Difference between revisions of "Panzer"

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The Panzer (the German word for "tank", essentially meaning "armor", but also "shell" in the sense of "Schildkrötenpanzer" = "tortoise shell") was a design used by Imperial Germany during World War 3. It was one of only few heavy AFVs used by the Empire. Panzers are armed only with steel plating, which they don't use to such an excessive extent as the Neo-T, a contemporary design of Communist Russia still in use today (operated by the member nations of the Leninist Dynasty). This keeps the Panzer, which is also much smaller and lighter, faster and more mobile. The Panzer uses a cannon on a 360° turret used predominately to fire AP rounds. Neo-T's, being designed to round-up infantry with their shrapnel cannons, showed, though plated with much more armor and being of enormous size, that they were unable to successfuly combat a force of Panzers even if outnumbering them by 2:3. Yet, the Panzers is no match for a modern weapon system designed to combat amror, like a M1A2 firing APFSDS ammunition. The Panzer, despite being a little outdated, can still be useful in today's warfare. Originally designed to combat other heavily armed units, it cannot keep up with modern tamnk designs and should be considered as an effective weapon in combating infantry, mechanized infantry and exoskeleton troopers, helped by its high (even by today's means) mobility. It is not suggested to use it against any type of modern MBT.