Military Channel - The German Panther Tank

The German panther tank, which has been widely considered one of the greatest ever tanks. This video was actually part of a top ten, but I was unable to film all parts. This part features the German Panther tank, ranked at number 7 on the list.

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[stugmann91]

i find that not true, today we have over 300 fully restored and fully opped panther tanks.

[legendarywar1]

@stugmann91 i'm pretty sure that's not true.

[OMGWTFMUFFINS]

@stugmann91 Dude there is 3 operational and maybe 50-100 as pieces in museums.

[HeirofGojira91]

@anaplastic And like many Russian tanks the T-54/55 is a small tank so its a 'slim target' -and certainly a danger to anything short of a modern MBT :)

[HeirofGojira91]

@anaplastic However if the Russian former MBT is cheap and can be upgraded and the D10T IF firing the 9K116 missile though and this missile whilst still no match for an Abrams or Challenger - the 9K116 however can have a chance against an 80's MBT though not likely a 90's one - the 9K116 if using tandem warheads can penetrate atleast 600mm - 750mm RHA so thats respectable though still unable to scracth an Abrams or Challenger though :(

[anaplastic]

@HeirofGojira91

T-54/55 is no match anymore for >1980es tanks even as effectiveness/cost. But it's amazing that until late 60es this 1945 tank was still one of the best around as general effectiveness/cost goes. Soviets in 1945 were up to something in this respect, even having a small weakness compared to Germans in gun tech. I don't really see how Germany could have overcome this, probably simply RPG-s or something.

[HeirofGojira91]

@anaplastic Unfortunate it got its limelight taken by the Tiger I and the Panther - the Panzer IV Ausf H atleast was a respectable opponent - the 80mm hull was able to withstand a SHerman 75!

[HeirofGojira91]

@anaplastic But yes - kinda stupid in building huge 70 tonne behemoths that suffered drive, skill and resource problems :( Compared to the StuG's, Panzer IV's and Jagdpanther :)

[HeirofGojira91]

@anaplastic Well this was achieved to a degree in the 'Gunderian's duck' - the Jagdpanzer IV if you knwo what I mean - yes not exactly a Panzer IV tank with the PaK42/KwK 42 but its close :)

[HeirofGojira91]

@anaplastic But unfrotunate - I wonder what came in Hitler's mind to mount a slow firing 128mm AT gun onto a heavy behemoth weighing 70 tonnes! Not ot mention costs and slow ROF and sighting problems