Jagdtiger
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== Development == |
== Development == |
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With the success of the [[StuG III]], [[Marder I]], [[Marder II]],[[Marder III]] |
With the success of the [[StuG III]], [[Marder I]], [[Marder II]], and [[Marder III]] {{lang|de|[[Panzerjäger]]}}, the military leadership of Nazi Germany decided to use the chassis of existing armored fighting vehicles as the basis for self-propelled guns (serving as [[Assault gun|assault guns]] and tank destroyers). German tank destroyers of World War II used fixed [[casemate]]s instead of fully rotatable [[gun turret|turret]]s to significantly reduce the cost, weight, and materials necessary for mounting large-caliber guns. |
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{{stack|float=right|[[File:P26 jagdtiger woodenmodel.jpg|thumb|A wooden mockup of the {{lang|de|Jagdtiger}} presented to Adolf Hitler on the 20th of October 1943, seen here behind the Italian medium tank [[Carro Armato P 40|Carro Armato P 26/40]]]]}} |
{{stack|float=right|[[File:P26 jagdtiger woodenmodel.jpg|thumb|A wooden mockup of the {{lang|de|Jagdtiger}} presented to Adolf Hitler on the 20th of October 1943, seen here behind the Italian medium tank [[Carro Armato P 40|Carro Armato P 26/40]]]]}} |
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