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| Panhard 178 | |
|---|---|
 Preserved AMD Panhard 35 at the Musée des Blindés | |
| Type | Armoured car |
| Place of origin |  French Third Republic |
| Service history | |
| In service | April 1937–1964 |
| Used by | France Nazi Germany Syria[1] |
| Wars | World War II First Indochina War Vietnam War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Panhard |
| Designed | 1933–1937 |
| Manufacturer | Panhard |
| Unit cost | ₣ 275,000 hull |
| Produced | February 1937 — ~October 1940 |
| No. built | 729 "A" versions, 414 B version |
| Variants | Panhard 178B |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 8.2 metric tonnes |
| Length | 4.79 m with gun |
| Width | 2.01 m |
| Height | 2.31 m |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armor | 20 mm |
Main armament | 25 mm SA 35 cannon |
Secondary armament | 7.5 mm Reibel machine gun |
| Engine | Panhard SK 105 hp |
| Suspension | leaf spring |
| Ground clearance | 0.35 m |
Operational range | 300 km |
| Maximum speed | 72 km/h |
The Panhard 178[2] (officially designated as Automitrailleuse de Découverte Panhard modèle 1935,[2] 178 being the internal project number at Panhard) or "Pan-Pan" was an advanced[2] French reconnaissance 4x4 armoured car that was designed for the French Army Cavalry units before World War II. It had a crew of four[2] and was equipped with an effective 25 mm main armament and a 7.5 mm coaxial machine gun.[2]
In 1940, a number of these vehicles were taken over by the Germans after the Fall of France and employed as the Panzerspähwagen P204 (f);[2] for some months after the June armistice, production continued for the benefit of Germany. After the war ,a derived version, the Panhard 178B, was again taken into production by France.