WORLD WAR II TANKS

BACKGROUND

• Tanks were created for modility
• The first prototype tank was called little willie

EVENT/PERSON

• 1941) Battle of Brody Germans: 800 tanks Soviet Union: 2,500 tanks German won the battle
• (1940) Battle of Hannut France: 600 tanks Germans: 618 (up to 674) France won the war

IMPACT

• one of the main ways that tanks changed the conduct of the war had to do with the ability of armored units to exploit breakthroughs in enemy lines. This was one of the main armored doctrines was developed in WWI but the armor was generally incapable of actually implementing that doctrine because it was too slow, too unreliable, and had too little range. Once well supported armored units were developed, first by the Germans and later by everyone else, the ability of a unit or group of units to move through a hole in enemy lines to quickly change the face of a battle was vastly superior when compared to previous conflicts.

HOW MANY TANK WERE PRODUCTION?

• United States produced 60,973 tanks
• Soviet Union produced 54,500 tanks
• Britain produced 23,202 tanks
• Germany produced 19,926 tanks
• Italy produced 4,600 tanks
• Japan produced 2464 tanks

TIGER I

• Categorized as a Heavy Tank
• Originated in Nazi Germany
• Service History: World War II (1942 thru 1945)
• Manufactured by Henschel and Over 1,300 built
• Main armament for the Tiger I: 1× 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 Total rounds: 92 with some designs as high as 120
• Secondary armament: 2× 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 Total Rounds: 4,800

CONT.

• Crew of 5
• Tiger I Range of Operation was between 68 and 121 miles
• Speed for this tank: 24 miles per hour

PANTHER

• Dimensions Length: 22.5 ft. Width: 11.2 ft. Height: 9.8 ft. Weight: 49.4 tons
• Number Built: around 6,000
• Armament Primary Gun: Rheinmetall-Borsig 1 x 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70
• Secondary Armament: 2 x 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 machine guns
• Speed: 34 mph
• Range: 155 mile
• Crew 5

CONT,

• Service History: World War II (1943 thru 1945)
• The Germans planned to use the Panther in place of the Panzer III and Panzer IV. Instead, the Panther worked alongside these tanks
• The Panther was known for its firepower and also for its mobility

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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• Hickman, Kennedy. "World War II German Panther Medium Tank." N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.
• "Top Ten Tank of WWII." ArmedForcesMuseum. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2015