The vehicles was proposed in October 1942 and hither inspected a prototype some fourteen months later. A total of 392 were produced by two manufacturers up to March 1945. The turreted Panther tank mounted a 75mm gun but, by eliminating the turret and adding a fixed superstructure it proved possible to mount a larger gun, the Tiger’s formidable 88mm. The Jagdpanther was also renowned for the exceptional use of sloped armour and it remains a modern, sleek looking design. Even so there were problems. Since the gun had limited traverse the driver often had to swing the entire vehicle to bring the gun to bear and after a while this resulted a period of final drive gear failures. Once this was remedied it turned out to be a fearsome weapon; in a well selected ambush location, for which the camouflage shown on our exhibit was typical, the Jagdpanther could destroy a number of opponents before being discovered and attacked. Although issued to anti-tank battalions to start with these vehicles later found their way into tank units who generally would have preferred turreted vehicles.
This is my most viewed project lol Full Name Sd. Kfz. 173. Jagdpanther Armour 80 mm Speed 46 kph Weight 45.5 tonnes Crew 5 Secondary Weapon 1 x 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun Main Weapon 1 x 8.8 cm PaK 43 L/71 Number produced 415 Produced by Germany How sloped 55 degree sloped armour
