Jagdpanther

Jagdpanther
Jagdpanzer V Jagdpanther
Type	Self-propelled anti-tank gun
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1944–1945 (Nazi Germany)
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Produced	1943–1945
No. built	413 (+ 12 postwar)
Variants	G1, G2
Specifications
Mass	45.5 t (44.8 long tons; 50.2 short tons)
Length	9.87 m (32 ft 5 in)
Width	3.42 m (11 ft 3 in)
Height	2.71 m (8 ft 11 in)
Crew	5
Armor	80 mm (3.14 in) frontal 100 mm (3.93 in) mantlet 50 mm side 40 mm rear
Main armament	1 × 8.8 cm Pak 43/3 or 43/4 57 rounds
Secondary armament	1 × 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun (600 rounds)
Engine	Maybach HL230 P30 (V-12 petrol) 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)
Power/weight	15.4 PS (11.3 kW) / tonne
Suspension	dual torsion bar
Operational range	Road: 260 km (160 mi) Cross-country: 130 km (81 mi)
Maximum speed	46 km/h (29 mph)

The Jagdpanther (German: "hunting Panther"), Sd.Kfz. 173, was a tank destroyer (Jagdpanzer, a self-propelled anti-tank gun) built by Germany during World War II. The Jagdpanther 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.^[1]

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 younger operators.