This Panther was one of a group of tanks that were built under British supervision after the German factory in Hannover had been taken over by the Allies. Production of the Panther was slow and there were never enough of them to make a serious difference to the fighting in Russia, Italy or North West Europe. Its 75mm gun was a vast improvement on the Russian equivalent. Wide tracks spread the Panther’s weight when travelling over soft ground. The Panther’s suspension system was more complicated than that of the Russian T-34, involving torsion bars and 18 overlapping road wheels on each side. The Panther was larger and of much better quality than the T- 34. Hitler ordered that the T-34 be copied and the result was the Panther, which saw action for the first time at Kursk in 1943. When the Germans invaded Russia in June 1941, they were surprised by the quantity and quality of Soviet armour. He is the in-house historian for the online game World of Tanks, and he has a YouTube channel covering armored history.The Panther is often believed to be the best German tank of the Second World War. Moran is an armor officer on M1 Abrams tanks and M3 Bradleys, with combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. ![]() ![]() ![]() Moran also explains the realism of tank battles on icy, sandy, and mountainous terrain in "The Beast" (1988), "Operation Red Sea" (2018), and "The Fate of the Furious" (2017) with Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel. He looks at World War I tanks and other armored vehicles in "All Quiet on the Western Front" (2022), "Rambo III" (1988) with Sylvester Stallone, and "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) featuring Christian Bale. Moran breaks down the accuracy of World War II tanks in "Band of Brothers" E3 (2001), "T-34" (2019), and "Fury" (2014) with Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf. Military vehicle historian and armor officer Nicholas Moran rates more tank battles in movies and television for realism.
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