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Panther KF51, the Glossary

The Panther KF51 (KF is short for German "Kettenfahrzeug") is a German main battle tank (MBT) that is under development by Rheinmetall Landsysteme (part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems division).^[1]

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Fourth-generation main battle tanks
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Active protection system

An active protection system (APS) is a system designed to actively prevent certain anti-tank weapons from destroying a vehicle.

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Air burst

An air burst or airburst is the detonation of an explosive device such as an anti-personnel artillery shell or a nuclear weapon in the air instead of on contact with the ground or target.

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AMAP-ADS

The ADS (Active Defence System), formerly known as AMAP-ADS, is a hard-kill active protection system (APS), developed by the German company ADS Gesellschaft für aktive Schutzsysteme, a subsidiary of Rheinmetall and IBD Deisenroth Engineering, as part of their Advanced Modular Armor Protection concept.

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Anti-tank guided missile

An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles.

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Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot

Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS), long dart penetrator, or simply dart ammunition is a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition used to attack modern vehicle armour.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.

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Autoloader

An autoloader or auto-loader is a mechanical aid or replacement for the personnel that load ammunition into crew-served weapons without being an integrated part of the gun itself.

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Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.

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Defense News

Defense News is a website and newspaper about the politics, business, and technology of national security published by Sightline Media Group.

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Der Spiegel

(stylized in all caps) is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg.

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Dummy round

A dummy round or drill round is a round that is completely inert, i.e., contains no primer, propellant, or explosive charge (filling).

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Eurosatory

Eurosatory is the largest international exhibition for the land and air-land defence and security industry.

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German language

German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Glacis

A glacis in military engineering is an artificial slope as part of a medieval castle or in early modern fortresses.

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Italian Army

The Italian Army is the land force branch of the Italian Armed Forces.

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Kinetic energy penetrator

A kinetic energy penetrator (KEP), also known as long-rod penetrator (LRP), is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate vehicle armour using a flechette-like, high-sectional density projectile.

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KNDS Deutschland

KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co, formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co.

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Leonardo (company)

Leonardo S.p.A., formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and originally Finmeccanica, is an Italian multinational company specialising in aerospace, defence and security.

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Leopard 2

The Leopard 2 is a third generation German main battle tank (MBT). Panther KF51 and Leopard 2 are main battle tanks of Germany.

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Loitering munition

A loitering munition, also known as a suicide drone,, Center for the Study of the Drone, Feb 2017 kamikaze drone, or exploding drone, is a kind of aerial weapon with a built-in warhead that is typically designed to loiter around a target area until a target is located, then attack the target by crashing into it.

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The Lynx is a German armoured fighting vehicle developed by Rheinmetall Landsysteme (part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems division). Panther KF51 and Lynx (Rheinmetall armoured fighting vehicle) are Rheinmetall.

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Main battle tank

A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank,Ogorkiewicz 2018 p222 is a tank that fills the role of armour-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies.

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Main Ground Combat System

The Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) is a project launched in 2017 by Germany and France, aiming to replace their current Leopard 2 and Leclerc main battle tanks. Panther KF51 and main Ground Combat System are Fourth-generation main battle tanks, main battle tanks of Germany and tanks with autoloaders.

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MTU Friedrichshafen

MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH is a German manufacturer of commercial internal combustion engines founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach in 1909.

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Reactive armour

Reactive armour is a type of vehicle armour used in protecting vehicles, especially modern tanks, against shaped charges and hardened kinetic energy penetrators.

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Remote controlled weapon station

A remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), remotely operated weapon system (ROWS), or remote weapon system (RWS), is a remotely operated light or medium-caliber weapon system, often equipped with a fire-control system, that can be installed on a ground combat vehicle or sea- and air-based combat platform.

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Renk

The Renk Group AG is a German global manufacturer of transmissions, engines, hybrid drive systems, vehicle suspension systems, plain bearings, couplings, and testing systems.

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Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and arms manufacturer, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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The Rheinmetall Rh-120 is a 120 mm smoothbore tank gun designed and produced in former West Germany by the Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH company, it was developed in response to Soviet advances in armour technology and development of new armoured threats. Panther KF51 and Rheinmetall Rh-120 are Rheinmetall.

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014.

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Smoke grenade

A smoke grenade is a canister-type grenade used as a signaling device, target or landing zone marking device, or as a screening device for unit movements.

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Smoothbore

A smoothbore weapon is one that has a barrel without rifling.

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Spaced armour

Armour with two or more plates spaced a distance apart falls under the category of spaced armour.

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Tank gun

A tank gun is the main armament of a tank.

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TikTok

TikTok, whose mainland Chinese counterpart is Douyin, is a short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance.

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Torsion bar suspension

A torsion bar suspension, also known as a torsion spring suspension, is any vehicle suspension that uses a torsion bar as its main weight-bearing spring.

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TPz Fuchs

The TPz Fuchs from Transportpanzer Fuchs is a German armoured personnel carrier originally developed by Daimler-Benz, and manufactured and further developed by the now Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV). Panther KF51 and TPz Fuchs are Rheinmetall.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_KF51

Also known as KF-51 Panther, KF51 Panther, Panther KF51 Main Battle Tank.

Panther KF51, the Glossary

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See also

Fourth-generation main battle tanks

Main battle tanks of Germany

Military vehicles introduced in the 2020s

Tanks with autoloaders

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