Jagdtiger: Junk Tiger or Übertiger?
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The Jagdtiger was the heaviest armored fighting vehicle in World War 2 that was produced in series. It had great firepower but many issues, why it ultimately was a failure. DISCLOSURE: I was invited by the Tank Museum at Bovington in 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2022. https://www.youtube.com/c/thetankmuseum Cover design by vonKickass. »» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« Fröhlich, Michael: Schwere Panzer der Wehrmacht: Von der 12,8 cm Flak bis zum Jagdtiger, 1. Auflage, Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, 2015. Spielberger, Walter J./Doyle, Hilary L./Jentz, Thomas L. (Hgg.): Schwere Jagdpanzer: Entwicklung - Fertigung - Einsatz, Spezialausg., 1. Aufl, Motorbuch-Verl: Stuttgart, 2011 (Motorbuch-Verlag spezial). Töppel, Roman: Jagdtiger – Koloss auf tönernen Füßen. In Militärgeschichte 2023/04, S. 30-37. Jentz, Thomas L./Doyle, Hilary Louis: Panzer Tracts No.9: Jagdpanzer: Jagdpanzer 38 to Jagdtiger, Darlington Productions: Darlington, Maryland, USA, 1997. Fleischer, Wolfgang: Die deutsche Panzerjägertruppe: 1935-1945 : Katalog der Waffen, Munition und Fahrzeuge, Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verlag: Eggolsheim-Bammersdorf, Germany, 2007. Königstiger. Das Panzermuseum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znk_AOoU3Mk #jagdtiger #ww2 #tanks #panzerplatform #jagdpanzer 00:00 Intro 00:45 Origin 03:09 Firepower 04:11 Muzzle Brake 05:50 Armor Penetration Values 07:49 Limits to Firepower 08:35 Armor 09:15 Armor Quality 10:38 Mobility 12:31 Henschel vs Porsche Suspension 14:49 Production 15:14 Summary
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