An invaluable modeller’s guide to the Jagdpanzer tracked tank
destroyers
The tracked tank destroyers were an important element of the Third
Reich’s military effort between 1943 and 1945. The Jagdpanzer made an appearance
in July 1944, with designs following on from the more lightly armoured
Panzerjäger designs which took an anti-tank gun and mounted it on top of a tank
chassis with supplementary armour fitted around the gun crew. Also a lot of
experience was gained from the Sturmgeschütz series of assault guns for infantry
support - although they were associated to the artillery, they were very often
used in the anti-tank role.
On the battlefield, the Germans sometimes had to retreat, or try to
feign one. Their line of retreat would then preferably pass the location of
their anti-tank units who would use their superior firepower to stop the enemy,
perhaps even make possible a counter-attack. Therefore the ideal and only valid
combat situation for Jagdpanzer units was in the planned ambush, and the skill
of the commander of such units lay in correctly choosing and preparing such
places long before needed.
This book contains invaluable information for the enthusiast and
modeller, including many black and white photos never seen before, and highly
detailed colour profiles of the Jagdpanzer variants.
