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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.
Model of Panther II (with 80 cm diameter Tiger II wheels and transport tracks) with proposed Schmalturm, with a stereoscopic sight bulge on each turret side 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 Only two prototypes were completed before the end of the war and the Panther II was superseded by the E-50.
The Panther first saw action in the Battle of Kursk beginning on July 5, 1943, where it served alongside the Panzer IV and the heavier Tiger I. The Panther proved to be effective in open country and long range engagements [ 19 ] and is considered one of the best tanks of World War II for its excellent firepower and protection, although its ...
The VK 30.02(MAN) also shared the same engine as the Tiger, which would help with production and maintenance, it also had larger tracks, which would help with its ground pressure on soft ground. [5] While the Panther was similar to the T-34 in shape, the VK30.01 (DB)'s sloped front was similar, but overall, it was closer to earlier German tanks.
Later German tanks received a new designation, Panzerkampfwagen (PzKpfw or PzKw). The first machine to use this was the two-man PzKpfw I Ausf A, a 5.4 long tons (5.5 t) machine with a 3.5-litre 60 hp (45 kW) petrol engine. It had 13 millimetres (0.51 in) of armour and was armed with twin 7.92 mm (0.312 in) machine guns.
The production Panther was a direct response to the Soviet T-34, after encountering difficulties fighting the T-34, Colonel General Heinz Guderian (the "Inspector of Panzer Troops") suggested simply copying the T-34; although the report of the enquiry recommended that the main attributes of the T-34 - armament, sloped armor and suspension - be ...
Ka-To 105 mm SP AT gun was a combination of the Type 5 Na-To open top superstructure and the extended hull of the Type 4 Chi-To. Exact stage of development unknown; Type 5 15 cm SPG Ho-Chi; similar to Type 1 Ho-Ni I and Type 4 Ho-Ro SPGs, with a Type 96 15 cm (149.1 mm) howitzer mounted on a Type 97 chassis. Stage of development unknown
Panzerkampfwagen V (full title for the Panther tank) Panzerkampfwagen VI (full title for the VK30.01, VK36.01, Tiger I and Tiger II tanks) Panzerkampfwagen VII (full title for the Panzer VII) Panzerkampfwagen VIII (full name for the Panzer VIII Maus) Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) (full title for the Panzer 35(t) captured LT vz 35)