WW II Era Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Tank Start-up by Hand

The Panzerkampfwagen V Panther was a Medium Tank used by the German Wehrmacht during World War 2. It entered service during 1943 and served through til the end of the war. Around 6000 were produced in all varients during it’s service period. It was armed with a 75mm KwK42 L/70 gun, a formidable armament, and was protected by armour of varying thicknesses and angles, with the front hull being 80mm sloped at 55 degrees and the turret ranging from 100-110mm. It was powered by a Maybach HL 230 P30 V12 water cooled 600hp petrol engine which gave it a top road speed of 46kmh or about 29mph. It had a crew of 5 operating it. The vehicle shown within this video is currently residing at The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The views in the comments and are solely the commenter’s beliefs and opinions and in no way reflect my own. #Panther #Tank #ww2