DIRTY SECRETS of WW2 - As reservoir of 10th Armored Division - Full Documentary (HD 720p)
Nazi Germany had several models of tanks during the Second World War, the German tank force has been an incredible success through tactical innovation as the quality of the tank Many of their armored tanks outclassed allies delivered more casualties than they have in most commitments due to the impressive formation of the German soldiers have received and the excellent tactics used by German forces.
The German Panzer forces early in World War II was not particularly impressive Only 4 of the defense budget was spent on producing armored combat AFV Guderian foresaw two main tanks, Panzer III was in production, but the second support tank with a 75 mm gun was not awarded the Panzer IV, the design work began in 1935 and the prototype tests were carried out in 1937, but at the time of the invasion of Poland only a few hundred troops test models were available development work was subsequently arrested and limited production began with Krupp Gruson, Essen and Bochum in October 1939 with 20 vehicles built Even the low number could not be however, sustained production down to ten in April 1940 the production also fell because the metal was very expensive and not much citizens were donating it.
1 Panzer I The first German tanks Panzer I built was not designed for combat, but rather as a training vehicle to familiarize tank crews with modern combat concepts of Germany and prepare the nation's industry for the coming war effort Nevertheless, tank design not see actual combat, first during the Spanish civil war in 1936 and again during World war 2, and elsewhere.
Since the tank was never intended to be used in actual combat, he was plagued by shortcomings weapons and armor through its entire life attempts have been made to improve the design, but with little successful participation of the Panzer I in the Spanish civil war, however, provide vital information to the German army in the war of modern tank.
Panzer I Ausf A exposed to Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster, Germany.
4 Panzer IV Panzer IV was the workhorse of the German tank force during World War II, he saw combat in all theaters, and was the only German tank to remain in production for the entire war.
The Panzer IV was originally intended to be a reservoir of support Therefore, it was armed with a 75 mm howitzer designed primarily to fire high explosive shells in support of other tanks or infantry In mid 1942, he was rearmed with a longer weapon dual-use 75 mm that could defeat most Soviet tanks in the second half of the war, about half of the German tanks were Panzer IVs.
Panzer IV Ausf G in desert colors, carrying the palm tree insignia of the 15th of Afrikakorps DB.
5 Panther tank Panther was a medium tank of 45 tons with a crew of five, which was designed to counter the excellent T-34 Soviet tank weight was comparable to the United States and Soviet heavy tanks He had a shield tilted for better protection and wore a long barrel series production 75mm gun began in 1943 and a total of 4,800 were initial products mechanical problems were mostly fixed time, and the leopard is considered the best German tank of the war.
Panther tanks Ausf D 1943 D model can be better recognized by the dome of the drum.
The main Nazi Germany user France some captured Soviet Union captured some 13 Romanian postwar Bulgaria Hungary captured some few captured.
List of German tanks during World War II World War 2 ~, German tank world, German tank force.