Whatever happened in the Red Square, Russia is back as the key world geopolitical player and again possesses equipment that matches the best of what resides in Western arsenals.
The famous Panther tank gets a reboot
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTBA5tQsDbE
Fyi. German arms manufacturer Rheinmetal introduced it earlier this year.
I thought some of you might enjoy this. :-)
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@elrood nice . Something with a history to protect you from Russia.
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@witt although the naming was criticized for implications to Nazi Germany and atrocitoes of the Wehrmacht (something we do not like to glorify in any way)
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@elrood shame it wasn’t called Tiger! Although, that scared the Allies , more than the Russians.
Panther is a good name. -
‘Panther’ seems a logical successor to the preceding ‘Leopard’, but as far as animals are concerned, ‘panther’ isn’t a separate species - it’s a term often used for black leopards. And the official Latin names of all the big cats start with Panthera, including Panthera tigris. So from that perspective, a Tiger is a Panther.