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Nightshroud [2018-11-29 20:13:44 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, but that's totally wrong. There were no linear evolution in german tanks. Panzer 4 wasn't the successor of Panzer 3, it was a parallel development. P3 was a medium battle tank. P4 a heavy support tank. Panzer 2 was a cheap substitute, because 3 and 4 weren't battle ready and neither the base for 3 nor 4. P5 was planned as a medium replacement for Panzer 3. P6 was an heavy assault tank and should replace 4. 

But as Panzer 5 wasn't ready as the heavy armored russian tanks showed up, they wanted to upgrade P3 with the long 75mm. This wasn't possible, because of the too narrow turret bearing, so P4 switched it's role to medium battle tank instead.

The Leopard 1 has nothing to do with german WW2 tanks, that evolution ended with the Maus and E-Class. It was based on Nato tanks, like the AMX 30 and even had a british gun. Then came the KPZ 70, that was a failed joint venture between germans and americans, and this was the base for the leopard 2 and the abrams.

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Nuker850 [2017-04-10 15:52:43 +0000 UTC]

Cool chart, such Beautiful German Panzers. May I ask how did you do this?

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spectator1234 [2015-11-25 23:06:58 +0000 UTC]

You forgot Panzer.Kpfw.IV Ausf J the latest model.

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cullyferg2010 [2015-11-14 14:07:23 +0000 UTC]

They should have dropped the idea of the Tigers  and pushed onto the Panther.  The Battle of Kursk was a tough lesson to learn in how to make a better tank like the T-34.  Sloping armor beats thick flat armor any day.  Wouldn't mind have a PZK III to toodle around in.  Drove M113s when in the Guard.

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Enrico1946 [2013-11-04 13:51:34 +0000 UTC]

German armor, one of the best in the world since 1918

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Grand-Lobster-King [2013-07-31 23:08:26 +0000 UTC]

Nice.

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TempleGuardian [2013-04-30 12:54:37 +0000 UTC]

I don´t think, the leopard is an evolution of the Panther only. The leopard based on plans for a tank called Panzerkampfwagen E-50 and the E-50 based on the Tiger II and Panther II.

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SimsDoc [2013-04-27 04:08:30 +0000 UTC]

Ah, What a lovely battletank.

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ArmamentDawg [2013-04-03 05:05:01 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work. Are you including only designs that entered production? (I don't see the Panther Ausf. F, the Panther II, or the E-series.)

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Baryonyx62 [2013-03-13 19:09:10 +0000 UTC]

I would also like to see the prototypes in between, like the VK3601H as prototype for the tiger and so on.

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CantStoptheRobot [2012-09-16 22:33:40 +0000 UTC]

I was thinking about doing something very much like this. Although I would use my digital painting skills to portray them from a 1/4 front view at eye-level, not as the side-aspect diagrams you have here.

Also considering doing half-tracks, werfers, anti-aircraft, assault guns/tank destroyers, and mobile artillery.

Probably won't do it for a long time, though.

Is that helmet/goggles real or just for play?

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SoaringAven [2012-08-25 19:50:43 +0000 UTC]

Either you play it already or you need to start playing it right now: [link]

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Shay-Tank-Dragon-41 [2012-08-02 11:51:28 +0000 UTC]

Loved how Germany's badass machines evolved so nicely (if evolved is the right word for it?)

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goldenliving777 [2012-07-27 02:19:30 +0000 UTC]

Very cool!

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Khyron2000 [2011-03-10 19:39:41 +0000 UTC]

Very nice and accurate with every tank actually built. Would be nice to see the prototype (Großtraktor, Kleintraktor, Neubaufahrzeug), the never-built tank (E-series, Maus, etc) and the projects in the 60s (Keiler), 70s (MBT-70) and 80s (KpZ-80/Leopard III).
Still, excellent work

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