Panthera
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PzKpfw XI Panthera | |
Artist's rendition of a Panthera in battle | |
Type | Main battle tank |
Place of origin | Rotgeheim |
Service history | |
In service | 1910 – present |
Used by | Rotgeheim |
Wars | 10 Days War |
Production history | |
Designer | Rademacher GmbH |
Designed | 1905 – 1909 |
Manufacturer | Rademacher GmbH |
Produced | 1910 - present |
Number built | 2,500+ |
Specifications | |
Weight | 62.3 tonnes (61.3 long tons, 68.7 short tons) |
Length | 9.97 m (393 inches) (gun forward) |
Width | 3.75 m (148 in) |
Height | 3.09 m (122 in) |
Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
Armor | high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic |
Main armament | 1x 105 mm KwK L/68 (55 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 3x MG-22 (10,400 rounds) |
Engine | Möhring-Motorenbau GmbH MH 873 Ka-501 liquid- |
Power/weight | 24.1 PS/t (17.7 kW/t) |
Transmission | Stange HSWL 354 |
Suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
Fuel capacity | 1,200 liters (317 US gallons) |
Operational range | 550 km (340 mi) |
Speed | 72 km/h (45 mph) |