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KF51 Panther

Panther KF51
Type4th Generation Main battle tank
Place of origin Germany
Production historyTBD
Designer Rheinmetall Landsystem
(Leopard 2A4 traces to (Krauss-Maffei))
Designed Commenced 2016
Mass 59 t (65 short tons, 58 long tons)
Other features
  • Two-man turret
  • Top-down protection
  • 360-degree sensors
  • Ability to launch drones
  • Fits tunnel profile AMovP-4L 9 t
    • Crew 3-4
  • Commander (turret)
  • Gunner (turret)
  • Driver (hull)
  • Additional crew member (hull)
    (Each workstation can hand over and take over tasks and roles from others with no reduction of functionality)
    • Main ArmamentRh-130 L52 130 mm smoothbore gun
    (up to 20 ready rounds in two separate loading magazines each containing 10 rounds
    Secondary Armament
  • 12.7 mm co-axial machine gun (250 ready rounds)
  • 7.62 mm NATTER RCWS (2,500 rounds)
  • optional HERO 120 loitering munitions
    • Survivability
  • Reactive and passive protection
  • Sensor-based reactive system
  • Passive protection
  • Actice protection
  • Protection against large-calibre KE
  • Protection against ATGM
  • ROSY smoke obscurance system
  • Top attack protection system (TAPS)
  • Mine protection
  • Rheinmetall drones
  • Pre-shot detection capability
    • Engine MTU MB 873 Ka-501 V-12 water-cooled diesel
    power1103 kW at 2600 rpm
    Power/weight Ratio 25 hp/t
    Transmission Renk HSWL 354 automatic transmission
    Suspension torsion bar
    Fuel capacity 1,100 | (242 imp gal; 291 US gal)
    Range > 500 km



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