Koblenz Pressure Washer
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Panzerkampfwagen V Panther |
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Panther Ausf. D tanks, 1943. The D model can best be recognized by the drum-shaped cupola and/or the “Letterbox” hull machine gun slot.
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| Type |
Medium tank |
| Place of origin |
Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service |
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| Used by |
Nazi Germany France Limited use by other militaries (see Postwar and foreign use ) |
| Wars |
World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer |
MAN AG |
| Designed | 1942 |
| Manufacturer | MAN, Daimler-Benz, MNH |
| Unit cost |
117,100 Reichmarks (Without weapons, optics, or radio) 143,912 Reichmarks (combat ready) [1] [2] 2,000 Man hours [3] |
| Produced | 1943–1945 (1946- 9 postwar for the British Army) |
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No. built |
about 6,000 [4] |
| Variants |
Ausf. D, Ausf. A, Ausf. G, Befehlspanzer (command tank), Beobachtungspanzer ( artillery observer vehicle), Bergepanther (armoured recovery vehicle) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass |
44.8 tonnes (44.1 long tons ; 49.4 short tons ) [5] |
| Length |
6.87 m (22 ft 6 in) 8.66 metres (28 ft 5 in) gun forward [5] |
| Width |
3.27 m (10 ft 9 in) [5] 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in) with skirts |
| Height | 2.99 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Crew | 5 (driver, radio-operator/hull machine gunner, commander, gunner, loader) |
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Armour |
16-100 mm |
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Main
armament |
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Secondary
armament |
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| Engine |
V-12 petrol Maybach HL230 P30 [5] 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW) |
| Power/weight | 15.39 PS (11.5 kW)/tonne (13.77 hp/ton) |
| Transmission |
ZF AK 7-200. 7 forward 1 reverse [5] |
| Suspension |
double torsion bar , interleaved road wheels |
| Fuel capacity | 730 litres (160 imp gal; 190 US gal) |
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Operational
range |
Road: 260 km (160 mi) Cross-country: 100 km (62 mi) [6] [7] |
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Maximum speed |
55 km/h (34 mph) (first models) 46 km/h (29 mph) (later models) |
