PzKpfw V Panther and T-34-85
The "Tank Collection" series is specially designed for beginners at the age of 9 years. The first edition presents two models: a German tank PzKpfw V "Panther" and Soviet tank T-34-85.
The "Tank Collection" series is specially designed for beginners at the age of 9 years. The first edition presents two models: a German tank PzKpfw V "Panther" and Soviet tank T-34-85.
The "Tank Collection" series is specially designed for beginners at the age of 9 years. The first edition presents two models: a German tank PzKpfw V "Panther" and Soviet tank T-34-85.
Historical information
Panther is the common name of a medium tank deployed by Nazi Germany in World War II from mid-1943 to the end of the European war in 1945. It was intended as a counter to the Soviet T-34, and as a replacement for the Panzer III and Panzer IV.
While never replacing the latter, it served alongside it and the heavier Tiger tanks until the end of the war. The Panther's excellent combination of firepower, mobility, and protection served as a benchmark for other nations' late war and post-war tank designs, and it is regarded as one of the best tanks of World War II.
The T-34 was a soviet medium tank which had a profound and permanent effect on the fields of tank tactics and design. First deployed in 1940, it has often been described as the most effective, efficient, and influential tank design of World War II.
At its introduction, the T-34 possessed the best balance of firepower, mobility, protection, and ruggedness of any tank (though its initial battlefield effectiveness suffered due to a variety of factors).
The T-34 had well-sloped armour, a relatively powerful engine, and wide tracks. In 1944, a second major version began production, the T-34-85, with a larger 85 mm gun intended to deal with newer German tanks.