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Panhard 178

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The Panhard 178, officially the Automitrailleuse de Decouverte Panhard modele 1935 and nicknamed Pan-Pan, was a French 4x4 reconnaissance armored car designed for France's cavalry units before the Second World War, carrying a crew of four with a 25mm main gun and a 7.5mm coaxial machine gun. It entered service in April 1937, and after the fall of France in 1940 a number of captured vehicles were pressed into German service as the Panzerspahwagen P204(f), with production continuing under German control for several months before an improved postwar version, the Panhard 178B, resumed French production. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
25mm 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Reconnaissance armored car 1
Introduced Year
1937 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Connections

Operated By

French Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Panhard 178
Wehrmacht, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Panhard 178

Used In

First Indochina War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Panhard 178
Vietnam War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Panhard 178
World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Panhard 178
In the Other Atlases
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Panhard 178
  • service-status
    service = April 1937-1964
  • Caliber attribute (panhard-178)
    The Panhard 178, officially the Automitrailleuse de Decouverte Panhard modele 1935 and nicknamed Pan-Pan, was a French 4x4 reconnaissance armored car designed for France's cavalry units before the Second World War, carrying a crew of four with a 25mm main gun and a 7.5mm coaxial machine gun.
  • Introduction
    was a French 4x4 reconnaissance armored car designed for France's cavalry units
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: World War II
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: First Indochina War
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Vietnam War
  • Operated By: French Armed Forces, Infobox, used_by field
    Infobox used_by field: FranceNazi Germany (captured)Syria
  • Operated By: Wehrmacht, Infobox, used_by field
    Infobox used_by field: FranceNazi Germany (captured)Syria
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2. Wikidata: Panhard 178
Wikidata Q748803, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Panhard 178 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q748803 (P729 service entry): 1937
Quote, Wikidata Q748803 (P729 service entry): 1937
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1937.
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