Jagdpanther
Sign in to saveThe ' (German: "hunting Panther"), Sd.Kfz. 173', was a tank destroyer (, a self-propelled anti-tank gun) built by Germany during World War II. The combined the 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun, similar to the main gun of the Tiger II, with the armor and suspension of the Panther chassis.
Key facts
- Weapon.image
- Jagdpanzer V Jagdpanther 1.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.origin
- Nazi Germany
- Weapon.type
- Self-propelled anti-tank gun
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 19441945 (Nazi Germany)
- Weapon.used_by
- Nazi Germany
- Weapon.wars
- World War II
- Weapon.production_date
- 19431945
- Weapon.number
- 413 (+ 12 postwar)
- Weapon.variants
- G1, G2
- Weapon.crew
- 5
- Weapon.armour
- 80 mm (3.14 in) frontal100 mm (3.93 in) mantlet50 mm side40 mm rear
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 1 × 8.8 cm Pak 43/3 or 43/4 57 rounds
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- 1 × 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun (600 rounds)
- Weapon.engine
- Maybach HL230 P30 (V-12 petrol)
- Weapon.engine_power
- 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)
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- Development
- Variants
- Reliability
- Production and service
- Survivors
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The ' (German: "hunting Panther"), Sd.Kfz. 173', was a tank destroyer (, a self-propelled anti-tank gun) built by Germany during World War II. The combined the 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun, similar to the main gun of the Tiger II, with the armor and suspension of the Panther chassis.
It entered service in 1944 and served on the Eastern and Western Fronts. During the last stages of the war, limited German production resulted in small production numbers, shortage of spare parts, and shortened crew training periods of increasingly young operators.