CMP’s in Vietnam???

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by dcrfan

Not to mention the rumour the French deployed Panther tanks as well. While the French had Panther in service for a short period post WW2 I'm not aware of any evidence they were deployed.

The French Army did not use the Panther tank in Vietnam. A case can be made that the M36 GMCs they used over there were mistaken for Panther tanks. The M36 hull has the same look and it has a gun similar in size.

"M36 GMC, Hoa Binh, Indochine, 1953"
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https://www.mapleleafup.nl/g104/f.htm


Although larger in size, the German Army camouflaged Panther tanks as M10 GMCs (which has the same hull as the M36) during the Battle of the Bulge:
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