Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank
The Panther tank wax developed in response to the Russian T34 tank, first encountered on the battlefield in 1941, it had the same Maybach V12 petrol (690 hp) engine as the Tiger I, it had better gun penetration, was lighter and faster, and could manage rough terrain better than the Tiger I, developed by Ferdinand Porsche. The weaker side armour, which made it vulnerable to flanking fire and a weaker high explosive shell ensured the Panther proved to be effective in open