Nashorn
Also known as Hornisse, SdKfz 164, 88L71 on Gun Carrier III/IV, PaK 43/1 L/71 on Gun Carrier III/IV
' (, German for "rhinoceros"), initially known as ' (German "hornet"), was a German ("tank hunter") of World War II. It was developed as an interim solution in 1942 by equipping a light turretless chassis based on the Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks with the 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun. Though only lightly armoured and displaying a high profile, it could penetrate the front armour of any Allied tank at long range, and its relatively low cost and superior mobility to heavier vehicles ensured it remained in production until the war's end.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.name
- Sd.Kfz. 164 Nashorn
- Weapon.image
- Nashorn ‘131 red’ – Patriot Museum, Kubinka (26518901069).jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300px
- Weapon.caption
- A Nashorn on display at Patriot Park military museum in Moscow, Russia
- Weapon.origin
- Nazi Germany
- Weapon.type
- Tank destroyer
- Weapon.designer
- Alkett
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Alkett, Deutsche Eisenwerke (Teplitz-Schönau)
- Weapon.number
- 494
- Weapon.crew
- 5
- Weapon.length
- with gun excluding gun
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Development
- Combat service
- Survivors
- Armor
- Technical data
- References
- External links
' (, German for "rhinoceros"), initially known as ' (German "hornet"), was a German ("tank hunter") of World War II. It was developed as an interim solution in 1942 by equipping a light turretless chassis based on the Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks with the 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun. Though only lightly armoured and displaying a high profile, it could penetrate the front armour of any Allied tank at long range, and its relatively low cost and superior mobility to heavier vehicles ensured it remained in production until the war's end.
==Development== thumb|left|Nashorn tank destroyers on the Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front in 1944