![]() In the tower, next to the loading machine, are hidden four launch containers for Israeli barrage ammunition HERO 120 from UVision. Interestingly, the Panther KF51 has its own kamikaze drones. This is a kind of modern fully automatic anti-aircraft machine gun that will protect the tank from drones, including kamikaze drones. In addition to the main gun and a 12.7-mm machine gun paired with it, there is another 7.62-mm machine gun from the rear of the Panther KF51 turret, which is controlled by the Natter RCWS combat module. Of course, FGS can use modern high-precision and programmable ammunition. In addition, the gun is combined with a machine gun for 20 shots, which allows you to significantly increase the rate of fire. Even the silhouette of the tank is a bit like the silhouette of Leopard 2A5 (1995), moreover, Panther KF51 uses Leopard 2 chassis which houses a new tower with a new 130 mm gun Rheinmetall Future Gun System (FGS).Īccording to the manufacturer, the new 130-mm gun is 50% more efficient and has a longer firing range than the modern standard 120-mm tank gun. On the other hand, Panther KF51 is a direct development of time-tested ideas and Leopard 2. Many, rightfully, consider it a predecessor to the concept of the Main Battle Tank.While the German government once again blocked the supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine (this time from Spain), German gunsmiths presented the latest development at Eurosatory 2022 – the main battle tank Panther KF51 from Rheinmetall, which will replace Leopard 2, produced since 1979. The Panther had the armor and firepower (more or less) of a Heavy Tank but the speed and versatility of a Medium Tank. The Panther is, as far as I am concerned, more aptly classified as a Main Battle Tank than as a Medium or Heavy Tank. The IS-2 122mm gun and the Pershing 90mm guns meant that they had a larger explosion, and were more effective against infantry and fortifications. While the Panther gun had superb penetration and velocity, it remained a 75mm gun, most aptly used against other Tanks. The guns of the IS-2 and the Pershing were both larger than the Panther, however. ![]() The Panther, therefore, was much faster than both. The M26 Pershing had a speed of only 25mp/h, the equivalent of around 40km/h. The importance here is then that the Panther's speed was around 55km/h, and later was reduced to 46km/h in its later stages as more armor and armaments were added. In the case of the Panther, its weight seemed to suggest it was more of a Heavy than a Medium tank, but its function was much different. German tanks overall were much larger and much more complex, which meant they were, at the very least, much heavier than their rivals of the same class. The German Tiger I was 54 tonnes, and the weight of the Tiger II was a whopping 68.5 tonnes. To put it into perspective, you listed the two main Heavy Tanks on the side of the Allies. They were over-engineered (at times), and very complex, which meant they were on average much heavier. However, the Germans built their tanks much differently, much more skilled labor, time, and effort went into making them. Usually, the weight of a tank is heavily related to its type, and in many ways, the Panther was much like a Heavy Tank than a Medium one. Weight is a by-product of Heavy Tanks being heavy due to all of their armor and weaponry. This means that Medium Tanks will have less armour, and less powerful armaments, than that of their larger Heavy Tank cousins, but will be faster. In comparison, light tanks were used as infantry support or blitzkrieg purposes, and heavy tanks were primarily used for infantry support as well, but were generally too slow to lead an armored assault. A Medium Tank, at this time, was meant to function in most roles, primarily in combined arms, being able to take out enemy tanks while at the same time being fast, armored, and versatile enough to perform its shock operations. It had a lot to do with the function of the tank.
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