The first units produced were made of the remnants of porsches tiger ii prototypes and were named ferdinand, in honor of their manufacturer. There are a total of 42 ww2 tank destroyers 1939 1945 in the military factory. World of tanks ferdinand tier 8 tank destroyer badass mother. Hundreds of photos, many never published before, of germanys rarely seen tank destroyers, including the ferdinand, elephant, and jagdtiger color illustrations focus on unit markings, numbering, and camouflage accompanying text chronicles the units combat operations plus there are personal accounts from the men who rode in these mechanical monsters german heavy anti tank unit 653 was equipped. In early 1941, german companies porsche and henschel were asked to design a 45ton tank for the new tiger project. The need for armordefeating weapons was driven home by the. In 1944, the surviving ferdinands from kursk were modified and redesignated elefant meaning elephant in german. Essentially, the 35rf was a lightly armored, selfpropelled antitank gun that used a frenchbuilt renault r35 chassis for propulsion. Jagdpanzer iv tank destroyer panzer iv70 v in august of 1944, two new versions of jagdpanzer iv armed with the 75 mm long gun l70 were created, jagdpanzer iv70v sd. Panzerjager tiger p sturmgeschutz mit 8,8cm pak 432. Later versions were the jagdpanzer iv70 v and the jagdpanzer iv. The ferdinandelephant was ultimately withdrawn in favour of the new, tiger ii based jagdtiger, but only on a very limited basis.
The combat history of german heavy antitank unit 653 in. Panzerjager 1 tank destroyers world of tanks official. Twin 380 motor hightorque metal gearbox with selflock one way transmission system metal running system precision machined aluminum gun barrel durable nylon tracks for long running life metal track for the real road running feelingbuy separately electronic parts for the most realistic and. Jagdpanzer iv l70v tank destroyer warlord games ltd. Jagdpz e100, object 268, amx 50 foch 155, t110e3, t110e4. Germany 1942 heavy tank hunter 91 built background. Minor modifications and improvements were made throughout the production runs of all variants, as well as several field improvements, the most common being the addition of armor sideskirts. Germanys elefantferdinand heavy tank destroyer was an excellent tank when it came to destroying other tanks at long range, but it wasnt very useful as an assault gun.
The tank destroyer battalion was a type of military unit used by the united states army during world war ii. From a theoretical point of view the most powerful should have been the jagdtiger his 128 mm pak 44 l55 main gun, capable of outranging and defe. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator. The ferdinand elephant was ultimately withdrawn in favour of the new, tiger ii based jagdtiger, but only on a very limited basis. Apr 6, 2018 sdkfz 184 panzerjager tiger p ferdinand of 653 or 654 schwere panzerjagerabteilung heavy tank destroyer battalion on the eastern front during operation zitadelle,early july 1943. This is a mrc 172 panzerjager ferdinand german tank destroyer 653rd built up. Personally, i think this is one of the most fun tanks in the game and one that i love playing recently.
It was built in small numbers on the hulls of the porsche tiger, which was rejected as the henschel design was deemed better. Tank destroyer battalion patches flying tigers surplus. The official german designation was panzerjager tiger p. It hade no defensive capability at close range, and its 34. The jagdpanzer iv, which used the chassis of the pzkpfw iv, replaced the stug iii early in 1944. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The 71tonne jagdtiger was the heaviest armored fighting vehicle afv used. Jagdpanzer iv70v with its low profiles was an adversary difficult to reach and its anti tank gun of 75 mm l70 particularly in ambush made of it a frightening adversary for any allied tank even at good distance with share stalin.
The elefant and maus were bigger, but the elefant proved a disaster at kursk and the maus never went into production. Ninetyone units were built in 1943 under the name ferdinand, after its designer ferdinand porsche, using tank hulls produced for the tiger i tank design abandoned in favour of a henschel design. The panzerjager tiger p, more commonly known as the ferdinand or elefant, was a small series of heavy tank destroyers based on the failed tigerp. The book is an excellent, rare and therefore important record of a wehrmacht heavy tank destroyer battalion, concentrating mainly on the second half of the second world war. Indeed, damage to the suspension or tracks imposed a repair sortie for. The so known first as panzer iv70v vpour vomag was produced from august 1944 to marchapril 1945, to 930940.
Links are provided for any other web based information we are aware of. Jagdpz e100, object 268, amx 50 foch 155, t110e3, t110e4 finalized parameters for tier 6 premium td dickermax and tier 8 medium tank superpershing. Which selfpropelled gun was the most effective tank. The elefant german for elephant was a heavy jagdpanzer tank destroyer used by german wehrmacht panzerjager during world war ii.
As one of the casematestyle turretless jagdpanzer tank destroyer, literally hunting tank designs, it was developed against the wishes of heinz guderian, the inspector general of the panzertruppen, as a replacement for the sturmgeschutz iii stug iii. The panzerjager tiger p ferdinand is a rank iv german tank destroyer with a battle rating of 7. New german tank destroyer elefant jagdpanzer kit available for order now. Panzerjager tiger p elefant questions, information. German panzerjager tiger p, ferdinandelefant tank destroyer. Heavy tank destroyer ferdinand 624 of the schweres panzerjagerregiment 656. The ferdinand was a true behemoth, and although only 91 examples were built, they took a savage toll of soviet armor in the battle of kursk and subsequent operations on the eastern front. For all practical purposes, this was the ultimate expression of german tank afv design.
The jagdpanzer iv sdkfz 162 was a dedicated tank destroyer of the german army during world war 2, developed as an improved version of the tankkilling stug iii series vehicles detailed elsewhere on this site. B, this vehicle having been built upon the slightly lengthened chassis of a tiger ii. M103 substitutes t34 as an american tier 9 heavy tank. Porsche tiger ps were converted to ferdinand panzerjager tank destroyer. Ferdinand panzerjager tiger p number 501, eastern front operation citadel 1943. The earliest model of the jagdpanzer iv, which was essentially an upgrade of the stug iii, weighed.
Nov 27, 20 simple repair price drop would do so much for ferdinand, not sure why its 3x as expensive as russian counterparts or its heavy tanks, german heavies are already 1. The unit was organized in one of two different formsa towed battalion equipped with antitank guns, or a mechanized battalion equipped with armored selfpropelled guns. Ninetyone units were built in 1943 under the name ferdinand, after its designer ferdinand porsche, using tank hulls produced for the tiger i tank design abandoned in favour of a henschel design in january to april 1944, ferdinands received modifications and. Nov 30, 2015 defining which was the most effective assault gun is very subjective. Albert ernst and 512th heavy panzerjager battalion weapons. Combat tanks providing the basis for dedicated tank destroyers of the war are also included in this list. Ferdinand and elefant tank destroyer general military.
By the time porsche lost the design contest to henschel, they had already manufactured 100 tiger chassis. Feb 05, 2019 the jagdpanzer iv sdkfz 162 was a dedicated tank destroyer of the german army during world war 2, developed as an improved version of the tank killing stug iii series vehicles detailed elsewhere on this site. The earliest model of the jagdpanzer iv, which was essentially an upgrade of the stug iii, weighed almost 24 tons. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. Development of the panzerjager i, the german tank destroyer, started in 1939 based on the panzerkampfwagen i ausf. Tank destroyer units were broken into three groups, brigades, groups and battalions. Mrc 172 panzerjager ferdinand german tank destroyer 653rd. The t34 is rebalanced and moved to premium vehicles.
The book is almost worth the price just for the rare photographs of the porsche tiger tank destroyers, essentially unique to this unit. The following section provides individual pages for each unit and provides a short history along with everything we have on the unit, to this point. Hauptmann albert ernst surrender his 512th heavy tank destroyer battalion panzerjagerabteilung 512, sjgdpzabt to the us army 99th infantry division at iserlohn, germany. Tank destroyer ferdinandelefant 8,8 cm pak 432 sfl l71 sd kfz 184. It was intended to counter heavy french tanks like the char b1 that were beyond the cap. Crew was protected only by a gun shield, open at the top and rear. Panzerjager tiger p ferdinand german heavy tank destroyer. German elefant tank destroyers awaiting repair after the operation citadel. Initially, the 37mm pak 36 gun was mounted on the chassis of the panzerkampfwagen i ausf.
The ferdinand s official designation was panzerjager tiger p, and. Added a research path from tiger p to ferdinand 150 000 exp. The jagdpanzer iv kept the basis chassis of the panzer iv tank, but the original vertical front plate was replaced by a sharp edged nose. Henschel was working on a vk3601 h project when the order was received for new heavy tank design on may 1941. When the tiger project was first announced in may 1941, porsche did not take long to submit a very personal and original design, at first as a blueprint, then ordered as the prototype vk 45. Defining which was the most effective assault gun is very subjective. Surviving ferdinand 88mm german ww2 tank destroyer in. I run a 100% crew and am training them in camo, which will be dropped and swapped for bia when im at the right training level, ill redo camo and sixth sense again after that. High quality tank destroyer inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Sdkfz 162 jagdpanzer iv panzerjager 39 tank destroyer td. About the panzerjager tiger p ferdinand german heavy tank destroyer.
See more ideas about tank destroyer, m10 tank destroyer and ww2 tanks. Tank destroyer ferdinand elefant 8,8 cm pak 432 sfl l71 sd kfz 184. Added american tank destroyers with turning turrets. Internally, the layout was changed to accommodate the. Hundreds of photos, many never published before, of germanys rarely seen tank destroyers, including the ferdinand, elephant, and jagdtiger color illustrations focus on unit markings, numbering, and camouflage accompanying text chronicles the units combat operations plus there are personal accounts from the men who rode in these mechanical monsters german heavy antitank unit 653 was equipped. Tank destroyer the jagdpanzer iv was a tank destroyer based on the panzer iv chassis built in three main variants. No posts for this t2 german tank destroyer, so i thought id start one. The jagdtiger hunting tiger is the common name of a german casematetype heavy tank destroyer from world war ii. The ferdinand later named elefant was a german world war ii heavy tank destroyer.
A new tank destroyer was needed and hitler once again turned to the porsche company. This is the story of the largest and statistically most successful tank destroyer of world war ii. Simple repair price drop would do so much for ferdinand, not sure why its 3x as expensive as russian counterparts or its heavy tanks, german heavies are already 1. Wwii german ferdinand tank destroyer 654 abt 172 tank no. Item is brand new and it is factory built and painted. As ww2 settled in to an arms race on the eastern front hitler demanded wonder weapons to secure victory, and ferdinand porsche did his best for the allied cause with his efforts to satisfy this desire. The combat history of panzerjager battalion 653 is a. Its official german designation was panzerjager tiger ausf. The panzerjager i german tank hunter 1 was the first of the german tank destroyers to see service in the second world war. Shoot to kill world war ii british army infantry weapons training film bren gun 17124 duration.
Panzerjager i tank destroyers germany world of tanks. The german ferdinand tier 8 tank destroyer marks a significant design change for german tds. The vk3601 h was designed to carry the 75mm kwk 42 l70 tapered bore gun and before the new order was given, henschel did not intend to mount the 88mm gun. Its official name was schwerer panzerjager tiger p sd. These fought with jagdtigers in the final phases of the western campaign. For all practical purposes, this was the ultimate expression of german tankafv design. Tank destroyer battalion patches us army patches army unit patches and army regiment patches flying tigers surplus.
Only two heavy tank destroyer battalions were issued with the new vehicle schwere panzerjager battalions 653 and 654. The tank destroyer units were formed in response to the german use of massed formations of armored vehicles units. The pzkpfw 35rf panzerjager program was handled by alkett under contract for the wehrmacht, with the first vehicles entering service around may 1941, just before the german invasion of the soviet union. While it wouldnt fix everything that is wrong with ferdinand, at least every death wouldnt be 1112k loss.
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