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The '''Panther Tank''', also known as the ''Panzerkampfwagen V'', was one of many tanks produced during [[World War II]]. It was one of the most famous German tanks of the war. It was produced to counter the Soviet T-34 tank. It had thick frontal armor of 80 mm which was sloped like the T-34; this made the Panther very hard to knock out of action from the front. It was fast for its time, with wide tracks, large overlapping road wheels and a powerful V-12 gas engine giving it top speeds of 31 to 33 mph. It had a long barrel 75 mm KwK canon and a mounted coaxial MG-42 on its turret. Even though it wasn't as strong as the [[King Tiger Tank]] or the Tiger I tank, with their 88 mm guns as far as damage inflicted, the 75 mm had a very high muzzle velocity and a greater piercing depth of armor plate. Its main gun was very accurate, as well. The Panther had a crew of five. German factories produced approximately 6,000 by the end of the war.

The '''Panther Tank''', also known as the ''Panzerkampfwagen V'', was one of many tanks produced during [[World War II]]. It was one of the most famous German tanks of the war. It was produced to counter the [[T-34 tank|Soviet T-34 tank]]. It had thick frontal armor of 80 mm which was sloped like the T-34 tank

T-34; this made the Panther very hard to knock out of action from the front. It was fast for its time, with wide tracks, large overlapping road wheels and a powerful V-12 gas engine giving it top speeds of 31 to 33 mph. It had a long barrel 75 mm KwK canon and a mounted coaxial MG-42 on its turret. Even though it wasn't as strong as the [[King Tiger Tank]] or the Tiger I tank, with their 88 mm guns as far as damage inflicted, the 75 mm had a very high muzzle velocity and a greater piercing depth of armor plate. Its main gun was very accurate, as well. The Panther had a crew of five. German factories produced approximately 6,000 by the end of the war.

[[Category:Armored Fighting Vehicles]]

[[Category:Armored Fighting Vehicles]]

[[Category:World War II]]

[[Category:World War II]]