Lub Germans pib tsov rog nrog rau lub Soviet Union, thaum lub Wehrmacht tseem tsis tau armed nrog medium-hnyav tank "Panther". Qhuav ntawm no tsov rog tshuab tau deployed nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws Yelemees txog rau thaum xaus ntawm 1941. Ua tank "Panther" series ntawm loj ntawm lub Krupp factories nyob rau hauv lub 1942-43 xyoo. Nyob rau hauv tag nrho, hais txog 6000 units tau ua. Sai li sai tau raws li lub zus tau tej cov "Panther" tau mus txog ib lub hom phiaj theem, lub tso tsheb hlau luam pib tshwm nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov European fronts. Nyob rau hauv 1943 nyob rau hauv lub sib ntaus sib tua ntawm lub Kursk salient twb tau mus kawm los ntawm ob puas tso tsheb hlau luam "Panther", tsis xws li khiav tawm thiab hais kom cov tsheb.
Nyob rau hauv lub caij nplooj zeeg ntawm 1941, lub Germans pom tau hais yuav ua li cas txaus ntshai rau lawv tank T-34 cov tub rog liab, lawv tsis nyuaj lub tswb thiab muab ncua tseg tso tawm ntawm lub tank, qhov loj tawm ntawm lub los ua ke kab. Tsis pub dhau plaub lub hlis, "Panther" zoo thiab yog li tsim yuav luag tshiab 35-tuj tank nrog tib lub npe. Thiab nws launched ib tug series. Tank "Panther" yog tsim raws li txwv mus tank T-34. German designers nyob rau hauv ib yam dab tsi txawm theej lub Soviet T-34, lub cav compartment thiab lub ntsiab kis kab. Tab sis kev zoo sib thooj xaus no. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, lub German tso tsheb hlau luam khiav ntawm roj a thiab diesel roj ntawm lub Soviet.
Nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov sib ntaus sib tua iav tank "Panther" tiv kev txom nyem 45 tons, nws yog ib yam nkaus thiab hnyav tshuab, tab sis yuav kom tsis txhob nws hnyav tsuas yog tau vim lub reservation, thiab nws yuav tsis txiav txim siab. Tag nrho broneliste ntauwd uas txuas mus rau tus nqes hav, kom zoo dua muaj kev cuam tshuam rau hauv tib neeg hit. tank ntev yog 6860 hli, dav 3280 hli, qhov siab 2990, thiab qhov kev ncua deb ntawm lub hauv av mus rau lub cev, uas yog, qhov clearance - 565 hli. Cov phom twb yuav luag ob meters ntev. Mos txwv phom muaj 81 armor-tho projectile, uas tso cai rau rau ib tug ncaj ntev sib ntaus. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub phom tank "Panther" twb ua ntaj riam thaiv nrog ob tug tshuab phom.
Cov propulsion system muaj ib tug tank 12 lub tog raj kheej 700-horsepower roj av cav uas "Panther" yog nyob rau hauv txoj kev loj ntawm ib tug ceev ntawm txog caum km / h. Kev tiv thaiv ntawm lub tshuab twb tau koom ua ke los ntawm molded armor kuav los tiag mus rau lub nto hardening. tank armor tsev nyob muaj 40 mm, thiab cov frontal ib feem yog 60 mm tuab. Ntauwd nyob hauv lub sab nqa lub armor seem 45 hli, thiab lub hauv pliaj ntawm tus pej thuam thiab rab phom daim npog qhov ncauj - 110 hli. Chassis Panthers mas qhov nyhav thiab maneuverability ntawm lub tshuab yog nyob rau hauv ib tug zoo haum theem. Txawm li cas los, cov neeg coob ntawm 5 cov neeg yuav tsum tau muab tso rau mus nrog cov tsis muaj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub sib ntaus sib tua compartment.
Nyob rau hauv thaum ntxov 1943, lub Wehrmacht, nws twb txiav txim siab los txawj tej yam ntxiv cov "Panther", noj mus rau hauv tus account lub tej yam kev mob ntawm lub Eastern Pem hauv ntej. Nws tau tshwm sim tank "Panther 2", ua feem ntau nyob rau hauv lub muaj txuj ci ntauwd, rau cov uas twb tau heev zog los ntawm kev armor. Lub frontal armor yog 125 hli, thiab lub daim npog qhov ncauj tau txais rab phom 150 mm tuab armor. "Panther 2" pib luj 47 tons. Qhov hnyav nce yog compensated rau lub tshiab fais fab nroj tsuag, ib tug tank ntsia lub cev muaj zog hwj chim ntawm 900 hp Maybach thiab ib yim kis tau tus mob nrog hydraulics.
Thiab hloov ntsuas tau ntsia 88 hli ICC, thiab muaj ib tug ceev-high allergic cov nyhuv. Tsis tas li ntawd, lub tshuab nruab nrog pom thaum tsaus ntuj kiag li lawm thiab telescopic ntau finder. Rheinmetall lub tuam txhab npaj rau nruab ib tank nrog ib tug anti-aircraft kws muaj txuj ci software. Tab sis nyob rau ntawm no theem ntawm kev loj hlob ntawm cov tshiab tank "Panther 2" nres vim rau qhov tsis yooj yim teeb meem rau lub German hais kom ua rau tag nrho cov fronts. Txawm hais tias German tank "Panther" nyob rau hauv nws thawj daim ntawv txuas ntxiv mus rau tsim kom txog thaum lub kawg ntawm tsov rog.