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The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (abbreviated PzKpfw V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used on the Eastern and Western Fronts from mid-1943 to the end of the war in May 1945.
Dec 1, 2014 · The Panther Tank was armed with a long barrelled high velocity 7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone (KwK) 42 L/70 gun that could knock out most Allied and Soviet tanks at long distances. It had an effective direct fire range of 1.1 km – 1.3 km. With a good gun crew it could fire six rounds a minute.
The Panther KF51 (KF is short for German " Kettenfahrzeug " lit. 'tracked vehicle') is a German main battle tank (MBT) that is under development by Rheinmetall Landsysteme (part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems division). It was unveiled publicly at the Eurosatory defence exhibition on 13 June 2022. [2] [3]
The Panther is often believed to be the best German tank of the Second World War. When the Germans invaded Russia in June 1941, they were surprised by the quantity and quality of Soviet armour. Hitler ordered that the T-34 be copied and the result was the Panther, which saw action for the first time at Kursk in 1943.
Feb 9, 2023 · Papperger called the Panther tanks the most powerful in the world. The KF51 Panther debuted last summer during a military trade show in France. That Panther model is the successor to the...
Sep 27, 2016 · 3) The Panther was the third most-produced German armoured fighting vehicle, after the Sturmgeschütz III assault gun/tank destroyer at 9,408 units, and the Panzer IV tank at 8,298 units. 4) There were three main versions of the Panther, versions D, A and G, each new version incorporating significant improvements.
The best German medium tank during World War II was the Panzer V Panther. The beginnings of a stunning career were not encouraging. During the baptism of combat at the Battle of Kursk from 204 used Panther ~150 were lost, mostly because of the failure of the drive and motor (50 not even communed to the battlefield).
The German tank series 1 to 6 has now been filled in with the long-missing PzKw 5 (Panther) a fast, heavy, well-armored vehicle mounting a long 75-mm gun. It appears to be an intermediate type between the 22-ton PzKw 4 and the PzKw 6 (Tiger) tank.
Two Panther tanks were destroyed by US 57mm anti-tank guns defending the American 2nd Battalion’s Command post. The gunners fired at point blank range aiming at the rear of the panther tanks and the flames emitted by the Panther’s exhausts which gave them away in the dark.
Panther tank. A Panzer V "Panther" Ausf. The Panzer V (known as the "Panther") was armed with the 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70. It was made in response to the T-34, and had angled armour much more capable of bouncing rounds off then its predecessor, the Panzer IV and the Tiger I.
