The Sd Kfz 173 Jagdpanther was Germany's greatest tank destroyer of the Second World War. An idea that came from Hitler himself, the Jagdpanther combined the reliable Panther tank chassis with the immense firepower of the PAK 43 88mm gun. Despite its few numbers, the Jagdpanther made a big impression on the Allies in Normandy and the Eastern Front - But why was it so good?
In this video, IWM Curator John Delaney shows us the Jagpanther at IWM Duxford, explaining its operational history, what made it so formidable, and why we can't tell when this tank destroyer itself was destroyed.
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0:00 Intro
0:41 The idea
2:33 Armament and armour
3:49 Use in Normandy
6:31 Crew and weaknesses
7:48 Contested history
10:01 After the war
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