s.Pz.Jäg.V "Jagdpanther"
Production history (partial)
Monthly production history for the schweren Panzerjäger V "Jagdpanther" from 1945-01 to 1945-03
| Month |
Production |
Repaired |
| 1945 |
| January |
72 |
0 |
| February |
42 |
0 |
| March |
52 |
0 |
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
- JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. PANZER TRACTS No.9 - Jagdpanzer - Jagdpanzer 38 to Jagdtiger. Darlington (MD) : Darlington Productions, Inc., 1997. Read review
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- 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.
- 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.
- DER GENERALINSPEKTEUR DER PANZERTRUPPE. Vorläufige Richtlinien für den Einsatz der schweren Panzerjäger V "Jagdpanther". Berlin : Hauptquartier der OKH, 1944.
Additional reading
- s.Pz.Jäg.V "Jagdpanther"
- More photographs of the schweren Panzerjäger V "Jagdpanther" at Panzerphotos.dk
- Panzerkampfwagen Panther
- Photographs and technical information about the Panzerkampfwagen Panther
- Jagdpanther - Imperial War Museum
- Photographs of the Jagdpanther at Imperial War Museum
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