New ‘ Panther ’ tank is meant to be ‘a game-changer on the future battlefield ’, manufacturer says German arms giant Rheinmetall unveiled its new main battle tank on Monday at the major arms fair in Paris. The vehicle bears the nickname “ Panther ”, an apparent nod to Nazi Germany ’s iconic PzKpfw V medium tank . The new tank features a new 130mm gun and is marketed as having “optimized links between the sensor and the shooter”, relying heavily on digital systems to control the battlefield . While closely resembling the Leopard 2 family main battle tanks in...