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The Schmalturm (German for "narrow turret") was a tank turret designed for use on the Panther Ausf. F medium tank. [1] There was a Krupp proposal to fit it onto the Panzer IV medium tank as well. [2] [3] It featured a narrow front to maximize protection while minimizing weight. It was both lighter and easier to manufacture than the standard ...
The Panther G turret on display was not originally fitted to this hull but was installed later as a placeholder. One prototype hull was completed and captured by US forces. It was taken to Aberdeen Proving Ground, and then later moved to the Patton museum. A Panther Ausf. G turret was placed on the Panther II hull as a placeholder.
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.
Panzerbeobachtungswagen Panther. Artillery observers tank converted from Panther Is by removing the main armament and fitting a dummy gun with a ball fitting for a machine gun on the blanked off turret front. 41 were converted late 1944 - early 1945. Jagdpanther (Sd.Kfz.173) Panzerjäger für 8.8cm PaK43 auf Fgst Panther I.
Panther tank: Main battle tank (D), year of manufacture 1943–1945, gift from F, trials in CH 1 × 7.5 cm cannon L70, 3 × 7.92 mm MG, 5 men, 44.8 tons 8,8 cm PaK 43: L71 from battle tank VI Tiger II (D), manufactured in 1944 Ball screen Tiger II from battle tank VI Tiger II (D), year of manufacture 1944, thickness 150 mm M7 Priest
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 ...
The Panther is fitted with eight Rheinmetall Rapid Obscuring System (ROSY) smoke grenade launchers mounted in staggered rows of two behind the central camera housing on each side of the turret. It is possible to integrate sensors into the Panther that can detect the launch signature of ATGMs and anti-tank missiles and cue the crew towards the ...
Pictures of the Neubaufahrzeuge were displayed with different turret models and orientations to fool allied spies; American and Soviet agents independently reported that the Germans had two new heavy tanks, the Panzer V and VI. In reality, these tanks were quite different from the Panzer V Panther and the Panzer VI Tiger. [1]