Only about 1,300 Tiger tanks were manufactured. In contrast the US built 88,000 Sherman tanks, and relied on vast numerical superiority to offset the tremendous qualitative edge enjoyed by the Tiger and Panther tanks of Germany.
The Panzer, the Panther, the Tiger
Yes. Field Artillery were used at long range and smaller artillery pieces were used for close range by the infantry.
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.
Name of : Number of Tanks Tank Built Panzer I: 1,490 Tanks Panzer II: 1,856 Tanks Panzer III: 5,774 Tanks Panzer IV: 9,200 Tanks Panzer V/Panther: 6,055 Tanks Panzer VIE: 1,347 Tanks Panzer VIB: 492 Tanks Panzer VII:5 Tanks Panzer VII:1 Tanks Total tanks Built between 1936-1945 was 26,220 Panzer tanks
Yes, some Panthers participated. About 60.
Probably the best tanks built during WWII were the German Panzerkampfwagen Tiger tanks, Panzer IV, and the Panther. The Soviet T-34 was a very formable tank against the Germans so the Tigers were built. T-34, Tiger 1, Tiger 2, Panzer IV, and Panther to name five. British Cruiser MK VI Crusader
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25,762 Panzer I - 1493 " II - 1856 " III - 5774 " IV - 8800 Panther - 6000 Tiger I - 1347 Tiger II - 492
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.
During World War 2 there was many types of tanks suchas, Tankettes, Light Tanks, Medium Tanks, Heavy Tanks, Super-Heavy Tanks, Tank Destroyers and SPA Tank. Examples of Tank during World War 2 are: T-34 T-34-85 KV1 BT7 BT2 M4 Sherman H18 Hellcat Panzer IV Panther Tiger I King Tiger Marder II Jagdpanther Elefant Jagdtiger Hetzer Hummel Wespe See related links for list of WW2 Era Tanks, It also includes, Infantry and Cruiser Tanks.
What German Tank had trouble with Gears? Bascially as German Tank development became biased toward heavier tanks they all did! The Panther, Tiger I, King Tiger, JagdTiger all had problems with the gears, The heavier tanks put more weight on transmission and engine drive which in turn led to more strain on the gears. These issues were never resolved. The Panther weighed in at 45 tons and initially had many problems with the gears (Amongst other things!) but this was resolved and it went on to become one of the best medium tanks of the war.