Panther tank

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German tank World War II tank medium tank

The Panther tank was a German World War II medium tank renowned for its powerful gun, sloped armor, and balance of firepower and mobility, making it one of the most formidable armored vehicles of the war.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German tank → World War II tank → medium tank →
alsoUsedOn	Italian Front → Western Front →
approximateNumberBuilt	about 6000 →
armorType	sloped armor →
caliberOfMainGun	75 mm →
combatWeight	approximately 44.8 tonnes →
countryOfOrigin	Nazi Germany →
crewRoles	commander → driver → gunner → loader → radio operator →
crewSize	5 →
designedBy	Daimler-Benz → Henschel → MAN → Rheinmetall-Borsig →
designedIn	1942 →
developedToCounter	Soviet T-34 tank →
enginePower	700 hp →
engineType	Maybach HL230 P30 V-12 petrol engine →
enteredCombatIn	Battle of Kursk →
frontArmorThickness	up to 80 mm →
hadDerivedVehicle	Jagdpanther tank destroyer →
hadVariants	Panther Ausf. A → Panther Ausf. D → Panther Ausf. G →
hasMainArmament	7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 gun →
historicalReputation	one of the best tank designs of World War II →
introducedInTheater	Eastern Front →
manufacturer	Daimler-Benz → Henschel → MAN → MNH →
maximumRoadSpeed	about 46 km/h →
NATOReportingName	Panther →
notableFor	balance of firepower and mobility → high combat effectiveness → powerful gun → sloped armor →
operationalRange	approximately 250 km on road →
operator	German Wehrmacht → Waffen-SS →
postwarOperator	Czechoslovak Army → French Army →
primaryUser	German Army →
role	main battle tank precursor →
secondaryArmament	7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun → 7.92 mm MG 42 machine gun →
serviceEntry	1943 →
suspensionType	torsion bar suspension →
turretFrontArmorThickness	up to 100 mm →
usedInConflict	World War II →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Panther tank ("Panther Ausf. D") → Panther tank ("Panther Ausf. A") → Panther tank ("Panther Ausf. G") →	hadVariants
Heer → I SS Panzer Corps ("Panther tanks") →	usedEquipment
7th Panzer Division →	equipment
T-34 medium tank →	influenced
Panzer division →	typicalEquipment
Unternehmen Zitadelle ("Panzerkampfwagen V Panther") →	uses