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?|The project was developed as a medium tank for the Indian Army. The work on the project was carried out by Porsche, Daimler-Benz, and Zahnradfabrik AG of Friedrichshafen. However, the vehicle was deemed to be too complicated for production in India, and the project was canceled.+
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?Before modification, it will mount the extremely inadequate 88mm L/56 gun, so equipping the 88 L/71 is a must. The "Indi Pz." is not as agile as the [[Panther II]] but excels at the sniping role, taking down enemies from afar with superb accuracy. Furthermore, its sloped frontal armor can be surprisingly bouncy. The only major setbacks you may find are the rather long aiming time and sluggish acceleration+
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?* Sloped frontal hull armor+
?* Good gun elevation/depression+
?* Good accuracy and penetration+
?* Good DPM and reload+
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?* Sub-par acceleration+
?* Sluggish tank traverse+
?* Uncomfortable aim time and aim bloom+
?* Poor mantlet - 130mm with no extra armor behind it.+
?* Low armor thickness in general+
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?The Indien Panzer is a slightly different tank from the Panther II which is also tier 8. The more potent gun and higher maneuverability allow the Indien Panzer to play more along the lines of an actual medium tank instead of a sniper medium only. You can either Wolf pack with other medium tanks or snipe from the second line, supporting your team. Be aware though that your low acceleration means that most other mediums will leave you behind. The Indien Panzer is a good medium tank, better than or equal to the Panther II in most performance aspects and in play style.+
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?Your starting gun is inadequate, and the upgrade should be researched early. Your tracks will be at capacity after this upgrade and will need to be researched next.+
?Alternatively, if you have gotten the top gun for Tiger, Tiger P, or the Panther 2, you should have the 8,8 KwK 43 L/71 unlocked. If your willing to wait a a little longer, the 9 centimeter weighs 400 kg less then the stock gun which will allow the mounting of equipment.+
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?Tank Gun Rammer, Vents, GLD+
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?[[image:IP 2.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Indien Panzer drawings]]In the immediate post war climate in West Germany, German weapons manufacturers were not involved in development and production of armored vehicles. However, that did not stop manufacturers like Porsche to try to sell its designs to foreign nation. In the period from 1954-55 joint venture formed from Porsche (overall design), Daimler-Benz (MB837A 8-cyl diesel engine), Zahnradfabrik AG of Friedrichshafen (tracks & parts of transmission), Ruhrstahl (turret & gun) and TATA (manufacturing in India plus sights & optics) offered their design to the Indian government. Intended to meet an Indian need for a 36-39 ton tank, the German submission would probably have been around 40 tons. Engine with the power of 670 HP would gave power to weight of around 16,7 hp/t and a top speed of around 50 km/h. Main armament consisted of 90 mm gun with The rifled barrel, while max armor thickness was 90 mm on the hull front and 130 mm on the turret front.+
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?The Indian panzer competed with the British design, which the Indians eventually choose. Interestingly the Vickers tank was built entirely from welded rolled steel plates. According to some sources this feature was seen as an advantage by the Indian army, who wanted the tank to be license built in the country. Cast armor requires special foundry facilities, which were not available in India at the time the Vickers tank was developed. The Porsche design, on the contrary, had cast turret and much of the hull, so to build it in India might have been considered not impossible but surely quite difficult and expensive.+
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?The project was rejected in the drawing phase, and no prototypes were ever built. The Indians eventually went for the Vickers MBT whose prototype was completed in 1963 and the tank entered service in 1965. The first 90 vehicles were built by Vickers in the UK, while production continued at the Heavy Vehicles Factory in Avadi. A total of 2,200 units under the name Vijayanta were built until 1983 when the production was stopped.+
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?image:IP 1.jpg{{!}}Concept drawing of the Indien Panzer+
?image:IP 2.jpg{{!}}Plans for the Indien Panzer+
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