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Info: 

The Panther KF51 (KF is short for German "Kettenfahrzeug" lit. 'tracked vehicle') is a German fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT) that is under development by Rheinmetall Landsysteme (part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems division). It was unveiled publicly at the Eurosatory defence exhibition on 13 June 2022.

The KF51 is based on the hull of the Leopard 2A4 but with a new turret mounting an autoloaded 130 mm main gun


Armor: 

Composite armor reactive armor and active protection systems (StrikeShield) 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. The system was also known under the name AAC (Active Armour Concept) 

Armor Thickness: Unkown




Main armament:

 Rh-130 L/52 130 mm smoothbore cannon (up to 20 rounds) The Rh-130 Future Gun System has a chrome-lined smoothbore barrel (initially L/51 revised to L/52) with a vertical sliding breech mechanism, increased chamber volume, no muzzle brake, a thermal sleeve, and a muzzle reference system (MRS) enabling it to be boresighted on a more regular basis without the crew needing to leave the platform




Secondary armament:

12.7 mm coaxial machine gun
 (250 rounds)

7.62 mm 'Natter' RCWS (2,500 rounds)
(RCWS) Remote Controlled Weapon System 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



Crew:

3–4

Commander (turret)

Gunner (turret)

Driver (hull)

Additional crew member (hull)




Size: 

Length:
7.8 m (10 m with tank gun)

Width:
3.7 m

Height:
2.5 m



Engine:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 V-12 water-cooled diesel
1 500 PS

Power/weight:
25.4 PS/t

Transmission:
Renk HSWL 354

Suspension:
Torsion bar

Fuel capacity:
1,100 L (242 imp gal; 291 US gal)

Maximum speed:
70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)


More info:

The current KF51 demonstrator is based on the hull of the Leopard 2A4 and thus has a conventional MBT layout, with the driver at the front, the turret in the middle and the engine at the rear. The driver is seated in the front right of the hull and is provided with a single-piece hatch above their position in the roof of the glacis plate. A separate crew station can be provided in the left front of the hull for either a dedicated systems operator or a unit commander. Colour cameras for the driver are installed in the 
Center of the front and rear of the hull
The Panther provides all crew members except the gunner with standardized crew stations, 


each featuring a large central 23-inch display screen and two smaller 10-inch displays below that Two further screens are mounted to the left and right of the operator respectively, displaying the view from the left and right situational awareness cameras Due to the demonstrator turret utilizing a version of the Leopard 2's EMES 15 gunner's sight, the gunner's place is slightly different The use of standardized crew stations and drive-by-wire technology means that every crew member can take over every role, e.g. in theory the tank can also be driven by the commander and the gun can be 
fired by the driver


Where the design of the KF51 departs from that of the preceding generation of most Western MBTs is by the introduction of a new two-person turret fitted with an autoloaded main gun. The rear of the turret houses the magazines for the main gun's automatic loader and pods for loitering munitions if these have been equipped. There are housings for cameras on all four corners of the turret and in the middle of each side of the turret



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