Panther Main Battle Tank

The Panther Main Battle Tank (Panzerkampfwagen Panther Ausf.1) is a Yohaasin tank that was adopted into service in 1985 as the primary tank of the Yohanes Heer, the tank itself made use of the Leopard 2 Hull and the Vickers universal turret. The Panther is a development of the Vickers Mk.7 export tank, the project was undertaken by the Burkehaunter Armored Facility in Yohaas, with help from General Dynamics Land Systems-Tarakia who had bought the facility 6 months into development for TD$ 81 Million.

The Panther replaced the Chieftain Mark 5, Leopard 1A3-1A4 and the Vickers Mk.4 Tank as the primary tank used by the Yohaasin Army.

Development
Before the Panther started development, the Yohanes Heer showed interest in the early Leopard 2 model, that had just came out, KMW showcased the Leopard 2A (Austere) version to the Yohanes Heer, it was in turn slightly less capable then the Bundeswehrs Leopard 2's, impressed but unable to make an offer for the requested 300 tanks and the ability to domestically produce them. Yohanes sought to develop their own domestic MBT using the Leopard 2 Hull, a deal was reached between KMW and the Yohanes Heer for the sale of 300 Leopard 2 Hulls to be used in domestic development, after receiving only 30 of the original 300 hulls due to contract problems and ultimately canceled. General Dynamics Land Systems was brought in to help develop more hulls, in which they had gained experience building Leopard 2 hulls for experimentation. General Dynamics looked into various different turrets and acquired the schematics of the Vickers Mk.7 Universal Turret and began development right away, several domestic companies submitted designs of various 120mm main guns of both Smoothbore and Rifled design, Tarakia was at the forefront for 120mm ammunition development, having been developing 120mm ammunition since 1980 in anticipation for the M60A3-120 Main Battle Tank (Came into service in 1987, same time as the M1A1[HA]), Burkehaunter Defense went with a licensed produced version of the Rh.120-44 Smoothbore, locally designated as the 120mm KwK 83 L/44 (Kampfwagenkanone 120mm 44 Kaliber).