The Jagdpanther is a German tank destroyer of the Second World War, given the ordnance designation Sd.Kfz. 173, that mounted the powerful 8.8cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun, closely related to the gun used in the Tiger II, on the well-regarded armor and running gear of the Panther medium tank chassis. Entering service in 1944 and built by three manufacturers, MIAG, Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen Hannover and Maschinenbau und Bahnbedarf, the Jagdpanther combined a low silhouette and sloped armor with a gun capable of defeating almost any Allied tank of the period at long range, and it fought on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during the war's final year. Wartime production difficulties limited output to only 413 vehicles, and the shortage of time to properly train crews on the new type reduced its overall battlefield impact relative to its strong individual design.
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Service Status Weapon ClassTank destroyer (self-propelled anti-tank gun) 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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Was the Jagdpanther a reliable vehicle?
Disputed: a restorer says it ran reliably when properly maintained.
Its reputation for unreliability is disputed. Mike Gibb of the Weald Foundation, which restored a Jagdpanther to running condition, was interviewed by the historian James Holland and disagreed that the vehicle was unreliable. He suggested that such claims may have come from young and inexperienced crews who did not operate or maintain it properly.
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Source Military Factory: SdKfz 173 Jagdpanther (Panzerjager V Jagdpanther)Operators panel: Contractor(s)Quote, Operators panel: Contractor(s)
Contractor(s): MIAG / Brandenburg Eisenwerk - Germany
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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.
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19441945 (Nazi Germany)
- Operated By: Wehrmacht, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'
- Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
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