The Jagdpanther tank was a tank destroyer used by the Germans in World War 2. It's name is "Hunting Panther" and was used to ambush other tanks. The Jagdpanther used a 88 mm Pak 43 gun and the Panther tank chassis with no turret. Heavy sloped frontal and side armor was used on the fixed casement as part of the main hull. This provided a spacious interior (crew of 5), but still allowed a very low profile utilized in "hunting" other tanks. Only 392 were produced late in the war and were used on the eastern and western fronts. There are 3 surviving Jagdpanthers and have been restored to running condition. The German museums in Munster Deutsches Panzermuseum and Koblenz have one running Jagdpanther each. The SDKFZ Foundation in the UK has restored one Jagdpanther to running condition, using two wrecked Jagdpanthers to complete one tank destroyer. The other wreck will also be restored. This is a very cool looking panzer. I will make more t shirt designs using the Jagdpanther and will also (someday) build a diorama with the Jagd. more info: A heavy tank destroyer design founded upon the 88 mm Pak 43 artillery and the Panther tank frame was ordered in late 1942 as design SdKfz 173. Production started in early 1944; at the same time Hitler specified the

(”hunting panther”) name. To suit the heavier-calibre gun, very much like the former Jagdpanzer-style unturreted tank destroyers, the sides of the Panther tank were extended up into an integral, turretless fixed casemate as part of the main hull itself to provide a roomy interior. Both the Panther Ausf. G and Jagdpanther had side armor of increased elevation to enhance this effect even further and to harmonize production. It was armed with an anti-tank version of the same long-barreled 88 mm gun as the Tiger II and a 7.92 mm MG-34 machine gun in the front glacis plate for local defence. The Jagdpanther had a good power-to-weight ratio and a powerful main gun, which enabled it to destroy any type of Allied tank. Because it was based on the existing Panther chassis, the vehicle didn’t endure too many mechanical problems. It was manned by a crew of 5, a driver, radio-operator, commander, gunner, and a loader. Two versions can be distinguished, one with a welded steel band around the primary gun mantlet and the other with a bolted-on band. The versions with the bolted-on ring were equipped with Pak 43/4 gun. Early Jagdpanthers had a monobloc gun barrel and two vision openings for the driver, whereas late versions had only one.