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Originally Posted by Sumeragi
It lost to Henschel in a competition. If Porsche was the only company making the Tiger, there was the possibility things would have gone on to complete the tank for full production. Think of the YF-23: It lost to the YF-22, but was still a possible form.
@ wontaek: Aside from the drive, there are other problems, such as the turret traverse drive (not strong enough to either turn the turret or hold it in place when the Panther is on an incline of more than 20 degrees, thus not capable of firing when driving cross-country) and the neutral steer function (while theoratically both steering levers could operated simultaneously, that almost always led to breakdowns resulting in an immobile tank). For all purposes, the Tiger has more tactical use than the Panther, at least within the context of RL.
Also, the Wiki articles tend to be too pro-German when it comes to tanks.
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If we want to consider real life, you also need to consider that you can make more than 2 Panthers for cost of 1 Tiger. Despite the problems you mentioned, most records in World War II claims that Panther was superior to most of tanks it fought against. The turret problem was eventually addressed in later models. Its Real Life Combat History shows that when operational, it had excellent kill ratio. You also need to consider that in Senshado setting, repairs and keeping tank operational for the action is much easier compared to real war situation, thus Panther breakdown problem is of less worry. In Oorai's case, they would be forced to adopt mobile defensive tactics for majority of times due to overall inferior quality of their tanks. In such case, where mobility is valued, Panther can be superior to Tiger. Finally, in Oorai's case, either Tiger or Panther would be fine as either one is superior to anything they have right now.