The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (abbreviated Pz.Kpfw. V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium...
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The Panther II is a German tank design of the Second World War based on the design of the original Panther tank. It had slightly thicker armour than the...
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The Panther KF51 (KF is short for German "Kettenfahrzeug" lit. 'tracked vehicle') is a German fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT) that is under development...
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as a panther Florida panther, a population of cougar Panther (1975 video game), a battle tank-driving game developed for the PLATO system Panther (1986...
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K2 Black Panther (Korean: K-2 흑표; Hanja: K-2 黑豹; RR: K-2 Heukpyo) is a South Korean fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT), designed by the Agency for...
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This is a list of Panther tank variants, including prototypes, conversions and projected designs. Ausf. D The first series of vehicles to enter production...
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experience and skills of the German tank crews and most powerful and technologically advanced later tanks, such as the Panther, the Tiger I and Tiger II, which...
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M4 Sherman (redirect from M4A3 Sherman tank)
influential tank designs of the 20th century. Despite its limitations—such as relatively thin armor compared to German heavy tanks like the Tiger and Panther—the...
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M26 Pershing (redirect from Pershing tank)
the Pershing behind the German Tiger II heavy tank, but ahead of the Tiger I heavy and Panther medium tanks. It was withdrawn in 1951 in favor of its improved...
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tanks, including the Panther and Tiger. The Comet rendered the Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger obsolete, and led to the development of the Centurion tank....
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IS-2 (redirect from IS-2 heavy tank)
against a Panther tank angled at 30 degrees; this estimated that the A-19 gun was unable to penetrate the upper glacis plate of the Panther from any distance...
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VK 30 series (category World War II tanks of Germany)
Henschel, and Porsche. The winning entry tanks would go on to become the famous Tiger I and Panther tanks, capable opponents to the T-34, but it was...
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poor reliability of the German tanks such as the Panther and Tiger; constant mechanical failures meant that German tank divisions were rarely able to field...
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enemy tanks. With the advent of heavy German tanks such as the Panther and Tiger, the standard U.S. tank destroyer, the M10, was rapidly becoming obsolete...
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Tiger II (redirect from Königstiger tank)
the armour sloping used on the Panther medium tank. It was the costliest German tank to produce at the time. The tank weighed almost 70 tonnes, and was...
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German armored fighting vehicle production during World War II (redirect from German tank production during World War II)
and displayed on the same row (Ausf. F2-J). 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...
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Armored Division had entered the city of Cologne, a famous tank duel took place. A Panther tank, commanded by Lieutenant Wilhelm Bartelborth, was on the...
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Coelian - Panther tank based twin 37 mm antiaircraft tank Durchbruchwagen - developmental name for concepts for the Tiger I Elefant - tank destroyer version...
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Wunderwaffe (section Anti-tank weapons)
them before the end of the war. When some advanced designs, such as the Panther tank and Type XXI submarine, were rushed into production, their performance...
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medium tanks: The German Panther tank, designed to counter the Soviet T-34, had both armament and armour increased over previous medium tanks. Unlike...
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the Panther tank as well as the Tiger I's 88 mm KwK 36 gun. Testing against Panther tanks at Kubinka showed the D-10T could penetrate the Panther's glacis...
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Jagdpanther (category Self-propelled anti-tank gun)
The Jagdpanther (German: "hunting Panther"), Sd.Kfz. 173, was a tank destroyer (Jagdpanzer, a self-propelled anti-tank gun) built by Germany during World...
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Kenneth (1976), Tank Warfare, A History of Tanks in Battle, London: Panther, ISBN 0-586-04302-0 Macksey, Kenneth & Batchelor, John H. (1970), Tank: A History...
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Bergepanther = an armoured recovery vehicle, 339 built Panther II tank successor tank to the Panther while visually similar, was planned to use a new turret...
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44M Tas (redirect from 44M Tank destroyer)
I and Turán II tanks which Hungary operated, modernising Hungary's armoured forces. The Tas somewhat resembled the German Panther tank in terms of both...
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Main Ground Combat System (redirect from European Main Battle Tank (EMBT))
This would later become the Panther KF51. Meanwhile, at the 2018 Eurosatory, KNDS unveiled the "European Main Battle Tank" (E-MBT), a hybrid combining...
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of the leopard and the jaguar. Black panther, Black Panther or Black Panthers may also refer to: Black Panther Party (1966–1982), a Black Power political...
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Tiger I (redirect from Sdkfz tiger tank)
Panzer IV and Panther tanks, the Tiger's thick side armour gave a degree of confidence of immunity from flank attacks.[citation needed] The tank was also immune...
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Sd.Kfz. 171 - Panther tank Sd.Kfz. 172 - proposed assault gun variant of Panther tank Sd.Kfz. 173 - Jagdpanther (Panzerjäger Panther) tank destroyer Sd...
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German Panther tank in the summer of 1943 persuaded the Red Army to make a serious upgrade of its tank force for the first time since 1941. Soviet tanks needed...
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