What other countries listed the Panther as a medium tank?
Panther was a medium tank, like it or not. The Germans listed it as a medium tank, they used it in a role of a medium tank. The Allies and Soviets had the unfortunate role to experience that the Panther is a medium tank, because it was common, it made up half the Pz Division, unlike heavy tanks which were rare, and were employed into specialized independent units.
Yet the T-34/85 is not in the poll.
The T-34 is.
You are including in your poll a vehicle which is much heavier than all the other contenders, which was purpose made by the Germans based on studies of the T-34, to destroy medium tanks.
The weight hardly matters, the M26 pershing was also in the weight class of the Panther, and it was referred to as a medium tank, save the propaganda purposes during the war.
I still take the Panther in your poll, but the T-34/85 is a much better medium tank.(In my opinion of course)
I fail to see in what the T-34/85 was a better medium tank. On the battlefields, Panthers seemed to own the T-34/85. Panther`s gun was better, it carried more ammo, it`s cross country performance was superior due to superior floatation, the optic were better, the front armor was much heavier. The T-34/85 had only better range, and was more easy to repair. Important aspects for any army, but not when the tank isn`t survivable enough on the battlefield... burning tanks go nowhere.
