Of course that doesn't mean their wasn't more parts left over, but by 1950 its unlikely that the stocks would have been that big or even still in existence.Īs to the interest in the Centurion, mention has been made of the Korean War and British production, that is probably so, although it must be remembered that the Bundeswehr was not created until 1955, two years after the Korean War. This suggests what limited assembly their was made use of existing stocks.
The last 'production' examples were 90 Panthers and 12 Jagdpanthers assembled in late 1945 under the supervision of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers using available components which were shipped to Britain for trials.
In 1946 Swedish evaluators found a few surviving examples and shipped one back home. Even the French had retired their 50 Panthers by 1950.Īs to production aspects, the French had managed to secure enough recoverable hulls and components to get 50 operational Panthers.
It does seem an odd decision if its true, although I suspect any modernisation of the basic Panther design would have been pretty comprehensive.Ī good tank for the mid-40s, it was dated by the 1950s.
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