German heavy tank destroyer Sd.Kfz. 173 JAGDPANTHER COBI 2574 - World War II 1:289

You know that:

• The decision to develop a heavy tank fighter was received by the German company Krupp in August 1942.
• Development in wartime conditions proceeded rapidly and as early as 20 December 1943 the prototype was presented to Hitler as a Christmas present.
• Series production began in early 1944, at a time when German industry was already facing a shortage of raw materials of all kinds.
• The high-quality, heavily armed, agile and well-armoured machine was built on the proven Panther tank chassis.
• The Jadgpanther was factory-coated with a thick layer of Zimmerit anti-magnetic paint, although the Red Army had virtually no magnetic anti-tank mines, or possibly only a negligible amount of the captured HHL3 type.
• The Jagdpanther was the answer to the quality Allied armoured vehicles deployed in Normandy, but later most of the units produced went to the Eastern Front.
• The installed PAK 43 gun was a real terror due to its high firing accuracy. The probability of hitting a target on a 2.5x2m battlefield at a distance of 1000m was 85% and 43% at a distance of 2000m.
• The Jagdpanther's effectiveness was well documented during operations on the Eastern Front, when Schwere Panzerjager Abteilng 563 destroyed a total of 58 Soviet tanks in 10 days.
• The tank fighter also had a weak point, with the first units produced requiring the gun to be dismantled in order for mechanics to get to the gearbox.
• A total of 415 units were produced in several versions.
• There are currently three operational machines around the world.

Technical parameters:

• dimensions: length 9.87 m, width 3.21 m, height 2.71 m
• weight 45 500 kg
• armour up to 80 mm
• power unit 12-cylinder Maybach HL 230 P30 engine with 520 kW
• number of gears 8 forward + 4 reverse
• maximum speed 55 km/h 
• fuel tank capacity 700 l
• range 250 km (100 km off-road)
• main armament PaK 43 L/71 cannon 88 mm calibre (57 rounds)
• secondary armament MG 34 machine gun 7,92 mm calibre
• crew 5