Jagdpanther
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.
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
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- 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.