German Medium Tank Panther V "PUDEL" Warsaw Uprising COBI 2568 - World War II

You know that:

• This tank was captured from the Germans by the Polish Home Army on the morning of 2 August 1944 in the streets of Warsaw, specifically by the Zoska Battalion under the command of Waclaw Micuta.
• According to witnesses, the German tank was hit in Okopowa Street by a PIAT anti-tank missile, which damaged the turret. The blinded tank subsequently rolled off the road and crashed into a nearby wooden house.  
• The crew of the Panzer was captured. In exchange for safety, the German crew trained Polish soldiers to operate the tank.
• That day the Polish resistance captured a total of three tanks, two of which were in very good condition.  
• The captured Panther was given the official name "PUDEL" in honour of the fallen officer Tadeusz Tyczynski, but the crew called it nothing but "Magda".
• The crew of the Polish Panther was unusually 6 members.
• A prominent member of the crew was also an exceptionally capable driver, who was called "The Roarer" by others according to his character (in our country it would probably be Pepin).
• After minor repairs, the crew tested the tank by firing at a German machine gun nest in the tower of St. Augustine's Church. The nest was destroyed after two shots.
• During the heavy fighting in Warsaw on 11 August 1944, the tank was damaged and the crew decided to destroy it.

Technical parameters:

• dimensions: length 6.87 m, width 3.27 m, height 2.99 m
• weight 44 800 kg
• armour up to 120 mm
• power unit V12 Maybach HL230 P2 gasoline engine with 515 kW
• number of gears 7 forward + 1 reverse
• maximum speed 48 km/h
• range 250 km
• main armament KwK 42 L/70 cannon 75 mm calibre (82 rounds)
• secondary armament 2x MG 34 machine gun 7,9mm calibre (5 100 rounds)