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The Panther tank was officially known as T-V (T-5) in the army inventory. These tanks were in poor condition and remained in service until about 1950, by which time the Romanian Army had received T-34-85 tanks.
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 ...
Flakzwilling 5.5 cm Coelian "Mammut" An upgrade to the Flakpanzer Coelian mounting a dual 5.5 cm Flakzwilling. Gerät 5-1028. A Rheinmetall weapon carrier design mounting a 10.5 cm leFH 18 field howitzer on a chassis derived from the Panther. Gerät 5-1211. A Krupp weapon carrier design mounting a 12.8 cm Kanone 43. Gerät 5-1213 "Skorpion"
The 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 (from 7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 42 L/70) was a 7.5 cm calibre German tank gun used on German armoured fighting vehicles in the Second World War.The gun was the armament of the Panther medium tank and two variants of the Jagdpanzer IV self-propelled anti-tank gun.
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 ...
This includes modified captured tanks. T-III (T-3) - captured Panzer III; T-IV (T-4) - captured Panzer IV; T-V (T-5) - captured Panther tank; SU-76i - captured Panzer III modified to mount an 76mm S-1 gun on a tank destroyer configuration. SU-85i - captured Panzer III modified to mount an 85mm D-5S-85A gun on a tank destroyer configuration.
The Panther (Panzer V Panther, Sd.Kfz. 171) was a medium tank armed with a 75 mm KwK 42 L/70 gun. It was intended to replace the Panzer III and IV. It was intended to replace the Panzer III and IV. The Jagdpanther (Sd.Kfz. 173) was a Jagdpanzer ("hunting tank") variant with the more powerful 88 mm L/71 PaK43 gun on modified Panther chassis.
The E-50 Standardpanzer was intended as a standard medium tank, replacing the Panther and Tiger I and the conversions based on these tanks. The E-50 hull was to be longer than the Panther, it was practically identical to the Tiger II in overall dimensions (except for the upper and lower glacis plate layout).