Surviving German Panzer V Panther Tanks In Working Order - Then and now
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (PzKpfw V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used on the Eastern and Western Fronts from mid-1943 to the end of the war in May 1945.
On 27 February 1944 it was redesignated to just PzKpfw Panther, as Hitler ordered that the Roman numeral "V" be deleted. In contemporary English-language reports it is sometimes referred to as the "Mark V".
The Panther was intended to counter the Soviet T-34 medium tank and to replace the Panzer III and Panzer IV. Nevertheless, it served alongside the Panzer IV and the heavier Tiger I until the end of the war. The Panther was a compromise. While having essentially the same Maybach V12 petrol (690 hp) engine as the Tiger I, it had better gun penetration, was lighter and faster, and could traverse rough terrain better than the Tiger I. The trade-off was weaker side armour, which made it vulnerable to flanking fire, and a weaker high explosive shell. The Panther proved to be effective in open country and long-range engagements. Although it had excellent firepower, protection and mobility, its reliability was less impressive. The Panther was far cheaper to produce than the Tiger I. Key elements of the Panther design, such as its armour, transmission, and final drive, were simplifications made to improve production rates and address raw material shortages. Despite this, the overall design has still been described by some as "overengineered".
The Panther was rushed into combat at the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 despite numerous unresolved technical problems, leading to high losses due to mechanical failure. Most design flaws were rectified by late 1943 and early 1944, though the bombing of production plants, increasing shortages of high-quality alloys for critical components, shortage of fuel and training space, and the declining quality of crews all impacted the tank's effectiveness. Though officially classified as a medium tank, at 44.8 metric tons the Panther was closer in weight to contemporary foreign heavy tanks. The Panther's weight caused logistical problems, such as an inability to cross certain bridges, otherwise the tank had a very high power-to-weight ratio which made it highly mobile.
The naming of Panther production variants did not, unlike most German tanks, follow alphabetical order: the initial variant, Panther "D" (Ausf. D), was followed by "A" and "G" variants.
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The phasing from actual footage to displayed vid was awesome. Great work indeed.
Thank you very much!
327 is in Cairns Australia at the Armoured museum. I highly recommend this museum for a visit.
The staff there are friendly and easy to talk to.
The tanks amazing and there are so many last of's in that museum its amazing.
Great video.
One of the best tanks of the war. 😊
Probably the best looking tank from the war
The city must have been going nuts watching the tracks tearing up the asphalt! 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Excellent presentation, including archival footage!!! Keep up the good work!
Thanks, will do!
Отличное видео ,и потрясающий эффект "Пантер" во времени.
Thanks a lot!
@@JKtheKtruckerПожалуйста.
THE SUPER PANTHER !
BEST TANK EVER OF THE BEST ARMY EVER!
You put together a great video! Enjoyed it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Пантера мощный и красивый танк.
MUY BONITO BALLA RECUERDOS VIVIENTES AYER 1940, 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 ,45 Y HOY 2024 ES INCREIBLE ESTÁN INTACTOS 💥💥💣 APESAR QUE AQUELLA BATALLA YA TERMINO SALUDOS DESDE MI ECUADOR 🇩🇪 🇪🇨
Great 👍 footage of great tank😊
Immer noch beeindrueckend!
The young kids thrown into the battle. No chance for them to survive. War is hell!
But the video is great.💣
I'm curious as to the 2 smaller, look like exhaust, pipes in with the engine pipes. Are they some sort of vent, or are they for an auxillary powerplant?
They are called cooling pipes
The 2 smaller "exhaust" pipes on either side of the left exhaust pipe? Those are ventilation pipes. The Panther was rushed into service in 1943, so it had various teething troubles that were not fully ironed out before mass production.
One such trouble was the poor ventilation in the engine compartment, which was due to the compartment being made watertight to allow for water fording (crossing). Combined with poor fuel pipe and carburetor design, this caused petrol fumes to build up inside the compartment. Which is, of course, a disaster waiting to happen. So until they figured out a longer-term solution, they added ventilation pipes to vent the engine compartment better.
That's why you see those pipes on this tank, which is a Panther Ausf A (the 2nd, and "mainstay", model). By the time the Ausf G appeared in late 1944, the ventilation pipes were no longer necessary.
@@DenKHK it wasnt bad by designe the material of the pipes and sealing was just bad or made out of not ideal substitutes. Choices you would avoid if you can built an engine without material shortages.
@@DenKHK Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense now..
Awesome feeling 😊😊😊
Thanks a lot!
あれから80年たったのに元気だなぁ。いつまでも長生きしてね！
One of those was a command panther correct?
The Munster’s Panther is a commander tank.
Para mí el más lindo❤❤❤❤
Me too! Fantastic tanks.
❤❤❤
ein hammer teil 🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Jolin un pantera a que división pertenecía??? De donde ha salido??? Creo que es de una división panzer de las SS no???? Que tal un disparo del 75mm. 😄😄😄😄😀😀😀😀
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