Tamiya 300035065 - 1:35 WWII Dt. SdKfz.171 Panther A (2)
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Tamiya 300035065 - 1:35 WWII Dt. SdKfz.171 Panther A (2)
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In the beginning of 1942, in order to fight against the T-34, the German
military ordered a new tank from Dymler-Benz and M.A.N. companies with the following specifications:
Weight- 35 tons speed- 60 km/h armament 75 mm long gun and armour, 60 mm
thick in front hull, 35 mm thick in the rear and 100 mm at the front of the gun turret.
Lastly, it was specified that the tank be equipped with a Maiback HL210,
water-cooled, V-type 12 cylinder engine. In May of the same year,
M.A.N.s model was chosen without waiting for completion of a prototype
tank. However, there were 2 important modifications. First, in order to
meet the militarys demand, considerably more than the original 35 ton
weight was needed. Second, the military ordered a change in the thickness of the frontal armour from 60 mm to 80 mm.
Because of these changes, the engine type had to be chanded from HL210
to HL230. Then, in order to accommodate this engine, a much better gear
was needed, but mass production began without this last change, which
resulted in frequent gear malfunctions and related trouble. This became
the Panthers greatest defect. In the same year, Dymler-Benz and
Henschel were ordered to produce the Panther. Therefore, production was
greatly increased and a total of 6283 Panther Tanks were produced, second only to P2KW-4 in number.
The first mass produced Panther type D was not equipped with a machine
gun but after the experience of close battle. A 7.92 mm MG 34 was added
to the Panthers right front hull armament beginning with its type A.
The special feature of the Panther was the left and right driving
mechanism. This created an interchangeability of movements, using the
torsion bar system. By 1944, the Panther was further improved from Type A to Type G with a change in its side shape.
The Panther continued its activities against the Allied Forces
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