$19.95 PANZER TRACTS No.9 Jagdpanzer - Jagdpanzer 38 to Jagdtiger - Assembled by Thomas L. Jentz Scale Prints by Hilary Louis DoyleCover Photo: Alkett created the trial vehicle for the Panzer IV lang (A) by modifying a Panzer IV lang (V) superstructure to fit on a normal Pz.Kpfw.IV chassis. (WJS) The scale prints, drawn by Hilary Louis Doyle originally in 1/24 scale, have been reduced 69 percent to approximately 1/35 scale. ‘Thanks are especially due to Walter J. Spielberger, Karlheinz Muench, Hilary Louis Doyle, and Steve Zaloga for providing copies of rare and unique photos. Photos were also obtained from the National Archives, The Tank Museum, Public Archives of Canada and the Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground, © Copyright Thomas L.Jentz 1997 Published by Darlington Productions, In. P.O. Box 5884 Dazlington, Maryland 21034 (© Copyright 1997 Allzights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent ofthe publisher. ISBN 0.9648793.3.6Jagdpanzer Evolution ‘The success of the Sturmgeschuetz in knock- ing out enemy tanks led to the development of the Jagdpanzer series. In fact without the intervention of Guderian, the entire series would have retained the name Sturmgeschuetz and been issued to Sturmgeschuetz-Abteilungen instead of Panzer- Jaeger-Abteilungen. In 1936, the Artillerie initiated the design of a self-propelled gun on a fully tracked chassis with sufficient frontal armor to withstand the attack of 3.7 cm anti-tank guns, A 7.5 cm gun was mounted in the hull with a limited traverse (10 degrees to the right and left) thus created a low profile, making this self- propelled gun a difficult target. Known as the Sturmgeschuetz, it was assigned to the Sturmartillerie and organized in Batterien and Abteilungen. Even with the short-barreled 7.5 cm Kanone 1/24 gun, it proved to be very successful as a destroyer of Russian tanks including the T-34 and KW-1. With the longer barreled 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43 and L/48, the Sturmgeschuetz proved to be even more successful in knocking out enemy tanks. ‘The key features which led to their success were adequate armor-penetration capability, high magnification sights, low profile, and sufficient frontal armor. ‘As decisions were made to phase the Pz.Kpfw.III chassis out of production, starting in 1942 designs for new types of Sturmgeschuetz were iated using the Pz.Kpfw.IV, Panther, and Tiger chassis. Supported by a limited traverse mount, a larger caliber gun could be installed in the hull than could be fitted into a fully traversable turret on the same chassis. The 7.5 cm Pak 42 L/70 could be mounted on the Pz.Kpfw.IV chassis, the 8.8 em Pak 43 L/71 on the Pz.Kpfw.Tiger(P) and the Panther chassis, and the 12.8 em Pak 80 L/5S on the Pz.Kpfw.Tiger Ausf.B chassis. Later, as a result of the loss of Sturmgeschuetz production capacity due to Allied bombing, the 7.5 em Pak 39 L/48 was mounted on a chassis based on the Pz.Kpfw.38(0) design. ‘Some Jagdpanzer in each series were outfitted with additional radio sets as command vehicles for the company commanders as well as Abteilung headquar- ters. These longer range Fu 8 radio sets with 30 watt transmitters had Sternantena (star aerials) mounted on porcelain insulators protected by armor guards. Jagdpanzers were designed with sufficient frontal armor protection to withstand direct hits from armor-piercing shells fired by enemy tank guns. The specifications for their armor varied with time, type, and thickness as follows: Armor Spec Resistance Brinell Type Date Thickness Kg/nm2 Hardness PP793 1941 55-80 100-115 295-338 PP793 1941 85-160 95-105 278-309 P7690 1942 165-200 70-80 205-234 E112 Mard4 5-14.5 150-170 415-473 E32 Decd2 16-30 105-120 309-353 £22 Febd3 35-50 95-110 278-324, E22 Feb43 55-80 90-105 265-309 E22 Jundd 85-120 75-90 220-266 E40 Mardd 125-160 75-90 220-266 B41 Jundd 125-160 75-90 220-266 A Cast Feb43 >70 80-95 235-278 B/DCast Jund3 $0-120 75-90 220-266 cast 1943 >120 65-80 191-235 With the exception of PP793 for the hull and PP7690 for the superstructure front plate of the Ferdinand, standardized specifications were in effect for rolled armor plate on the rest of the Jagdpanzers. It is simply a convenience to refer to these fully enclosed, heavily armored vehicles as Jagd- panzer to differentiate them from the open-topped, lightly armored, self-propelled anti-tank guns. However, during the war both were collectively referred to as Panzerjaeger. Each went through a lengthy list of name changes during the war. Those names used in the titles for each section of this publi- cation are the official titles in use at the end of the war. The names used in the text are those in use at the related period in time. P.S. The Panzer 1V/70(A) was never known as the Zwischenloesung (interim solution) during the war. Zwischenloesung is a descriptive name used in postwar publications before the real names were discovered in original documents, The cast gun mantlets are referred to in original documents as Topfblende (pot mantlets), never the postwar name Saukopf. Hetzer was the name of a design that was abandoned when the Jagdpanzer 38 was selected for production. Hetzer was never an official suggestive name for the Jagdpanzer 38, but was used infre- quently by some of the field units, Sturmgeschuetz, Panther (8.8 cm StuK 43 (L/71)) (Sd.Kfz.172) is simply an earlier name for the Jagdpanther and not a separate design. o4Jagdpanzer 38 Panzerjaeger 38 (7.5 cm Pak 39 (L/48)) (Sd.Kfz.138/2) Fgst.Nr. 321001-323000, 323000-, and 325001- Following the loss of production capacity at Alkett due to a bombing raid, BMM in Prague was assessed as an alternative assembly plant, however the lifting capacity was too light to handle production of the 24-ton Sturmgeschuetz. Therefore, in early December 1943, designs were initiated for a “leichten Sturmgeschuetz auf 38(t)” based on automotive com- ponents from the Pz.Kpfw.38(t) and 38(t) neuer Art (new type). Specifications called for a 13-ton vehicle mounting a 7.5 cm L/48 gun capable of maximum speeds up to 60 km/hr. The frontal armor was to be proof against attack from most anti-tank guns, but the side armor was to be proof only against armor- piercing bullets from 7.92 mm machinegun fire and artillery shell fragments. The 20-mm-thick sides and rear, made out of low alloy SM (Siemens-Marteneit) steel with a hardness of 75-90 kg/mm2 (equal to 220 to 265 Brinell Hardness), equivalent to 14.5 mm of 153 kg/mm2 armor plate, provided protection only against 7.92 mm armor-piercing bullets. ‘The wooden model was completed by 24 Jai uary 1944 and inspected two days later. Actual com- bat weight of the finished design turned out to be 16 tons, resulting in an overtaxed drive train and front- heavy vehicle - 10 cm lower in the front. It was also tactically handicapped by the traverse limited to only 5 degrees to the left and no provision for the crew to see out of the right side when buttoned up. The first three Panzerjaeger 38 were assembled at BMM in March 1944. Skoda in Pilsen joined in production, completed their first 10 in July 1944. With a peak monthly output of 395 in January 1945, a total of about 2650 Jagdpanzer 38 were completed by the end of the war. Numerous changes were introduced during the production run, including: replacing the tow hooks with drilled hull extensions in April; adding a commander’s hatch and two access hatches to the rear deck, dropping the muffler heat shield, and welding three Pilze to the hull roof by June; introduc- ing a lighter gun mantlet, roadwheels with larger diameter discs, and six different types of idler wheels in August; bending in the ends of the Schuerzen and strengthening the front suspension with 9 mm thick leaf springs in September; eliminating the armor guard for the driver’s periscopes, replacing the road- wheel rim bolts with rivets, and introducing the Flammvernichter muffler in October; increasing ammunition stowage by five 7.5 cm rounds in Novem- ber 1944; increasing the final drive gear ratio from 7.33 to 8 in January 1945; and reinforcing the hull side extension towing eyes or replacing them with U- hooks and welding on rings for attaching camouflage in March 1945. Below and Right: Panzerjaeger 38, Fgst.Nr.321042, completed by BMM in May 1944. 9-29-39-4 Jagdpanzer 38 Panzerjaeger 38 (7.5 cm Pak 39 (L/48)) (Sd.Kfz.138/2) Fgst.Nr. 321001-323000 , 323001-, 325001- Weapons Data: Automotive Capabilities: In Hul 1 = 7.5 em Pak 39 4/48 Maximum Speed: 40 kn/hr Elevation: =8, 410° Avg. Road Speed: 25-30 kn/hr Traverse: aa'R, 5° 4b Cross Country: 15 km/hr Gun Sight: S£2.2.F.1a (5x 8°) Range on Road: 180 km Graduated to: 2400 meters for Pzgr.39 Cross Country: 130 km 1400 meters for Pzgr.40 Grade: 25° 3300 meters for Sprgr. ‘Trench Crossing: 1.3 m 2400 meters for Hi.Gr. 65 cm 0.9 om Secondary: 2 - 7.92 mm M.G.34 Ground Cll cm 1 > 9mm MP. Ground Pre kg/on* Power Rati HP/ton Ammunition: 41 - 7.5 om Pressure on Whe 600 - 7.92 mm Steering Rati 192 - 9mm kg/om Automotive Components: come ree a8 fg elec Tehaytgraeftrote cere (recleritiaeane communication: ru,59¢-¢ ne feed 33 a 10.0 km/hr Measurencats: 33 Ee Length, overall: 6.27 m 25.4 km/hr resathoversits 21 5 a nia oceretlt, 3 Font trate yeh mame be $28flaS ter Track Contact: 2.72 m Suspension: orem 11 acd iters Kgs 64/350/104 am i Eg Links per side 96 Armor Specifications for the Jagdpanzer 38 ——_f EEE Armor thickness in mm/angle from vertical copyright 1997 thomas. dente (Nott Tolerances on plate thickness -0% to +5% a)Ae S RO ae NT Panzerjaeger 38, Fgst.Nr.321003, completed at BMM in March 1944. (WJS)rjaeger 38 assembled BMM in August or September 1944 with the lighter weight gun mantlet. August 1944, the mouflage pattern was applied at the factory instead of by the units in the field. (WJS)Above: Starting in October 1944, a Flammye ouflage pattern was altered to wavy stripes, only partially covering the red undercoat. (WJS) Below and Right: Jagdpanzer 38 assembled by Skoda in May 1945. ° eee ‘cormonrimasrious cone 1992 98Jagdpanzer 38 starr Plans for the Jagdpanzer 38 with a ruecklauf- lose Kanone (recoilless gun) never advanced past the experimental stage. This was not a true recoilless gun in the sense of firing a rocket-propelled round from an ‘open tube. It was merely a normal 7.5 cm L/48 gun tube in a starr (rigid) mounting without a recoil cylin- der, Unbuffered, the recoil was absorbed by the entire vehicle. Following a review of the conceptual design in December 1943, the decision was made to mount the ruecklauflose Kanone in the final version of the leichten Sturmgeschuetz 38(t). For the interim the current 7.5 em Pjk L/48 was to be mounted because the ruecklauflose Kanone was still being developed and testing was not completed. A 7.5 em L/48 gun tube, starr mounted in a Pz.Kpfw.IV chassis, had been test fired at Kummersdorf proving grounds in September and December 1943. Following the test firing of a 7.5 cm 1/40 gun starr-mounted on a light Pz.Kpfw.II chassis at Kummersdorf in January 1944, Wa Pruef 4 reported that further experiments would include the development and testing of a starr gun tube mounted on a Panzerjaeger 38(t) n.A. ‘On 15 May 1944, Wa Pruef 4 reported that the functional test firing of a starr mounted gun in a 38() chassis would begin on 11 May. On I August 1944, Alkett reported that 1000 rounds had been fired from. a ruecklauflose Kanone mounted in a Sturmgeschuetz, 38(t) and that all of the previous experience was being incorporated into a new design currently being Cc 9-10 worked on. The first trial piece was to be mounted in a 38(t) by the end of August. Alkett recommended that production of the “0-Serie” of 100 vehicles, which had been ordered to start immediately, be delayed until results from test firing the new design were available. On 11 August 1944, Wa Pruef 4 reported that plans were made to test fire 1000 rounds from the newly designed ruecklauflose Kanone in the Sturmgeschuetz 38(t) starting the first week in September 1944, On 21 September 1944, Wa Pruef 4 ‘was informed that parts of the gun sights still continu- ously broke during test firing. In addition to the original Jagdpanzer 38 converted for test firing, two more were diverted to Krupp/Alkett for conversion to ruecklauflose Kanone in September. A 0-Serie of 10 Jagdpanzer 38 mit ruecklauflose Kanone (Fgst.Nr.321679-321683 and 32370-32374) were produced by BMM in December 1944/January 1945, A final Jagdpanzer 38 mit starrer Kanone 7.5 cm L/48 and an 8-cylinder Tatra diesel engine was ordered on 22 March 1945 to be demon- strated to Hitler in mid-April 1945. On 31 March 1943, Hitler ordered that the Jagdpanzer 38 mit ruecklauflose Kanone at Berka be blown up immediately to prevent capture by the Allies. On 29 April 1945, a request was made to remove the gun sights and traversing gear from eight Jagdpanzer 38 mit ruecklauffreien Kanone located at the training center in Milowitz because these vehicles were not Frontbrauchbar (employable in combat).$ _ocormonmatrious ont wre Lecornmon Matriouss oon 972 9-11Mii)Jagdpanzer 38 starr assembled by BMM in April 1945 with a dieselJagdpanzer IV Panzerjaeger IV (7.5 cm Pak 39 (L/48)) (Sd.Kfz.162) Fgst.Nr. 320001-321000 In September 1942, the firm Vomag was given an order by the Waffenamt to proceed with the design of a Panzerjaeger mounting a 7.5 em gun on a modi- fied Pz.Kpfw.IV chassis. A wooden model of the superstructure was completed and displayed for Hitler at a conference held 13 May 1943. This preliminary design was based on the normal Pz.Kpfw.IV chassis with the 7.5 em gun mounted in a low superstructure. Striving for a low silhouette, this initial design had an overall height of only 1.7 meters. While a low silhouette is preferred, this height was considered to be at the limit of being too low for combat in rolling terrain. The design also featured well-sloped armor on the superstructure front and a gun mantle specifically designed to deflect hits without shot traps. During early 1943, improvements to the design continued. ‘The most important feature was a redesign of the hull frontal armor layout. As early as February 1943, modifications had been proposed to increase the frontal armor protection for the Pz.Kpfw.IV by increasing its slope. But these new designs were turned down each and every time by both the armor manufacturers and the assembly firms for the basic reason that this extensive modifi- cation would disrupt production at a time when every Pz.Kpfw.IV was needed at the front. But, with an entirely new design for the leichte Panzerjaeger, the Ci Leconmcnt mo changes could easily be introduced prior to and with- out interruption to series production. This new design for the hull front had a 60-mm-thick upper plate sloped at 45 degrees and a 50-mm-thick lower plate at 55 degrees, providing better protection than 110-mm-thick rolled armor plate at 0 degrees. Following completion of a few trial vehicles in late 1943, Vomag started delivering production series “Sturmgeschuetz neue Art” in January 1944, gradu- ally increasing production as they phased out their Pz.Kpfw.IV. In August 1944, Vomag began switch ing produetion to the Panzer IV lang (V) with the 7.5 em Pjk 42 L/70, completely phasing out the Jagdpanzer TV Ausf.F early in November after a total of 784 had been assembled. ‘Among the changes introduced during the production run were: relocating the spare track links to the upper hull rear in February; deleting the left machinegun port in March; cutting off the corners of the inner gun mantle base plate in April; increasing the armor thickness of the superstructure and upper hull front plates to 80 mm in May; installing a larger recoil cylinder and dropping the muzzle brake in May; squaring off the armor box over the radiator filler caps on the rear deck in June; introducing Flammentoeter mufflers, reducing to three return rollers per side, and no longer applying Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating in September. 9-149-159-16 dJagdpanzer IV Panzerjaeger IV (7.5 cm Pak 39 (L/48)) (Sd.Kfz.162) Fgst.Nr. 320001 - 321000 Weapons Dat: Automotive Capabilities: maaie 2- 7:5 om Pak 391/48 Maximun Spe 40 kaye merch = 7) Boge nee’ Speeds 28 avr ae a ia a Scots Country: 15-18 ka/he Baa Sorta “tox 8” ieee Beak at $4G6 metare tor vegc.39““cloos Countzy: 130 km taut sovecn for neaece® | Gadas 30 tes meee tor tele ems Aemantags a 300 eters for Mier. seep: 30 oe Forking Depth: 200 ax Secondary: 2 = 7.92 mm m.0.42 Ground’clearence: 40 om Pian beesit/mcp.40 Ground Pressures, 0.86 kg/em? Nanvereeddigungamatio’ — Fower Ratior | ic0 MP/eon Pressure on Wheel: 83 kg/cm Ammunition: 19-75 Stecriag Ration 2.42 Too 3.5 am Sea 9 a Buteesatsore Ciampeosensis Ee sialic snd movers waybech HL 120 TRM 10 - 2.6 cm Spgr. V-12 water cooled Yard Veer gasoline tare Commander 265 up e 2600" opm — Transmission: ZF 8.5.0.76 foeaer newest Seta iene Teear 5 kyhe Teeer ae tyr Communication: Fu 5 3.Gear 14.5 km/hr oo eee HS tyne Slecar 31.0 km/hr Measurement: inn | Length, overall: 6.85 m Disteceutiel Length, w/o gun: 5.90 m eeaigee cise Height, overall: 1:86 m 470/30 Rubber Firing Height: | 1.40 m Leaf springs Wheel Ba 2.48 m Dry pin Track Contact: 3152 m Kgs 61/400/120 Links per Side: 99 Combat Loadet Fuel Capacity: 24.0 metric tons 470 Liters Armor Specifications for the Jagdpanzer IV “y va 7 a c— ce ‘Armor thickness in mm/angle from vertical copyright + 19 at Fastine.220301 Tolerances on plate thickness -0% to +5% 7 Thomas Jentz (Notte Seale)Panzerjaeg 1943, had rou superstruct IV in the Versuchs-Serie (trial series), assembled by Vomag late in ed edges on the superstructure front plate and pistol ports on the Mi & WJS)‘This page and above right: rj had spare track across the hull front and spare roadwheels on the back. (TTM)Below: The spare track was moved to the rear to reduce front heaviness, ‘The displaced spare roadwheels were stowed on the rear deck. (TTM) 9-19Above: Jagdpanzer IV, Fgst.Nr.320380, was assembled by Vomag in June 1944 without a muzzle brake. (WJS) Below and Right: Starting with Fgst.Nr.320301 in May 1944, armor for the superstructure front plate and upper hull was increased to 80 mm thick. 9-209-21Panzer IV/70 (V) Panzerwagen 604/10 (7.5 cm Pak 42 (L/70)) (Sd.Kfz.162) Fgst.Nr. 320651-321000, 329001- As early as September 1942, the Waffenamt had planned initially to design a Sturmgeschuetz with a 7.5 cm Kanone L/70. However, this goal had not been achieved in the Panzerjaeger TV when it started series production with the 7.5 em Pak 39 L/48 in January 1944, ‘The subject of the 7.5 cm Pak L/70 was again brought up at a conference with Hitler held from 25 to 27 January 1944, This longer gun was to be mounted in the Panzerjaeger Vomag if it was tech- nically feasible and if a sufficient supply of these longer guns was available. ‘The Waffenamt responded by mounting a converted 7.5 cm Kw.K.42 L/70 in a Panzerjaeger IV (Fgst.Nr. 320162). Hitler was shown photographs of this vehicle at a conference on 6 April 1944 and was convinced that this Panzerjaeger with 7.5 cm Pak L/70 represented one of the most important recent developments in armored vehicles. A demonstration held for Hitler on 20 April 1944 resulted in an order to increase Panzerjaeger production to reach an end goal of $00 per month. ‘On orders from Hitler, the name was officially changed to Panzer IV lang (V) on 18 July 1944. The “V” designating Vomag, which was the firm respon- sible for detailed design and also was the sole assem- bly firm. To differentiate this Jagdpanzer from the Pz.Kpfw.IV (lang) with the 7.5 cm Kw.K.40 L/43 or Belo converted 7.5 cm Kw. L/48, the troops referred to it as the Panzer IV/70 (¥).. This latter title was officially adopted by the Waffenamt in November 1944, Alongside the Jagdpanzer IV, the first 57 Panzer IV lang (V) were completed by Vomag and accepted by the Waffenamt in August 1944, Produ tion of the Panzer IV/70 (V) reached a peak of 185 January 1945, then dropped to 135 in February and 50 in March due to bombing raids. If the troops com- pleted the 10 that they were ordered to complete at the bombed-out plant in April 1945, total production, of the Panzer IV/70 (V) would have reached 940 by the end of the war. Among the modifications introduced during the production run were: converting to Flammen- toeter mufflers, decreasing to three return rollers per side, dropping Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating, and replacing the two front roadwheels on each side with steel-tired rubber-cushioned roadwheels in Sept ber, welding three Pilze onto the superstructure roof for the 2-ton Kran, welding three spikes onto the roof as base supports for the commander’s rangefinder, and converting to a vertically oriented coupling for tow bars on the hull rear in November 1944; and deleting the air intake vents on the brake access hatches and reintroducing the cast idler wheel February/March 1945. 2 L/70 was installed in Panzerjaeger IV Fgst.Nr.320162 to create the trial Panzer IV lang (V) . (WJS) 9-22Panzer Iv/70 (Vv) Panzerwagen 604/10 (7.5 cm Pak 42 (L/70)) (sd.K£z.162) Fgst.Nr. 320651-321000, 329001- Weapons Data In Hull 1. - 7.5 om Pk 42 1/70 Elevation: =7%, 415° Traverse: 22°"R, 12° b Gun sight BE1.2.F.1a (Sx 8°) Graduated to: 3000 meters for Pzgr 5100 meters for Spror. 1 - 7.92 mm M.G.42 1 = 9 mm M.P.44/M.P.40 Nahverteidigungewafie Secondary: 60 - 7.5 om 1200 -'7.92 mm 192 - 9 am 6 ~ Nebelkerzen and 10 -- 2.6 om Spgr. Ammunition: crew: Commander Gunner Loader Driver Communication: ru 5 and Fu 2 Intercom Measurements Length, overall: 8.50 m Length, w/o gun: 5.90 m Width, overall: 3.20 m Height, overall: 2.00 m Firing Height: 1.40 m Wheel Base 2143 m Track Contact: 3.52 m Combat Loaded: 25.5 metric tons Fuel Capacity: 470 Liters Automotive Capabilities: 35 ka/hr 25 km/hr Gross Country: 15-18 km/hr Range on Road: 210 km Country: 130 km 30° 2.2m 60 om Fording Depth: 155 om Ground Clearance: 40 om Ground Pressure: 0.91 kg/cm? Power Ratio 10.4 HP/ton Pressure on Wh Steering Ratio. 1: 89 kg/m 1.42 Automotive Componenti Maybach HL 120 TRM v-12 water cooled 11,9 liter gasoline 265 HP @ 2600 rpm 2F 8.5.G.76 5.5 ka/hr 4:5 ka/he 8.6 kn/hr 14.5 kon/hr 21:9 km/hr 31.0 kn/hr 40.0 ka/he Differential Front sprocket 8x2 per side Front two steel, Rest 470/30 Rubber Leaf springs Dry pin Kgs 61/400/120 Links per Side: 99 Roadwheels: Tire Suspension: Track: Armor Specifications for the Panzer 1V/70 (V) 20/00 Armor thickness in mm/angle from vertical Tolerances on plate thickn 40/20 essa 10/90. soo V Copyright 1887 Thomas. Jentz (Not to Se 0% to +5% 9-23SPOT Hore UE payafdutos (A) OL/AT 42zueg_ 9-25 9 (2. 4 nn Oy = of app HO ISAbove and below: Panzer IV lang (V), Fgst.Nr.320756, completed by Vomag in late August/early September 1944 still had Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating, a normal barrel muffler, and rubber- roadwheels on all stations. (NA)Above: Panzer IV/70(V), completed by Vomag in Febraury/March 1945, no longer had air intake ports on the brake access hatches. (Public Archives of Canada) Below: Panzer 1V/70(V) with a sun guard on the periscopic gun sight, SF14Z. scissors periscopes, and pegs for mounting a rangefinder on the superstructure roof. (Public Archives of Canada)Panzer I'V/70 (A) Panzerwagen 604/9 (7.5 cm Pak 42 (L/70)) Fgst.Nr. 120301- On 24 June 1944, the Waffenamt completed calculations estimating the ranges at which the Pz.Kpfw.IV could penetrate the Russian T34/85 and 458122 tanks and vice versa. To no one’s surprise they proved that the Pz.Kpfw.IV was far inferior to these enemy tanks in both armor-penetration ability and armor protection. The engineers at Alkett were then given an order on 26 June 1944 to create as soon as possible a design to mount the long-barreled 7.5 cm Kw.K.42 1/70 on the Pz.Kpfw.IV chassis. A study had already been completed in September 1943 which stated five prohibitive reasons why the longer 7.5 cm Kw.K.42 couldn't be mounted in the turret of a Pz.Kpfw.IV. It was therefore decided that the opti- mum solution, considering time constraints, would be to modify the superstructure of the Panzer IV lang (V) and mount it on the existing Pz.Kpfw.IV chas A second comparison study dated 5 July 1944 stated that the Pz.Kpfw.IV conversion to a Sturmgeschuetz mit 7.5 em Kw.K.42 L/70 would make it superior to any enemy tanks except the JS122. ‘As designed for the Panzer IV lang (A), the sloped superstructure front plate with gun mount and the layout of the superstructure roof were the same as the Panzer IV lang (V), but the overall height of the superstructure was increased substantially (102 cm for the (A) versus 64 cm for the (V)). The increased height was necessitated by the fact that the fuel tanks in a Pz.Kpfw.IV chassis are located under the turret, platform. If a normal Panzer IV lang (V) superstruc- ture had been mounted on the unmodified Pz.Kpfw. TV Ausf.J chassis, the 7.5 cm Pjk 42 gun could not, have been fully elevated. ‘The quickly assembled trial vehicle was demonstrated for Hitler during a conference from 6 to 8 July 1944, At the end of the demonstration Hitler ordered that out of the 350 Pz.Kpfw.IV planned for August, 50 chassis were to be delivered with the Uebergangsaufbau (transitional _ superstructure) designed by Alkett with the long L/70 gun. Start of production was delayed and only three Panzer IV lang (A) were completed in August 1944. A total of 278 Panzer IV/70 (A) were assembled by Nibelungen- werk in Austria through March 1945. Major changes that were introduced during the production run included: mounting four steel- tired rubber-cushioned roadwheels on the first four stations on each side, converting to Schuerzen made from wire mesh sereens, and no longer applying Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating in September; extending the hull sides and drilling them for tow eyes in October; and reducing the number of return rollers to three per side and welding a coupling for tow bars to the hull rear in December 1944 Below: To create the Panzer IV lang (A), Alkett modified the superstructure from the Panzer IV lang (V) to fit it to a normal Pz.Kpfw.IV chassis. (WJS) 9-28Weapons Data: In Hull: 1 -6°, Graduated to: 3000 5100 12°'R, S#1.2.F.1a (5x 8°) Panzer Iv/70 (A) Panzerwagen 604/9 (7.5 cm Pak 42 (L/70)) Fgst.Nr. 7.5 om Pik 42 1/70 415° 12° L meters for Pzgr. metere for spror. Secondary: 1 - 7.92 mm M.G.42 1 - 9'mm M.P.44/m.P.40 Nahverteidigungswaffe Ammunition: 90 - 7.5 cm 1200 - "7.92 mm 192 - 9 mm 6 - Nebelkerzen and 10 - 2.6 om Spgr. crew: Commander Gunner Loader Driver Communication: Fu 5 and Fu 2 Intercom Measurements: Length, overall: 8.87 m Length, w/o gun: 5.92 m width, overall: 2.90 m w/o Schuerzen Height, overall: 2.20 m Firing Height: 1.80 m Wheel B 2145 m ‘Track Contact: 3.52 m Combat Loaded: 27.0 metric tons Fuel Capacity: 470 Liters 120301- Automotive Capabilities: Maximum Speed: 38 km/hr Avg. Road Speed: 25 km/hr Cross Country: 20 km/hr Range on Road: 200 km Cross Country: 130 km Grade: 30° Trench Crossing: 2.2 m Step: 60 cm Fording Depth: 120 cn Ground Clearance: 40 cm Ground Pressure: 0.96 kg/cm’ Power Rati: 10.1 HP/ton 94 kg/om 1.43 Automotive Components: Motor: Maybach HL 120 TRH v-12 water cooled 11.9 liter gasoline 272 HP @ 2800 rpm ZF 8.8.G.76 2 km/hr 4.2 km/hr 2 km/hr 13.8 km/hr 20.8 km/hr 29.5 km/hr 38.0 km/hr Differential Front sprocket Roadwheels: 8x2 per side Tire Front four steel Rear 470/90 Rubber Suspension: Leaf springs Track: Dry pin Kgs 61/400/120 Links per Side: 99 Armor Specifications for the Panzer IV/70 (A) = \ ove 20/0 ot eos. 20/60. Armor thickness in mm/angle from vertical copyriant 1987 Thor f———— = i 20/0 oe sel Jentz (Notte Seale) Tolerances on plate thickness -0% to +5% 9-290 2 i o z a ga : ‘ be z 3 OLOVOLONEShot Aaenuer uy payajduios (y) 0L/ Aq ezueg 9-31Above: Unlike the trial vehicle, the product Panzer 1V/70 (A) had flat one-piece superstructure sides and a flat plate covering the machinegun aperture. (NA) Below: Starting in September 1944, wire mesh Schuerzen was hung on both sides. (NA)Above and Below: Details of the superstructure roof, rear deck, and hull rear of Panzer 1V/70 (A) Fgst.Nr.120513 completed at Nibelungenwerk in January 1945. (HLD) 9-33Jagdpanther Panzerjaeger Panther (8.8 cm Pak 43/3 (L/71)) (Sd.Kfz.173) Fgst. Initially, the Waffenamt awarded the job of designing a Panzerjaeger with an 8.8 cm Pak L/71 gun based on Panther chassis components to Krupp in August 1942, Krupp determined that most of the Panther drive train could be taken over unmodified, but that the armor hull would require minor changes. The Waffenamt wanted the first vehicle completed in June 1943, with series production to start in July. On 15 October 1942, the decision was made that Daimler- Benz would continue design development of this vehi- cle because they were to commence production in the Summer of 1943. This version of the 8.8 cm Sturmgeschuetz. was to have a 100-mm-thick glacis and 60-mm-thick sides to match the Panther IT. By 4 May 1943, the decision had been made to continue production of the Panther T'and not produce the Panther II. Several production simplifying modi- fications designed into the Panther II were to be incorporated into the revised designs for the schwere Sturmgeschuetz 8.8 cm. The front glacis was reduced to 80 mm thick, and the lower hull front and super- structure sides to 50 mm, Due to limited space at Daimler-Benz Werk 40 in Berlin and problems they were having in meeting production goals, by 23 May 1943 the decision was made to produce the schwere Sturmgeschuetz. at Miag in Braunschweig, which was also given the job of completing the detailed design work. Miag completed 300001-, 303001- the two trial Panzerjaeger “Panther” in October and November 1943 and commenced delivery of the Jagdpanther series production in January 1944. Asa result of bombing raids disrupting production at Miag, two additional assembly plants, MNH in Hannover and MBA in Potsdam-Drewitz, were ordered to deliver Jagdpanthers starting in November 1944. ‘The peak monthly output for the three firms was 72 in January 1945, with a total output of about 417 Jagdpanthers by the end of the war. Modifications introduced during the produc- tion run included: deleting the second driver’s periscope and adding a centered rear tow coupling in February; adding two cooling pipes on the left side to cool the engine exhaust manifold and replacing the monobloc 8.8 cm Pak 43/3 with a sectional 8.8 cm Pak 43/3 in May; welding three Pilze on the superstruc- ture roof in June; no longer applying Zimmerit in September; introducing a thicker casting for the gun shield, adding sheet metal tail pipe guards, mounting new self-cleaning idler wheels, and drop- ping the rear shock absorbers in October; changing the rear deck layout to match the Panther Ausf.G, introducing Flammvernichter (flame suppressing) mufflers, and installing a Kampfraumheizung (crew compartment heater) in December 1944; and drop- ping the stowage box from the left superstructure rear in February 1945. Below: As one of the two trial vehicles Jagdpanther, Fgst.Nr.V102 completed by Miag in November 1943, did not have Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating and had pistol ports on the sides . (WJS) 9-34Panzerjaeger Panther (8.8 cm Pak 43/3 (L/71)) 303001- Weapons Data: In Hull: Elevation: Traverse: Gun Sight: Graduated to: Secondary: Ammunition: crew: Communication: Measurements: Length, overall: Length, w/o gun! Width, ‘overall Height, overall Armor thickness in mm/angle from vertical Jagdpanther Fgst.Nr. 1 = 8.8 om P§k 43/3 2/72 78°, +142 ier, 12° b S£1.2.F.1a (5x 8°) 4000 meters for Pzgr.39 2500 meters for Pzgr.40 5500 meters for Sprgr. 4000 meters for H.Gr. 1 - 7.92 mm M.G.34 2-9 mm MP. Nahverteidigungswaffe 60 - 7.5 om 1200 -'7.92 mm 384 - 9 am 6 - Nobelkerzen and 10 - 2.6 cm Spgr. Commander Gunner Loader Driver Radio Operator Fu 5 and Fu 2 Intercom 9.88 6193 3145 2.72 1396 261 3.92 46 metric tons 700 Liters BEBE BEB 300001- (Sd.Kf£z.173) Automotive Capabilities Grade: Trench Cro: Step: Power Ratio: Maximum Speed: 46 km/hr Avg. Road Speed 25 km/hr Cross Country, 15 km/hr Range on Road: 160 km Cross Country: 80 km 30° ing: 2.45 m 90 cm Fording Depth: 155 em Ground Clearance: 56 cm Ground Pressure: 0.89 kg/cn* 13.0 HP/ton Pressure on Wheel: 144 kg/om 1.50 Steering Ratio: Automotive Components Motor: ‘Tranamiasion: Maybach HL 230 P30 v-12 water cooled 23.1 liter gasoline 600 HP @ 2500 rpm ZF AK 7-200 Reverse ken/hr 1.Gear in/hr 2igear km/hr 3.Gear yem/hr a jen/hr 5. yen/hr 6 ien/r TiGear kane Steering: Drive: Single radius Front sprocket 8x2 per eide 860/100 Rubber Dual Torsion Bars Dry pin Kgs 64/660/150 86 Armor Specifications for the Jagdpanther est 50 Copyright 1 Tolerances on plate thickness -0% to +5% 7 Thomas L Jentz (Notte Seale) 9-35Uh that muoe i901 YH ONC 9-36Above: A Jagdpanther, completed by Miag in January/February 1944, still had two periscopes for the driver and a monobloc gun tube. (KHM). Below: This Jagdpanther, completed in October/November 1944, has the interim style outer gun shield bolted to the glacis plate. (APG)Right: Jagdpanther, Fgst.Nr. 300795 completed in April 1945 by MBA in Drewitz, no longer had tools stowed along the superstructure sides with the exceptions of brackets for carrying the towing cables and the tubular container for stowing gun cleaning rods and antenna. (Public Archives of Canada) Below: Jagdpanther: unfinished at MNE Hannover at the end of the war had Flammyernichter mufflers diameter, self-Fest.Nr.303101 in assembly JagdpantherFerdinand/Elefant Panzerjaeger Tiger (P) (8.8 cm Pak 43/2 (L/71)) (Sd.Kfz.184) Fgst.Nr. 150010 - 150100 As a result of numerous automotive problems in the Tiger (P) project, on 22 September 1942 an order was given to modify a portion of the Porsche Tigers as Sturmgeschuetz with 200 mm thick frontal armor mounting the long 8.8 cm Pak L/71 gun. By the time the Tiger (P) program was completely halted in October 1942, Krupp had completed their contract to deliver 100 Tiger (P) hulls to Nibelungenwerk in Austria. Alkett completed the conceptual design drawings for the Sturmgeschuetz Tiger on 30 Novem- ber 1942. The 8.8 cm Pak was mounted in a ball mount in the superstructure that was positioned over the rear of the chassis. ‘The hulls then needed to be modified to support the superstructure as well as mounting the twin Maybach HL 120 TRM engines, each connected to an electrical generator and their associated cooling systems. On 22 February 1943, Wa Pruef Stab issued a list of cover names, including “Ferdinand” for the 8.8 cm Sturmgeschuetz 43/1 auf Fst. Tiger P1 to honor Dr.h.c.Ferdinand Porsche. At first, Nibelungenwerk was only contracted in November 1942 to assemble the chassis and Alkett was to assemble the superstructures, but in February 1943 the decision was made to have all assembly work completed at Nibelungenwerk. Alkett was still responsible for completion of two trial vehicles (Fgst.Nr. 150010 and 150011) for which Nibelungen- Below: Panzerjaeger werk had completed the chassis. Nibelungenwerk assembled all the rest of the 89 Ferdinand (Fgst.Nr. 150012 to 150100) in operational order in April and May 1943. With 89 Ferdinands the s.Pz.Jaeg.Rgt.656 was sent to the Heeresgruppe Mitte in June 1943. The Ferdinands first went into combat on 5 July at the start of operation Zitadelle at Kursk. In Decen ber 1943, 48 surviving Ferdinands were returned to Nibelungenwerk for a complete rebuild. During this rebuild program from January to March 1943, numerous modifications were carried out, includin, changing the ventilation gratings over the engine compartment, adding a ball-mounted machinegun for the radio operator, adding a commander's cupola with periscopes and a flap for extending the scissors periscopes through the closed hatch, reversing the deflector shield in front of the ball mount for the 8.8 em Pak 43/2, and applying Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating on the outside up to a height that a man could reach while standing on the ground. ‘On 29 November 1943, Hitler had suggested changing the name to “Elefant”. This was carried out by OKH orders dated 1 and 27 February 1944. This name change had no connection whatsoever with the extensive modifications incorporated during the rebuild progr: er (P), Fgst.Nr.150011 completed by Alkett, was used by Wa Pruef for trials and did not have a shield protecting the gun’s ball mount. (WJS)Ferdinand/Elefant Panzerjaeger Tiger(P) (8.8 cm Pak43/2 (L/71)) (Sd.Kfz.184) Fgst.Nr. 150010-150100 Weapons Data: Automotive Capabilities: In Hull: 1_- 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 1/71 Maximum Speed: 30 km/hr -5%, #14" Avg. Road Speed: 20 km/hr 1a'R, 14° b Cross Country: 8-10 km/hr S£1.2-¥.1a (5x 8°) Range on Road: 150 km 4000 meters for Pzgr.39 Cross Country: 90 km 4000 meters for Pzgr.40 Grade: 30° 5400 meters for Spror. Trench Crossing: 2.6 m 3000 meters for Gr.39 HL Step: 78 em Fording Depth: 120 om Secondary: 1 - 7.92 mm M.G.34 Ground Clearance: 50 cm 2 - 9mm M.P Ground Pressure: 1.23 kg/cm? Power Rati 8.2 HP/ton ammunition: 50- 8.8 om Pressure on Wheel: 602 kg/em 600 - 7.92 mm Steering Ratio: 1.52 384 - 9mm Automotive Components: crew: Commander Motor: 2 Maybach HL 120 TRM Gunner V-12 water cooled 2 Loaders 11.9 liter gasoline Driver 265 HP @ 2600 rpm Radio operator Transmission: 2 Siemens Generators ‘Typ K58-8 rated at Communication: ru 5 and Fu 2 500 volt-amps Intercom 2 Siemens Electric Motors Type 1495a Measurements: matoa/at 210/m Length, overall: 8.14 m iscectel coteel Length, w/o gun: 6.97 m ‘Heursprocket Width, ‘overall: 3.38 m Giper/side Height, overall: 2.97 m ZA0 ma '0.D. atest, a Suspension: Torsion bars Firing Height: 2.31 m PI E Micali eeces acre Track: Dry pin Track Contact: 4.12 m man62/6407250 Links per Side: 109 Combat Loade 65 metric tons Fuel Capacity: 950 Liters Armor Specifications for the Ferdinand/Elefant 200/20 e028 20/0 Armor thickness in mm/angle from vertical copyright 1997 Thomas. Jentz (N Tolerances on plate thickness -0% to +5% 9-431 700 HOT YH OWAOSD suO9 Hiner HDHH4029 9-44Panzerjaeger Tiger (P) completed in M:Above: “Details of the superstructure roof with the square commander's hatch and the original grating over the engine compartment. (KHM) Below: A Ferdinand on the Eastern Front in 1943 with tool stowage box on the right side. (KHM)9-47Tear moo snOTANIH INDIGO D8 Taai R100 BOTA IONE ene 8 tf] ovo 6 o 0 Oy Oeeeol 4 1D) 441 Muga snort 9814090Panzerjaeger Tiger (P) after rebuild and m«Jagdtiger Panzerjaeger Tiger (12.8 cm Pak 80 (L/55)) (Sd.Kfz.186) Fgst.Nr. 305001 - The initial concept of a super-heavy tank destroyer was discussed at a conference with Hitler on 21 February 1943. A schwere Sturmgeschuetz, mit 12.8 em Kanone was wanted for infantry support and to combat both armored and unarmored targets at ranges of up to 3000 meters. A heavy weapon and thick armor were viewed as being more important than speed, but good cross-country mobility through marshy land and snow was to be a prime considera- tion, Henschel was tasked with development of the entire vehicle based on the Tiger H3 chassis, armed with the 12.8 em Kw.K. 1/55 taken over unmodified from the Pz.Kpfw.Maus. However, the gun mount was specifically designed for mounting in a fixed superstructure instead of in a tank turret. To accom- modate this weapon in the large superstructure, the basic Tiger II hull was lengthened by 40 centimeters. In January 1944, Dr. Porsche sold Hitler on the idea of a different suspension for the Jagdtiger. ‘The design consisted of paired roadwheels sprung by a short 1.075 meter longitudinally mounted torsion bar suspension, This design was similar to the suspension used on the Ferdinand and had also been proposed by Dr. Porsche for his VK 45.02 (P) design. Since each of the four paired roadwheel units on each side was mounted externally and held by nine bolts, it was possible to remove an entire assembly without removing other parts and without using a jack. Production of the Jagdtiger was scheduled initially to start at Nibelungenwerk in December 1943. The first two Jagdtigers, Fgst.Nr. 305001 with a Porsche suspension (eight 700 mm diameter road- wheels) and Fgst.Nr. 305002 with a Henschel suspen- sion (nine 800 mm diameter roadwheels), were completed in February 1944, An additional ten Jagdtigers were assembled with the Porsche suspen- sion before series production was converted to the Henschel suspension in September 1944. Production reached a peak monthly output of 20 in December 1944, with a total of about 85 Jagdtigers completed by the end of the war, including four with an 8.8 cm Pak 43 L/71 installed in April 1945. Modifications introduced during the produc- tion run included: welding four pairs of track hang- ers on both superstructure sides and dropping the sheet metal guards around the exhaust pipes in July; adding an external travel lock for the main gun in August; no longer applying Zimmerit and converting to the Gg 26/800/300 track with 9-tooth drive sprock- ets in September; dropping the jack and block in November; welding six pairs of track hangers on both superstructure sides in December; and welding Pilze sockets on the top edge of the superstructure sides in February 1945. Below: Jagdtiger Fgst.Nr.305002, completed by Nibelungenwerk in February 1944 with a Henschel suspension, was used for trials by Wa Pruef. (WJS) nsJagdtiger Panzerjaeger Tiger (12.8 cm Pak 80 (L/55)) (Sd.K£z.186) Fgst.Nr. 305001- Weapons Data: Automotive Capabilities: 2+ 12.8 om PJk 60 1/55 Maximum speeds P 34-6 kamu n, #5 Avg. Road Speed: "20 tm/ae Traverse 20°, do" & Grose Country! 10 ka/hr Gun sight wez.F.2/1 (ox 7) Range on Roads 100 bm Gredusted to: So00 aetare for Page Close Country: “70 km 8000 meters for Spear. Grader 35° Trench Crossing: 1.8m secondary: 2 = 7.92 mm ¥.6.34 Step: io oa 117192 mm Meola Fording Depth: 170 om 21 o'an mere Ground Clearance: “46 cm i= Nahverteddigungs- Ground Pressures’ 2.11 kg/em? wate fower Rect 0 He/con Pressure on Wheel: 238 kg/em pains oat 40 - 12.8 om. Stecring Ration 1-52 $300 27459 am bat 9 an Automotive Components i2\- seunelinebekersen Boeaet Maybach HL 230 P30 36 - Sprgr.Patr.326 LP V-12 water cooled Bad Liter gasoline crew: Commander 600 up @ 2500 rpm Gamer Transmission: Maybach'oG 40 10 165 ftoadere Reverse kn/he Beiver Ticear ka/hr Radio operator t/a in/he Communication: Fu 5 and Fu 2 km/hr eearane Siosar ae Siecar Eyer Measurements Gen cai Length, overall: 10.5 m — ish Bee taums Somes 38.5 m steering: Dowie fadius Length, w/o gun: 8.90 m Drive: Front sprocket Height, overall: 2.95 m Eoaawbesiae Bipex| ide 2 2.95 2 Sxt per side # 2:15 m tires: 700 mm O-D. st aes . 200 mm 0:0. SU 75.2 metric t Frackt Dey pin 600/300 Einke per side; 47447 Armor Specifications for Jagdtiger 260/18 180/80 ‘Necveo 25/00 =a [ee a0vo—+ | 10080. water l - Armor thickness in mm/angle from vertical copyright 1887 Thomas. Jentz (Not to Seal Tolerances on plate thickness -0% to +5%‘ecormcsa matt ious Dori 1999 Jagdtiger Fgst.Nr.305004 completed in July 1944 9-53Right and Below: Jagdtiger Fgst.Nr. 305009, completed by Nibelungenwerk in early ptember 1944, still had Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating and a Porsche suspension. (KHM)Jagdtiger Fest.Nr.305004 completed in July 1944Jagdtiger completed in March 1945 with a Fu 8 radio set and a Sternantenna 9-57Above and Below: Jagdtiger Fgst.Nr.305058, completed at Nibelungenwerk in January 1945, had six pairs of track hangers on each side. (NA)PUUDTUEMADIS & pu Jas OIpEI g Ny E YA SPOT YOAeIN| UF payo[dutos sasypsee 9-59 0 M409 890 rm 0403 AAbove: The roof of Jagdtiger Fgst.Nr.305058, completed at Nibelungenwerk in January 1945, did not have Pilze sockets for mounting a 2-ton jib-boom. (NA) Below: Jagdtiger Fgst.Nr.305083, completed at Nibelungenwerk in April 1945, has Pilze sockets welded at the upper edges of the superstructure sides and reinforced front fenders. (SZ)GLOSSARY OF GERMAN MILITARY TERMS Abteilung ‘Ausfuehrung Fest. Flammvernichter Flammentoeter Funk Fu.Sprf Gr.39 HL Jagdpanzer Kampfraumbeizurig Kw.K. Ieichte Nahverteidigungswaffe Nebelkerzen ‘Neuer Art Pak Pik Panzergranate Panzerjaeger Panzerkampfwagen Pilze Ruecklauffreien Ruecklaufloeser ‘Saukopf ‘Schnelinebelkerzen ‘Schuerzen Schwere Sd.Kfz. Sf.Z. Sprenggranaten Starr Sternantenne stuk ‘Sturmgeschuetz ‘Topfblende Ucbergangsaufbau VK Waffenamt Wa Pruef 6 WLE. Zimmerit ‘Zwischenloesung Abt. - battalion with less than five companies ‘Ausf, ~ model designation Fahrgestell - chassis, flame suppressing flame suppressor Fu - radio radio set model f hollow charge shells tank destroyer ‘crew compartment heater Kampfwagenkanone - tank gun light close defense weapon smoke grenades LA. - new type anti-tank gun gun in a tank destroyer Pzgr. - armor-piercing shell tank destroyer Pz.Kpfw. - generic name for tank sockets for jib boom rocoilless recoilless 's head quick smoke grenades skirts for protection against anti-tank rifles heavy special vehicle periscopic gunsight ‘Sprgr. - high-explosive fragmentation shells id star antenna gun in a Sturmgeschuetz assault gun ppot gun mantlets transitional superstructure Vollketten - fully tracked ordnance department automotive design office under the Waffenamt Winkelzielfemnrohr - periscopic gunsight anti-magnetic coating interim solutionPANZER TRACTS . KLTr, to VKI8.01 La.S.100 to VK16.01 Tr. to Pz.Bef, Wg. Ausf.K Gr. Tr. to Pz.Bef.Wg.1V Ausf.J VK20.01 to Panther Ausf.F D.W. to E100 3.7 em Tak to 8.8 cm Waffentraeger s.Pak to Sturmmoerser Jagdpanzer 38 to Jagdtiger 15 cm sIG to 60 em Karl Sd.Kfz.253 to Pz.Beob.Wg.Panther No.1 Panzerkampfwagen 1 ... No.2 Panzerkampfwagen II .. No.3 Panzerkampfwagen III No.4 Panzerkampfwagen IV No.5 Panzerkampfwagen Panther No.6 Schwere Panzerkampfwagen . Panzerjaeger Sturmgeschuetz Jagdpanzer . No.10 Artillerie Sf. No.1 Panzerbeobachtungswagen .. No.12 Flak Sfl. and Flakpanzer id. Kfz.10/4 to 8.8 cm VFW No.13 Panzerspaehwagen sd. Kfz.3 to Sd.Kfz.234/4 No.14 Gepanzerte Pionier Fahrzeuge Goliath to Raeumer $ Schuetzenpanzerwagen Sd.Kfz.250 to Kaetzchen No.16 Bergepanzerwagen ... Bergepanzer III to Bergepanther No.17 Gepanzerte Nachschub Fahrzeuge. VK3.01 to schwere Wehrmacht-Schlepper No.18 Panzerkampfwagen 35(1)/38(t) L.T.Sk. to Pz.Kpfw.38(t) Ausf.G No.19 Beute-Panzerkampfwagen Polish TK to Russian KW IL No.20 Paper Panzers Concepts remaining on drawing boards Includes data on over 350 German armored vehicles from 1925 to 1945 Illustrated with scale prints drawn by Hilary Louis Doyle and photographs selected for clarity of detail and rarity of model. Development history, unique characteristics, major modifications, data sheets, and armor specifications all based solely on original documents and existing vehicles. Facts on production, units, organization, strengths, and combat accounts are available in German in Leichte Jagdpanzer ($49.95 plus $10 S+H) and Schwere Jagdpanzer ($49.95 plus $10 S+H) prepaid by check or money order from Thomas L. Jentz, 18132 Kitchen House Ct., Germantown, MD 20874, Call (301) 972-2504 for details. ISBN 0-9649793-3-6