When Germany invaded Russia in the summer of 1941, its Panther IV tanks met heavy opposition from the Soviet's newly unveiled and superior T-34 tanks. According to HowStuffWorks, a German general ...

Panther is that new tank. It appears to use the basic hull design of the Leopard 2, though the shape of the hull suggests newer, thicker armor along the front and sides.

The K2 Black Panther is the front-line main battle tank developed by South Korea. It builds upon earlier South Korean tank design, which relied heavily on American research into tank design.

The design of the Panther is part of what made it successful. It had a sloped front that provided superior protection, ... At the front of the tank, the armor was 18 centimeters thick.

U.S. infantrymen inspect a burned-out Panther tank in front of the Beethoven Hall in Bonn, Germany on March 12, 1945. Photo: Associated Press (AP) An 84-year-old man in Germany has been hit with ...

The payoff- to be named the best tank crew. On May 15, Panther Soldiers 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, took their place in front of ...

Rather than aiming at a tank’s front armored glacis, generally the most-protected part of a tank, KSTAM-II rounds are fired upwards, in more of an artillery-like trajectory at long ranges of ...

Smoyer earned his nickname following the March 6, 1945 showdown in which his Pershing tank destroyed a German Panther tank in front of a cathedral, ...

In terms of armor, the K2 most likely has a classified composite blend. Clearly, that doesn’t say much, but we do know that the front has been tested to withstand a close range sabot shot from ...

On March 30, exactly 74 years to the day since Gen. Maurice Rose was gunned down by a German tank commander, Clarence Smoyer rumbled down Wynkoop Street in Denver's lower downtown perched in the ...