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The Panther KF51 (KF is short for German "Kettenfahrzeug" lit. ' tracked vehicle ') is a German fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT) that is under development by Rheinmetall Landsysteme (part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems division). It was unveiled publicly at the Eurosatory defence exhibition on 13 June 2022. [2] [3]
On 5 September 2018, the general manager of FNSS told Turkey's Anadolu Agency that the tank had passed months of required qualification tests for the Indonesian Army, and was ready for mass production. He stated that the first batch of 20 to 25 tanks could be ordered as early as late 2018, and that the full number of tanks to be produced would ...
Pillar 1 – MGCS platform with chassis and automated navigation (German lead) Pillar 2 – Gun, turret and ammunition (French-German lead). In a first step, different national cannon systems are to be developed and one system selected following comparative trials. Pillar 3 – Secondary armament with, for example, guided missiles (French lead)
[2] Flakzwilling 5.5 cm Coelian "Mammut" An upgrade to the Flakpanzer Coelian mounting a dual 5.5 cm Flakzwilling. Gerät 5-1028. A Rheinmetall weapon carrier design mounting a 10.5 cm leFH 18 field howitzer on a chassis derived from the Panther. Gerät 5-1211. A Krupp weapon carrier design mounting a 12.8 cm Kanone 43. Gerät 5-1213 "Skorpion"
[53] [54] In June 2022, Rheinmetall unveiled the Panther KF51 concept tank based on a Leopard 2 chassis and a redesigned turret hosting the new gun. According to Rheinmetall the Rh-130 mm cannon enables a 50% longer kill range compared to their 120 mm cannon with a higher rate of fire due to a fully automated ammunition handling system.
1 × Remote controlled weapon station equipped with 12.7 mm / 7.62 mm machine gun [29] 1 x 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun [29] Engine: Lot 1: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4-long stroke, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2550 kg 1,500 hp (1,110 kW) [30] [31] Lot 2: BMC Power BATU V12 4-short stroke, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel
The first VT tank, VT 1-1, was built in 1974 by Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK). One year later they produced the second VT tank, the VT 1–2. For further testing of the mobility and the concept of a tank with two main guns, five Gefechtsfeldversuchträger (GVT, 'battlefield test-beds') were designed and built in 1975 and 1976.
The Panther carried more ammunition and had a faster firing cycle: for every 1–1.5 shots of the IS-2, the Panther and Tiger could fire 3-4 times. [148] With the addition of a semi-automatic drop breech over the previously manual screw, [ 149 ] this breech modification increased the IS-2's rate of fire to 3-4 rounds per minute.