VK 30.02 (M)
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The VK 30.02 (M) was a German World War II prototype medium tank design by MAN that served as a direct precursor to the Panther tank.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German medium tank prototype
ⓘ
World War II armoured fighting vehicle prototype ⓘ |
| abbreviationExpansion | VK = Versuchskonstruktion ⓘ |
| armourLayoutFeature | sloped armour concept ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Panther tank family (as precursor design) ⓘ |
| category |
German World War II tanks
ⓘ
prototype tanks ⓘ |
| competedWith | VK 30.02 (D) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitorDesigner | Daimler-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Eastern Front requirements against Soviet armour ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| designationMeaning | Versuchskonstruktion 30-tonne model 2 (MAN) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | medium tank ⓘ |
| designer |
MAN
ⓘ
Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (MAN) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentGoal | counter the Soviet T-34 ⓘ |
| developmentReason | response to encounter with T-34 and KV series ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | prototype design only ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| gunMountingConcept | turret-mounted main gun ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | direct design precursor to the Panther tank ⓘ |
| industrialContext | German armaments industry during World War II ⓘ |
| influenced | Panzerkampfwagen V Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedDesignOf | German medium tank doctrine post-1942 ⓘ |
| inServiceWith | not formally adopted for service ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Soviet T-34 medium tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrecursorOf | Panther tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massProduction | no ⓘ |
| militaryBranchContext | German Army (Heer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originLanguage | German ⓘ |
| programmeOutcome | design evolved into production Panther ⓘ |
| projectedWeightClass | 30-ton class ⓘ |
| relatedProgramme | German 30-tonne class tank development programme ⓘ |
| role | prototype for a new medium tank class ⓘ |
| selectedOver | VK 30.02 (D) ⓘ |
| successor |
Panther Ausf. D
NERFINISHED
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Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Ausf. D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspensionConcept | interleaved road wheels ⓘ |
| tankClass | medium tank ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| typeDesignation | VK 30.02 (M) ⓘ |
| usedInCombat | no ⓘ |
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