panzerkampfwagen panther
Panther is the common name of a medium tank deployed by Nazi Germany in World War II from mid-1943 to the end of the European war in 1945. It was intended as a counter to the Soviet T-34, and as a replacement for the Panzerkampfwagen III and Panzerkampfwagen IV. While never replacing the latter, it served alongside it and the heavier Tiger I until the end of the war. The Panther's excellent combination of firepower, mobility, and protection served as a benchmark for other nations' late war and post-war tank designs, and it is regarded as one of the best tanks of World War II.
Until 1944, it was designated as the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther and had the ordnance inventory designation of Sd.Kfz. 171. On 27 February 1944, Hitler ordered that the Roman numeral V be deleted from the designation.
See also
External links
- Wikipedia: Panther tank
- GuP website: Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf. G 'Panther'