Jagdtiger

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 9:35 pm

Tthe common name of a German tank destroyer of World War II. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B. The ordnance inventory designation was Sd. Kfz. 186. It saw service in small numbers from late 1944 to the end of the war on both the Western and Eastern Front. The Jagdtiger was the heaviest armored fighting vehicle operationally used during World War II. Due to an excessive weight the Jagdtiger was continuously plagued with mechanical problems.

Not to be confused with the Jagdpanther, this type is totally different.

Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 7:08 pm

Nice Article, what if we had this in the Axis and Allies game? Would people be interested?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Jagdtiger_1.jpg

Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 8:18 pm

Yep it should be in the game.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:56 am

It would have to be a modified King Tiger, and mech tree, with that you don't even need tanks any more.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:06 pm

I wish so but the this is actually a little bit faster than the King Tiger.

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 8:34 pm

Actually they are the same speed 28km.

Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 4:10 pm

Really I didn't know that

Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:48 pm

Yep its more heavier then the King Tiger but same speed on roads of course, all had problems in muddy terrain. If you didn't have air support you were dead.

Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:50 pm

Ooof Do you know who's Germany top tank destroyer is?

Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 1:34 pm

I'm thinking the Hetzer (Pz38t) or Stug III (PzIII). Am I right? Both were favored by Heinz Guderian.

Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 7:01 pm

i think so. What if Rommel was positioned in the far east where Stalingrad and Moscow was? It would have made a quite a huge difference.

Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 11:12 pm

Considering Rommel not following orders (asinine) it would of made a major difference and also on the east if all the force was at Normandy landing.

Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 11:30 pm

Ha what about if the Germans knew the Allied plans? They would be well prepared against the Allies.

Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 11:43 pm

Yes it helps a lot, if they knew and they could develope a great plan and the right weapons to wreak havoc on them.

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 5:27 pm

Actually it was Michael Wittmann here is more information about him :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wittmann

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 8:32 pm

I know about him, what do you mean it was him? Can you be more specific?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 7:13 pm

He was the top German tank ace with 168 kills. I think it was him that he is more famous for killing tanks more.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 8:21 pm

Kurt Knispel killed more with a total of 168 marked kills. Now he was awesome but I do prefer Michael Wittmann due to the last mark of his Tiger 007 and his tank destruction.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 8:41 pm

Never knew him, wow but he died at a young age though at age 23. Hes mainly T-34 tank killer than the Shermans or Fireflys .

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 9:22 pm

You kill what you see.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 9:23 pm

What if its a friendly target lol. Is that what you kill an enemy?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 9:29 pm

If he shot your tank yeah lol.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 9:33 pm

LOL friendly fire oops. I think the well known friendly was not in world war II but in the American Civil War. When Stonewall Jackson was hit in an accident. Do you any friend fire deaths in WWII? Its kinda sad and stupid at the same time too. With some fun if it were a video game lol.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 9:59 pm

Planetshakers wrote:

LOL friendly fire oops. I think the well known friendly was not in world war II but in the American Civil War. When Stonewall Jackson was hit in an accident. Do you any friend fire deaths in WWII? Its kinda sad and stupid at the same time too. With some fun if it were a video game lol.

Me no understand by y u say "do you any friend fire deaths in WWII" is it a game?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:14 pm

Do you know people who have died by friendly fire?

There is this guy name George Preddy he was shot by the Americans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_E._Preddy