The Jagdtiger ("Hunting Tiger"; officially designated Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B[citation needed]) is a German casemate-type heavy tank destroyer (Jagdpanzer)...
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in medium and heavy German tanks – the Panther, Jagdpanther, Tiger II, Jagdtiger (HL230 P30), and later versions of the Tiger I and Sturmtiger (HL230 P45)...
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named "Hetzer" Roblin, Sebastien (6 April 2018). "Hitler's Monstrous 'Jagdtiger' Tank Destroyers Were a Colossal Failure". The National Interest. Retrieved...
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the Pak 44 as its starting point was started for a gun to mount on the Jagdtiger (Sd. Kfz. 186) and the Maus super-heavy tank. This weapon, of which approximately...
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German tanks, such as Tiger I, Tiger II, and tank destroyers, such as the Jagdtiger, or Soviet heavy tanks, such as IS-2 or IS-3. The T30 was designed at...
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8 cm KwK 43 anti-tank cannon. The chassis was also the basis for the Jagdtiger turretless Jagdpanzer anti-tank vehicle. The Tiger II was issued to heavy...
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active during World War II. It was equipped with Ferdinand and later Jagdtiger tank destroyers. Elements of the battalion served on the Eastern, Western...
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the 12.8 cm Pak 44 towed anti-tank gun also used in the casemate-type Jagdtiger tank destroyer, with a coaxial 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 gun. The 128 mm gun...
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was active in February. It was one of only two battalions equipped with Jagdtiger tank destroyers, and served exclusively on the Western Front. The battalion...
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of a Legendary Weapon", 1942-45. p.245 Schnieder, Wolfgang, "Elefant Jagdtiger Sturmtiger: Rarities of the Tiger Family" Schiffler Military History September...
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with German heavy tanks and tank destroyers such as the Tiger II and Jagdtiger led to a new project to create a vehicle that could counter these new...
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armour with the tank hull itself. Examples are the Jagdpanzer IV, the Jagdtiger and the Jagdpanther. Assault guns were designated as 'Sturmgeschütz',...
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knock out Elefants, as well as Tigers and Panther tanks. Jagdpanther Jagdtiger Nashorn Not to be confused with either the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf...
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tracks List of U.S. military vehicles by model number Tank classification Jagdtiger – a comparable German vehicle for anti-tank use. Entered limited production...
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destroyer Sd.Kfz. 185 - Jagdtiger tank destroyer with 88 mm L/71 main gun due to lack of supply of 128mm gun Sd.Kfz. 186 - Jagdtiger tank destroyer with 12...
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armour, but had an over-burdened engine and lacked reliability. Variant: Jagdtiger was armed with a 128 mm L/55 Pak44 gun (Sd. Kfz. 186) Panzer VII Löwe...
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first Jagdtiger rolled off the production line; it was the heaviest German armoured fighting vehicle to go into active service. The Jagdtiger was based...
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the Eastern Front. At the beginning of 1945 he was made commander of a Jagdtiger company of the 512th Heavy Anti-tank Battalion, which by that time was...
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Panzer I, III, IV, Stug III, Tiger II, Jagdpanzer 38(t), Jagdpanther, Jagdtiger, Sd.Kfz. 251, Somua S35, Comet I, Matilda Mk I, A38 Valiant, Ram Cruiser...
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armor sloped at 65°. This armor was designed to defeat rounds from the Jagdtiger's 12.8cm Pak 44 from as close as 1 km (0.62 mi). The lower glacis was designed...
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collection of the Kubinka Tank Museum. Nashorn Dicker Max Jagdpanther Jagdtiger Italian Semovente da 105/25 Japanese Ho-Ri Soviet SU-100Y Soviet ISU-122...
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intended to be the standard heavy tank as a replacement of the Tiger II and Jagdtiger. The E-75 would have been built on the same production lines as the E-50...
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meant for installation in the Panther tank. Towards the end of the war, a Jagdtiger was fitted with one of the aforementioned gas turbines. The second use...
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Ferdinands rebuilt at Nibelungenwerk StuG III StuG IV - early models only Jagdtiger - Porsche versions only Jagdpanther - early models only Jagdpanzer IV...
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armament was to consist of a 128 mm anti-tank gun of the type used in the Jagdtiger or Maus, two 15 mm Mauser MG 151/15 autocannons, and eight 20 mm Flak...
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Tiger für 17cm K72 (Sf) with an abandoned Tiger II beside the tank and a Jagdtiger behind. Type Self-propelled artillery Place of origin Germany Production...
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needed] The British and Soviets all built prototype designs similar to the Jagdtiger, and the US was working on the project then known as T95 Gun Carriage...
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seem to have been influenced by German Jagd heavy tanks Elefant and Jagdtiger. The Type 4 Chi-To medium tank, armed with a 75 mm cannon, and the Type...
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vehicles: Jagdpanzer 38(t) (also known as 'Hetzer') Jagdpanther Jagdpanzer IV Jagdtiger In the Bundeswehr of West Germany and subsequently the reunified Federal...
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HL230 and its variants was used on the Panther, Tiger II, Jagdpanther, Jagdtiger (HL230 P30), then Tiger I and Sturmtiger which used the HL230 P45. British...
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