Jagdpanther Early -Saumur Tank Museum.

The Jagdpanther or Panzerjager V was a German tank destroyer during WWII based on the chassis of the Panther tank it entered service in late 1944 and saw service on the Eastern and Western fronts. The Jagdpanther was developed out of the a German project were they had two attempts at mounting an 8.8 cm gun as a self-propelled anti-tank weapon. A design based on the 8.8 cm Pak 43 gun and the Panther tank chassis was ordered in late 1942. and several prototypes were finished in October/November 1943. and production started in January 1944. The Jagdpanther combined the very powerful 88mm Pak43 and the Panther Chassis. But it suffered from several problems which the Panther tank also had, like engine fires and at the end of the war, poor production was also one of them, together with the poor maintenance and training of the crews. Which would result in many of the vehicles to be abandoned. The Jagdpanther would be produced until the end of the war wi