Germany's new Panther KF51 tank is the successor to a World War II legend

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Germany's new Panther KF51 tank is the successor to a World War II legend
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Yes, 'that' WWII tank.

Apart from the details revealed at the expo, little other information is currently available to the public. However, according to reports, the tank will likely come in at around 65 tons in weight.

The main gun on the new MBT is, as previously mentioned, a smoothbore 1/8-inch caliber gun, which is more powerful than the 4 and 23/32-inch gun on the Leopard 2. This shows a wider interest in making tanks with bigger guns, and Rheinmetall has been working on the gun for a long time. , so-called loitering ammunition, drones, and unknown missiles, possibly of a type that would provide localized air defense since an anti-aircraft machine gun hasn't been mentioned yet.There aren't many details about the Panther's protection, but Rheinmetall has said that the crew will be safer than in the Leopard 2 and will be able to use active, reactive, and passive protection technologies.

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