1. It was foolish of the man to have munitions stored with the weapons, he was asking for big government to come knocking. 2. Equally, the man has been known i

1. It was foolish of the man to have munitions stored with the weapons, he was asking for big government to come knocking. 2. Equally, the man has been known in the Heikendorf community for years and restored the tank, after buying it from the British Army's REME. Even helped the locals get out of snowdrifts with the tanks. If he was going to cause trouble he would have. 3. In the BBC article it says - "Many US historians argue it was the most efficient such vehicle deployed by Germany during World War Two. " The Panther was a good tank but was over-engineered, the Panther Ausf G versions were better and had the issues rectified. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lssU69QJZk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lssU69QJZk4