These Armored Tank models were a mold of the Gray Army left after the Great Gray War.

It’s the Panzer Mk. V. The Panther’s excellent combination of firepower, mobility and protection served as a benchmark for late-war and early post-war tank designs in other nations, and is often considered one of the best designs of the Great World War.

One of the last times it was used was during the beginning of the first Tanic-Greeno World War, by the Tan Army, executing a blitzkrieg offensive, imitating the Greys of the Grey World War. The superior speed performance of this tank allowed it to reach its targets much sooner than its M48 counterparts. But given the lack of armor on its sides, it was relegated to the M48s when it came to ground attack (once they arrived).

Its most obvious weakness, later heavily exploited by the Greens, was the weakness of its side armour, comparable to that of a Light Tank. This changed later with the Panther 2 and 3, which put special emphasis on changing this.

The exact reason for this weakness is unknown, although it is said to be associated with the casting speed, which changed greatly if this was changed and improved.

These same tanks, never seen again, were apparently dusted off and put back into service by the Tan Army between the Air Combat and Air Attack 2 campaigns, to try to make up for the lack of main tanks given the low production rate compared to the ability of the Green helicopters to destroy them. This later changed when they had better anti-aircraft technologies. In theory there are no more of these tanks left, although there have been reports of other armies using some old remnants of them.

Molded to kill

The firepower, but above all the speed of its shells, made it one of the most powerful tanks of its time. In fact it was head to head with the Tiger 1 in terms of destructive power (not in plastic endurance).

It was created to counter the Red Army’s T-34, and replace the Panzer III and Panzer IV, although it never replaced the latter. It served alongside the Panzer IV and Tiger heavy tanks until the end of the war. After studying the captured Red T-34s, an improved armor design was ordered, using inclined planes as well as a running gear with large wheels and wide tracks, respecting a maximum weight of 250 g.

They were very good at long range combat. Their high velocity shells were good “tank killers” and their weak side armour relegated them to long range combat and camouflage. In close range combat, they could certainly take out one or two M4 or M48 tanks, but as soon as they were aimed at their sides, their party was over.

The Panther shared essentially the same engine as the Tiger I, had better frontal armor, was generally lighter and consequently faster, and could maneuver over difficult terrain better than the Tiger. Its disadvantage was weak side armor; The Panther proved lethal in the open field and firing from long ranges, but vulnerable in close-quarters combat. Additionally, its 3.75 mm cannon fired a slightly smaller projectile than the Tiger’s 3.88 mm cannon, providing less firepower against infantry, although it was still very effective for its shell high speed.

Of course, like most tanks in the Grey World War, none of them were designed to have protection against air attack, in their upper armour. This meant that with the arrival of combat helicopters they were totally massacred.