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Panther SdKfz.171
País	Alemania
Papel	Tanque medio
En servicio	1943–1945
Construido	Más de 6000

El Panther es un tanque medio alemán desplegado durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial en los frentes oriental y occidental de Europa desde mediados de 1943 hasta el final de la guerra en 1945. Tenía la designación de inventario de artillería de Sd.Kfz. 171. Fue designado como el Panzerkampfwagen V Panther hasta el 27 de febrero de 1944, cuando Hitler ordenó que se eliminara el número romano "V". Los informes contemporáneos en inglés a veces se refieren a él como el "Mark V".

Fuente: Pantera en Wikipedia

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Panther Panzerkampfwagen Mk V Walk Around
Fotógrafo	Bill Maloney
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A Revolutionary Response

el Panzer V Pantera was born out of shock. When German forces encountered the Soviet T-34 in 1941, they realized their Panzer III and IV tanks were obsolete. The Panther was the “crash program” answer, incorporating the T-34’s most effective feature: sloped armor. Often cited as the best overall tank of World War II, it struck a legendary balance between speed, protection, and firepower. While the Tiger was a heavy breakthrough brute, the Panther was the refined duelist—faster, sleeker, and equipped with a gun that could punch through almost anything it saw.

Attribute	Technical Specification (Ausf. G)
Papel	Medium Tank (though heavy by Allied standards)
Equipo	5 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver, Radio Op)
Armamento principal	7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 (High Velocity)
Frontal Armor	80 mm (Lower) / 100 mm (Mantlet) at steep slopes
Motor	Maybach HL 230 P30 V12 (700 hp)
Peso	Approx. 44.8 tonnes (Combat Loaded)
Velocidad máxima	46 km/h (29 mph) on road
Production Total	Approx. 6,000 units

Design Engineering: High Tech, High Cost

The Long 75: The Panther’s 75mm gun had a longer barrel ($L/70$) than the Tiger I’s 88mm. This gave the shell a higher muzzle velocity, meaning it had a flatter trajectory and superior armor penetration at long ranges.
Torsion Bar Suspension: The Panther featured a complex “interleaved” wheel system (Schachtellaufwerk). While it provided a smooth ride and a stable firing platform, it was a nightmare for mechanics; if an inner wheel broke, several outer wheels had to be removed to reach it.
The Sloped Glacis: Unlike the boxy Tiger, the Panther’s front plate was angled at 55 degrees. This effectively doubled the protection, causing Allied shells to ricochet harmlessly away rather than bite into the steel.
Infrared Night Vision: Late-war Panthers (Ausf. G) were some of the first tanks in history to be equipped with active infrared “Vampir” scopes, allowing them to hunt in total darkness.

Operational History: Greatness vs. Gremlins

The Kursk Disaster: The Panther’s debut at the Battle of Kursk (1943) was a mechanical catastrophe. More Panthers were lost to engine fires and transmission failures than to Soviet fire. The design had been rushed into production before the “bugs” were worked out.
The Normandy Shock: By 1944, the “bugs” were largely fixed. Allied tankers in Normandy were horrified to find that their standard M4 Shermans could not penetrate the Panther’s front even at point-blank range, while the Panther could snip Shermans from over 2,000 meters away.
The “Glass Jaw” Sides: To keep weight down, the Panther had relatively thin side armor (40–50mm). Experienced Allied and Soviet crews learned that they couldn’t fight a Panther head-on—they had to outmaneuver it and hit it from the side.
Post-War French Service: The Panther was so highly regarded that the French Army actually operated a full regiment of captured Panthers (the 503e Régiment de Chars de Combat) for several years after the war ended.