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?{{Tank+#REDIRECT[[Tank:G18_JagdPanther]]
?|name = JagdPanther+
?|image = +
?|designation = JagdPanther+
?|nation = Germany+
?|class = TD+
?|tier = 7+
?|cost = 1,304,200+
?|crew = 5+
?|health = 850+
?|weight = 44.86/47.5+
?|engine = 610+
?|speed = 46+
?|traverse = 26+
?|turretTraverse = N/A+
?|armor = 80/50/40+
?|turretArmor = +
?|damage = 101-169+
?|penetration = 104-173+
?|rof = 17.54+
?|view = 400+
?|signal = 470+
?|accuracy = 0.3+
?|aim = 1.5+
?|fire = 20 +
?|parent = {{contour|JagdPz IV}}+
?|child = {{contour|Ferdinand}}+
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?{{panel title|icon=[[image:Germany-JagdPanther.png|link=|left]]|rMargin=248px|content=+
?The Jagdpanther is a powerful, well protected and well armed TD. It has the speed and protection of the [[PzKpfw V Panther]] Tank, with the hitting power of the 8.8cm PaK 43 L/71 it is able to take on any tank including Tier 10s and score significant damage. +
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?If you're in any tank below Tier 7, you should be very afraid of coming across one of these TDs. Highly sloped frontal armor combined with excellent camouflage capabilities make this one of the most sought after German Tank Destroyers.+
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?:Research along the Jagdpanther tree leads to the Tier 8 [[Ferdinand]] Tank Destroyer.+
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?{{Modules+
?|isSPGorTD=1+
?|suspension1=7, JgPz-V-Ketten Ausf. A, 47.5, 26, 19 390, 15 550, +
?|suspension2=8, JgPz-V-Ketten Ausf. B, 48.95, 32, 32 720, 15 550, +
?|radio1=4, FuG 7, 470, 8 160, 70, , +
?|radio2=9, FuG 12, 810, 43 200, 150, , +
?|engine1=6, Maybach HL 174, 610, 20, 26 250, 670, +
?|engine2=7, Maybach HL 210 P 30, 650, 20, 36 000, 720, +
?|engine3=8, Maybach HL 230 P 45, 750, 20, 66 750, 750, +
?|gun1=6, 7.5cm StuK 42 L/70, 135/135/175, 138/194/38, 17.54, 0.30 ,56 000, 1 740+
?|gun2=7, 8.8cm PaK 36 L/56, 220/220/270, 132/171/44, 11-12.5, 0.34 ,81 000, 2 050+
?|gun3=8, 8.8cm PaK 43 L/71, 220/220/270, 203/237/44, 11.58, 0.29 ,112 180, 2 562+
?|gun4=8, 10.5cm K 18 L/52, 320/320/420, 200/244/60, 9.26, 0.34 ,11 6490, 3 000+
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?{{Panel Gallery|Gallery|+
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?{{History|info= +
?[[image:Jagdpanther_Frankreich.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Frankreich.- Schwerer Jagdpanzer "Jagdpanther" (Sd.Kfz. 173) im Übungsgelände; KBZ Ob West]]+
?[[image:Jagdpanther_IWM_1.jpg|thumb|200px|Front of Zimmerit-coated Jagdpanther, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_War_Museum Imperial War Museum]], London.]]+
?[[image:Jagdpanther_IWM_Above.jpg|thumb|200px|Jagdpanther at IWM, from side]]+
?[[image:Jagdpanther_Swiss.jpg|thumb|200px|Jagdpanther tank destroyer, and German King tiger heavy tank in the background, at the Panzermuseum Thun, Switzerland.]]+
?The Jagdpanther (German: "hunting panther") was a tank destroyer built by Nazi Germany during World War II based on the chassis of the Panther tank. It entered service late in the war (1944) and saw service on the Eastern and Western fronts. +
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?Many military historians consider the Jagdpanther to be one of the best tank destroyers of the war due to the combination of the very powerfull 8.8 cm KwK 43 and the well armoured Panther chassis.+
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?== Development ==+
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?A heavy tank destroyer design based on the 8.8 cm Pak 43 gun and the Panther tank chassis was ordered in late 1942 as design SdKfz 173. Production started in January 1944; in February Hitler specified the Jagdpanther name.+
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?To accommodate the heavier-calibre gun, much as on previous Jagdpanzer-style unturreted tank destroyers, the glacis plate and sides of the Jagdpanther were extended up into an integral, turretless fixed casemate as part of the main hull itself to provide a roomy interior. The Jagdpanther had side armour of increased thickness to offset the slightly reduced angle of the side armour necessary to provide enough interior space. The new (April 1944) Panther Ausf. G had the same feature, to harmonize production and increase protection.+
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?It was armed with an anti-tank version of the same long-barreled 8.8 cm gun as the Tiger II "King Tiger" and a single 7.92 mm MG-34 machine gun in the front glacis plate for local defence. The Jagdpanther had a good power-to-weight ratio and a powerful main gun, which enabled it to destroy any type of Allied tank. Based on the existing Panther chassis, the vehicle did not suffer too many mechanical problems - it had an upgraded transmission and final drive to counter the Panther's main weakness. It was manned by a crew of 5: a driver, radio-operator, commander, gunner and a loader.+
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?Two main variants can be distinguished, the earlier (1944 model) G1 with a small internally-bolted main gun mantlet and a modified Panther A engine deck, and the later (1945 model) G2 with a larger, outside-bolted mantlet and a modified Panther G engine deck, though late G1s also had the larger mantlet. Early Jagdpanthers had two vision openings for the driver, whereas late versions had only one. The main gun originally had a monobloc gun barrel but later versions were equipped with the Pak 43/4 gun with a 2-part barrel. Early G1s (to September 1944) were coated with the distinctive resin paste 'zimmerit' in a distinctive 'small-squared' pattern.+
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?== Production ==+
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?A total of 415 Jagdpanthers were produced from January 1944 by three manufacturers. MIAG produced 270 from January 1944 until the end. Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen-Hannover (MNH) produced 112 from November 1944. Maschinenbau und Bahnbedarf (MBA) produced 37 vehicles from December 1944. They equipped heavy antitank battalions and served mainly on the Eastern Front, although significant numbers were concentrated in the west for the Ardennes Offensive. They were first encountered in the west in very small numbers late in the Battle of Normandy, where the German 654 schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung ("654th Heavy Antitank Battalion") deployed about 12 Jagdpanthers against British units.+
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?{{Panel Gallery|Historical Gallery|+
?[[image:Jagdpanther_France.jpg|160px|Jagdpanther in France, 1944.]]+
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?{{Panel content|style=collapsed|title=Sources and External Links|content=+
?Source: Wikipedia+
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?{{German Tanks}}+
?{{Tank Destroyers}}+

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