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.
The Panther is often believed to be the best German tank of the Second World War.
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