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After their mechanical problems were solved and the Panther tanks finally went into action in 1943, their main weakness was that they were just too good, and consequently there were not enough of them. They took longer to build and required more material than Germany had to spare. It was a high performance tank, and it required more maintenance to keep it operating. Individually, the Panther was a better tank than the Allied medium tanks (US Sherman, Canadian Ram, British Cromwell, Russian T34/85) but it could not compete with them numerically. The Panther was a tactical success and a logistical failure.
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What tanks were used by the Nazi's in World War 2?
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Were any Panther tanks used during the Battle of Berlin in World War 2?
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What are tanks names that start with a P from World War 2?
The two well known tanks that begin with the letter P in use during WW2, are the Panther tank and the Panzer tank. Both of which are German inventions.
When was the Panther Tank invented?
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What kinds of tanks were there in World War 2?
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Thomas L. Jentz has written: 'Germany's Tiger Tanks' -- subject(s): Tiger (Tank) 'Germany's Panther tank' -- subject(s): Panther (Tank) 'Panzerkampfwagen VI P (Sd.Kfz.181): The history of the Porsche Typ 100 and 101 also known as the Leopard and Tiger (P)' 'Tigers At the Front (Germany's Tiger Tanks)' 'Die deutsche Panzertruppe, 2 Bde' 'Sturmgeschuetz'
What German tank had trouble with the gears?
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