.
The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (abbreviated Pz.Kpfw. V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used in most European theatres of World War II from mid-1943 to the end of the war in May 1945.
[b] Shortly before the landings in northern France, rumours indicated that large numbers of Panther tanks were being used in the panzer divisions. To ascertain if this were true the Allies attempted to estimate the number of Panther tanks being produced. To do this they made use of the serial numbers printed on captured or destroyed German tanks.
Panzerkampfwagen Panther II. An up-armoured Panther with revised suspension. Only two prototypes were completed before the end of the war and the Panther II was superseded by the E-50. Geschützwagen Panther für sFH18/4 (Sf) (Gerät 811) A weapon carrier / self-propelled artillery with de-mountable 15cm sFH18/4 heavy field howitzer. The sole ...
Date: 18–29 September 1944 ... On 20 September, German Panther tanks moved towards CCA's headquarters, ... USAAF serial number 43-30426 and nicknamed Rosie the ...
German Panther Type G Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Ausf.G (Sd.Kfz.171) 2005: Yes - 32521: Russian Infantry & Tank Crew: 2005: Yes - 32522: German Tank Destroyer Jagdpanther Late Version: 2005: Yes - 32523: U.S. Medium Tank M4A1 Sherman: 2006: Yes: Rebox from 32505 with new parts 32524: German Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. L (Sd.Kfz. 141/1) 2006: Yes ...
The Czech LT-38 tank, then in production, was produced for German use as the Panzer 38(t) ("t" standing for tschechisch, German for Czech). By the start of the war, 78 Panzer 38(t) tanks had been produced. Germany continued producing the Panzer 38(t) during the war. By early 1942, it was clearly obsolete.
Number built – 6,000 The Panther was a medium tank (45 tonnes) with a crew of five, which was designed to counter the Soviet T-34 tank. In weight it was comparable to Soviet heavy tanks. This tank was introduced in the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history. It had sloped armor which increased the effective relative ...