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German Panzer V Panther (PzKpfw V) 
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"Somebody once told me that the Germans only had one tenth the number of Panthers as we had of Shermans.  If that was so, they all seemed to be clustered around wherever I was!  We all knew that it took at least five Shermans to knock out one Panther. This was like you got Max Schmelling standing there with a Louisville Slugger in his mitt, and you’re sending five midgets with blackjacks to take him down. Good luck, buddy."

Sgt. Stan Kowalski, M-4 gunner, Third Armored Division.
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“The late model Panther had good sloped armor up front and a special ‘chin’ on the gun mantlet that prevented enemy shot from being deflected down through the hull roof. This was all well and good as long as you were advancing or as long as the opposing armor had not flanked you and gotten behind.  You see, the Panthers engine was gas-driven, not diesel, so all it took was one good hit up the rear and pffft!  Panzer-braten.”

Panzer Untergefreiter Willi Steiner, XIX Panzer Corps.
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