Elefant
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Elefant was a heavy tank destroyer used by German Panzerjäger units during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand using VK 45.01 tank hulls which had been produced
Restored Elefant at the United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center
A disabled Elefant in Italy, 1944
On the Anzio front, March 1944
The United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility's restored Elefant
Jagdpanther
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The Jagdpanther, Sd.Kfz. 173, was a tank destroyer built by Germany during World War II. The Jagdpanther combined the 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun, similar to the main gun of the Tiger II, with the arm
Elefant
…However, poor mobility and mechanical unreliability greatly diminished its operational capability. The Elefant and Nashorn were both superseded by the Jagdpanther. All three vehicles mounted the same gun, with only some minor differences between them. The Jagdpanther—a true jagdpanzer—was a successor to the other…
Jagdpanther
Early production Jagdpanther, coated in Zimmerit, in the Imperial War Museum Duxford
A Jagdpanther in France, 1944.
Knocked-out German Jagdpanther tank destroyer near Gheel, 13 September 1944