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The Panther was a German medium tank deployed during World War II on the Eastern and Western Fronts in Europe from mid-1943 to its end in 1945. It had the ordnance inventory designation of Sd.Kfz. 171. Until 27 February 1944, it was designated as the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther when Hitler orderedthat the Roman numeral "V" be deleted. Contemporary English language reports sometimes refer to it as the Mark V.
Type | Medium tank |
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Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
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Used by | Nazi Germany |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | MAN AG |
Designed | 1942 |
Manufacturer | MAN, Daimler-Benz, MNH |
Unit cost | 117,100 Reichmarks[Notes 1] |
Produced | 1943–1945 (1946- 9 postwar for the British Army) |
Number built | about 6,000[1] |
Variants | Ausf. D, Ausf. A, Ausf. G, Befehlspanzer (command tank), Beobachtungspanzer (artillery observer vehicle), Bergepanther (armoured recovery vehicle) |
Specifications | |
Weight | 44.8 tonnes (44.1 long tons; 49.4 short tons)[2] |
Length | 6.87 m (22 ft 6 in) 8.66 metres (28 ft 5 in) gun forward[2] |
Width | 3.27 m (10 ft 9 in)[2] 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in) with skirts |
Height | 2.99 m (9 ft 10 in) |
Crew | 5 (driver, radio-operator/hull machine gunner, commander, gunner, loader) |
Armour | Front: 80 mm at 55° LOS thickness: 140 mm (5.5 in) Further detailed specifications are to be found at the bottom of the article. |
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Secondary armament | |
Engine | V-12 petrol Maybach HL230 P30[2] 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW) |
Power/weight | 15.39 PS (11.5 kW)/tonne (13.77 hp/ton) |
Transmission | ZF AK 7-200. 7 forward 1 reverse[2] |
Suspension | double torsion bar, interleaved road wheels |
Fuel capacity | 720 litres (160 imp gal; 190 US gal) |
Operational range | 250 km (160 mi) |
Speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) (first models), 46 km/h (29 mph) (later models) |
Progress | 100% complete |
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i like this one tho