"Jagdpanther" represents one of the most successful self-propelled antitank, Created during World War II, but the number of them on the battlefield has never been so great, to somehow change the balance of power. Built on the experience of the first developments SAU like "Ferdinand" and "Nashorn", most of which were self-propelled, hastily crafted to adapted to the new role of older chassis, "Jagdpanther" appeared in 1943 g.
SAU SdKfz 173 “jagdpanther” – video
As a basis for its creation designers used the best of the available at the disposal of "Panther" German heavy tank chassis. The creators of this product, Hitler first demonstrated in October 1943 city, We took the "Panther" chassis with the chassis in their original form and installed instead of the tower made of sloped armor plates cutting to 88-mm anti-tank gun Cancer 43 with a limited angle of traverse. The frontal armor has a thickness 80 mm, board - 60 mm, and massive armor mask - 120 mm. Often operating staff increased the book chassis ACS. Initially the car was called Panzeijager Panther (Pancerâger Panter), but in February 1944 g. on Hitler's orders it was renamed Jagdpanther (panther-hunter).
Issue began in the same month on the basis of standing time on stream "Panther» Ausf G, but using more powerful transmission, destined to never built "Panther II». ACS service beginning to bear in June 1944 g. as a part of 559 th and 654 th antitank battalions, while receiving the first "jagdpanther" only lasted for staffing one battery. Active bombing of factories and railroads did not allow the Germans to concentrate on the fronts of a large number of ACS. An exception is the so-called "impaction", or counterattack the Germans, of the Bulge in December 1944 city, when these ACS caused enormous damage to the Allied armor. However replenish destroyed "jagdpanther" almost failed, because the production capacities were destroyed aircraft. Release, which amounted to 382 units, I stopped in April 1945 g. These machines are gradually disappearing from the scene, or destroyed by Allied fire, or deprived of fuel.
The performance characteristics of ACS SdKfz 173 “jagdpanther”
| The main armament | one 88-mm cannon Cancer 43/4 |
| auxiliary armament | one mounted in the housing 7.92mm gun MG 34 |
| Length | 9,9 m |
| Width | 3,42 m |
| Height | 2,72 m |
| combat weight | 46 t |
| Road speed | 46 kmh |
| Cruising on the highway | 160 km |
| Crew | five people |
Foto SAU "Âgdpantera"
