Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B | |
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Jagdtiger s/n 305020, while displayed at the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum's former site at Aberdeen, Maryland (2008) | |
Type | Heavy tank destroyer |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Nibelungenwerk (Steyr-Daimler-Puch) |
Produced | 1944–1945 |
No. built | 70-88 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 71.7 tonnes (158,000 lb) (Henschel suspension) |
Length | 10.65 m (34 ft 11 in) including gun |
Width | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
Height | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Crew | 6 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Assistant loader, Driver, Assistant driver) |
Armor | (Casemate) 250 mm (9.84 in) (Hull) 150mm (5.90 in) (Side) 80mm (3.14 in) (Rear) 80mm (3.15 in) |
1 × 12.8 cm PaK 44 L/55 | |
Secondary armament | 1 × 7.92 mmMG 34 (some later-built versions equipped with a single MG 42 anti-aircraft machine gun-mount at the vehicle's rear) |
Engine | V-12 MaybachHL 230 P30 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW) |
Power/weight | 9.8 PS (7.2 kW) / tonne |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Road: 120 km (75 mi) offroad: 80 km (50 mi) | |
Speed | 34 km/h (21 mph) |
12.8 cm Pak 44 | |
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Type | Heavy Anti-Tank Gun |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1944—1945 |
Used by | Nazi Germany |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Designed | 1943 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Produced | 1944 |
No. built | 51 |
Variants |
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Specifications | |
Mass |
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Barrel length | 7.02 m (23 ft 0 in) bore (55 calibres) |
Shell | Semi-fixed 128x869 R |
Shell weight | 28 kg (62 lb) (HE) 28.3 kg (62 lb) (AP) |
Caliber | 128 millimetres (5.0 in) |
Breech | semi-automatic horizontal sliding-block |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Carriage | cruciform (some were split trail) |
Elevation | -7° 51' to +45° 27' |
Traverse | 360° (some were about 90°, or less) |
Muzzle velocity | 950 m/s (3,100 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range |
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Sights | Winkelzielfernrohr 2/1 12.8 cm Pak 80 |