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Specifications - German World
War II Panther Tank 
| Specification: | Panther |
| Country
of origin | Germany |
| Crew: | 5 |
| Armament: | One
75mm KwK42 L/70 main gun, one 7.92 MG34 machine-gun co-axial with the main gun,
one 7.92 MG34 machine-gun in hull front, one 7.92 MG34 anti-aircraft machine-gun
on turret roof. | | Armour: | Minimum:
0.6in (20mm), Maximum: 4.72in (120mm). | | Performance: | Road
speed: 29mph (46km/h), Cross-country: 15mph (24km/h), Range: 110 miles (177km),
Vertical obstacle: 3ft (0.9m), Trench: 6ft 3in (1.9m), Fording depth: 4ft 7in
(1.4m), Gradient: 35 degrees. | | Powerplant: | Maybach
HL230 P30 V12 water-cooled inline petrol engine developing 700bhp at 3,000rpm. |
| Dimension: | Length:
22ft 6in (6.68m), Width: 10ft 10in (3.3m), Height: 9ft 8in (2.95m). |
| Combat
Weight: | 98,766lb
(44,800kg), 12.5lb/in2 (0.88kg/cm2). | | Brief
History | In
service with the German Army from 1943 to 1945. The Panther was designed as a
direct reaction to the appearance of the Soviet T34 tank in 1941 and share many
design features such as the well sloped armour and low turret. It was committed
to action prematurely during the Battle of Kursk and initially proved to be very
unreliable. Once these problems were overcome the Panther became the equal of
the T34 and many consider it to be the best tank to come out of World War II.
By the end of the war, an estimated 6800 Panthers had been built. Many were used
by the Soviet and France after the war. |
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