The Jagdtiger was a logical extension of the creation of Jagdpanzer designs from tank designs such as the Jagdpanther from the Panther tank. The Jagdtiger used a boxy superstructure on top of a lengthened Tiger II chassis. The resulting vehicle featured very heavy armor and the powerful 128 mm PaK 44 L/55 gun capable of defeating any tank fielded in World War II, even at long ranges (+3,500 m). It had 250 mm armor on the turret front and 150 mm on the glacis plate, which made it invulnerable to any frontal fire. However it lacked a traversable turret and the main gun mount had a limited traverse of only 10 degrees; the entire vehicle had to be turned to aim outside that narrow field of fire. The Jagdtiger suffered from a variety of mechanical and technical problems due to its immense weight and under-powered engine. The vehicle had frequent breakdowns; ultimately more Jagdtigers were lost to mechanical problems or lack of fuel than to enemy action. Despite these shortcomings it was still very effective in defensive roles. Not the best, but definitely the biggest and heaviest of the Tank destroyers built during WWII. This mammoth was so big and heavy that it was problematic to transport it by railroad in Germany. It wasn't just the biggest vehicle of the war, it also had the biggest gun with the greatest caliber. And its power to kill tanks would be great even on the modern battlefield. So why wasn't it successful? Why didn't they build more of them? How did it "tick"? What units used it? Any modifications on the model? These questions and many more are answered in this second release of our new Tech series
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Leandoer & Ekholm Förlag
ISBN-10
9185657018
ISBN-13
9789185657018
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64217245
Product Key Features
Book Title
Jagdtiger : Design, Production and Operations
Number of Pages
386 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Lecocq, Laurent, Colacitti, Nicolas, Yes
Genre
History
Author
Christopher Meadows, Andreas Leandoer, Andy Mchale
Book Series
Tech Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
623.74752094309044
Lc Classification Number
Ug446.5
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