Wehrmacht Nashorn - Mobile 88mm PaK 43 Tank Killer

[MrAlsaco]

I WANT THE PAK43 IN SPRINGRTS OK NEMO ??

[HeirofGojira91]

In terms of the 'largest, heaviest and most powerful AT gun' in the Wehrmacht - there was also the PaK/KwK 44 - 128mm guns which sawed some service during WWII - it was practically more powerful in terms of damage compared to the PaK 43 but unlike the PaK 43 it did not have as awesome AP capabilities (it was similar though) given the muzzle velocity and charge were much heaiver and lower than the PaK 43, though the PaK 44 was still potent. Hence PaK 43 -> most powerful AT using HVAP.

[rdas188]

"homo self-propelled gun" :DDDDD

nah really, I know it's Hummel, but still...

[TheBierJunkie]

panzerjÄÄÄger not jager :DDD

[Falke40lg]

@TheBierJunkie

HaHa die können "yeah" sagen aber nicht Jäger, was soll man da noch sagen.

[PkayerZxz2]

@0willsy01 Yep.

[pveg65]

The JagdPanther is the best of the 3. Nashorn is good for holding a defensive line.

[HeirofGojira91]

@pveg65 Actually all 3 Jagdpanther, Nashorn and Elefants are all excellent defenders :) But Nashorn > Elefant as it was faster :) But Elefant has thick armour :)

[pveg65]

The Wermacht had some awesome equipment. I drool every time I go to Aberdeen Proving Grounds and stand next to their weapons.

[HeirofGojira91]

@pveg65 Speaking of the Nashorn, Elefant and Jagdpanther which of these 3 mystical German AFV's do you like the best? The Jagdpanther for me given it solved the Elefant's issue of slow mobility and high cost whilst solving the issue of Nashorn as being better armoured and a lower profile...

All 3 of course had the same firepower more or less :D

[thousandson556]

@HeirofGojira91 i would say jagdpanther it was more reliable and the most produced

[HeirofGojira91]

@thousandson556 91 Elefants were made with 2 being unavailable in Kursk, 382-394 Jagdpanthers were made but I'm not sure of the Nashorn myself but I thought the Nashorn would be the most 'distinctive' in history given it is the only German AFV to knock out a 'heavy tank' of the main Allied arsenal - particularly the M26 Pershing on the 1945 Zebra missions but I still love the Jagdpanther - 80mm of sloped armour, speed and the 88 mm KWK 43 with improved transmission of the Panther...tough to kill

[thousandson556]

@HeirofGojira91 exactly have you seen a jagdpanther it was the collest tank iv seen i saw inside one 2

[PkayerZxz2]

@HeirofGojira91 That's only because 20 Pershings ever saw combat. All the tanks, TDs and SPGs in Germany's arsenal were capable of taking out Pershings, but they didn't get the chance.

[HeirofGojira91]

@PkayerZxz2 You know it was planned for the Panther tank to mount a PaK 42 75mm L/100 gun instead of the basic L/70 gun - I wonder how that would have fared against the PaK 43...

[PkayerZxz2]

@HeirofGojira91 It probably couldn't have handled the gun.

[HeirofGojira91]

@PkayerZxz2 That was one reason. Another was that there was a lack of resources for the plans and poor timing. Yes gun barrel length of nearly 7 metres on a Panther? The PaK 43 was 6 metres long roughly. Not to mention the PaK 43 was expensive and required barrel replacement if firing high velocity rounds. On the other hand have you heard of Max and Mortitz? The story of the Stuhrer Emil? It mounted a monstrous 12.8 cm K L/61 on an Early Tiger I VK3001 chassis - surprisingly it was successful :)

[Ludendorf]

Great as always!

[psgchisolm]

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