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The Panhard 178 (officially designated as Automitrailleuse de Découverte Panhard modèle 1935, 178 being the internal project number at Panhard) or "Pan-Pan" was an advanced French reconnaissance 4x4 armoured car that was designed for the French Army Cavalry units before World War II. It had a crew of four and was equipped with an effective 25 mm main armament and a 7.5 mm coaxial machine gun.
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); 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.
After 1941, the Germans modified 43 cars as railway-protection vehicles (Schienenpanzer); they could drive on the tracks themselves by means of special wheels and were fitted with large radio frame aerials
