![]() ![]() argument was bolstered by Hitler and the Inspector-General of the Panzer Troops in late March 1944. Tank Destroyer), it would belong to the tank destroyers. Assault Gun), it would belong to the artillery but, if it was designated as a Panzerjäger (Eng. If the vehicle was designated as a Sturmgeschütz (Eng. The range of fire of the Jagdtiger’s 12.8 cm gun could classify the vehicle as a self-propelled gun (indirect fire capability had been an original requirement but was subsequently dropped), and the confusion over name and role resulted in an argument within the German military over who controlled them. The combination of heavy armor and a powerful cannon equally adept at penetrating enemy strong points, delivering high explosive, and defeating enemy armored vehicles was the priority, with the speed seen as less important. ![]() Nonetheless, it was actually originally conceived as an assault gun to support the infantry. The majority of people looking at the Jagdtiger (English: ‘Hunting Tiger’) would conclude that the use of the vehicle, the ‘hunting’ part of its name and the shape of it would undoubtedly make it a tank destroyer. ![]() Photo: The Tank Museum Tank Destroyer or Assault Gun This vehicle is now part of the collection at The Tank Museum, Bovington. 305004, one of 11 Jagdtigers built with the Porsche suspension system. Despite its huge size, impressive armor and powerful main gun, the Jagdtiger failed to live up to expectations. However, by the time the Jagdtiger, based on the Tiger II tank, came along two years later, the original need for the vehicle had vanished and it was put to work as a heavy tank destroyer instead. The design process started out with a demand for a heavy assault gun back in 1942 when the war was still in Germany’s favor and the army needed a heavily armored and armed vehicle to smash enemy fortifications. The Jagdtiger was the heaviest armored vehicle to see service in World War Two, yet paradoxically, the vehicle has remained somewhat enigmatic with confusion over its development, production and role. ![]()
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