s Pz Jäg V "Jagdpanther"

Production history

Monthly production history for the schweren Panzerjäger V "Jagdpanther"
Month Production
1944
January 5
February 7
March 8
April 10
May 10
June 6
July 15
August 14
September 21
October 8
November 55
December 67
Total 1944 226
1945
January 72
February 42
March 52
Total 1945 166
Total 392

Technical information

Technical information on the schweren Panzerjäger V "Jagdpanther"
Physical specifications
Length 9.654 m
Length without gun 6.93 m
Width 3.27 m
Height 2.715 m
Firing height 1.85 m
Weight 46 t
Engine Maybach HL 230 P30 12-cylinder water cooled 23.1 l gasoline
Horse powers 600 @ 2,500 rmp
Crew
  • Commander
  • Gunner
  • Loader
  • Driver
  • Radio operator
Armour 16-80 mm
Armament
Main gun 8,8 cm s. Pak 43/3 (L/71)
Ammunition storage 60
Secondary guns
  • 2 * 7,92 mm M.G. 42
  • 2 * 9 mm M.P.
  • Nahverteidigungswaffe
Ammunition storage
  • 1,200 * 7.92 mm
  • 384 * 9 mm
  • 6 * Nebelkerzen
  • 10 * 2,6 mm Spgr.
Performance
Maximum speed 30 km/h.
Road speed 25 km/h
Cross country speed 15 km/h
Range (on road) 140 km
Range (cross country, medium) 110 km
Range (cross country, rough) 80 km
Fuel capacity 700 l
Fuel usage (on road) 5 l/km
Fuel usage (cross-country, medium) 6.36 l/km
Fuel usage (cross-country, rough) 8.75 l/km
Fording 1.55 m
Step climbing 0.9 m
Climbing, degrees
  • 30° (upwards)
  • 40° (downwards)
Trench crossing 2.45 m
Ground pressure 0.89 kg/cm2

Sources

  1. JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. PANZER TRACTS No.9 - Jagdpanzer - Jagdpanzer 38 to Jagdtiger. Darlington (MD) : Darlington Productions, Inc., 1997.
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  2. JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. PANZER TRACTS No.23 - Panzer Production from 1933 to 1945. Boyds, MD : Panzer Tracts, 2011.
  3. REICHMINISTERIUM FÜR RÜSTUNG UND KRIEGSPRODUKTION. V.O. GenStdH/Rm.f.Rü.u.Kr.Prod. Nr.114/45 g.Kdos.. Berlin : Reichministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion, 1945.
  4. REICHMINISTERIUM FÜR RÜSTUNG UND KRIEGSPRODUKTION. V.O. GenStdH/Rm-.f.Rü.u.Kr.Prod. Nr.154/45 g.K.. Berlin : Reichministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion, 1945.
  5. DER GENERALINSPEKTEUR DER PANZERTRUPPE. Vorläufige Richtlinien für den Einsatz der schweren Panzerjäger V "Jagdpanther". Berlin : Hauptquartier der OKH, 1944.

Additional reading

Panzerkampfwagen Panther
Photographs and technical information about the Panzerkampfwagen Panther.
Jagdpanther photographs (external link)
Photograph of the Jagdpanther at Panzerphotos.
Imperial War Museum Jagdpanther photographs (external link)
Photographs of the Jagdpanther at Imperial War Museum at Panzerphotos.