Panzer Front Vitebsk

12 December 1943

Enemy tanks are approaching our position!
The Tank Destroyer Battalion has been mobilized!

Prevent the enemy from breaking through our lines!

Nashorn (German "rhinoceros", pronounced Nahz-horn, not Nash-orn), initially known as Hornisse (German "hornet") was a German tank destroyer of World War II. It was developed as an interim solution in 1942 and was armed with the oustanding PaK 43 anti-tank gun. Though only lightly armoured and with a high profile, it stayed in service until the end of the war and proved to be a quite successful tank destroyer.

The Hornisse/Nashorn was issued to the schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilungen ("Heavy Antitank Battalions"), with which six would eventually be equipped: schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 560, 655, 525, 93, 519 and 88. Each Abteilung/Battalion was equipped with 30 Nashorns.

Nashorn's gun was one of the most effective anti-tank guns deployed during the war. Its tungsten carbide cored sub-calibre round, Pzgr. 40/43, was capable of penetrating 190 mm of rolled steel armour at a 30° angle of impact at a distance of 1,000 m. The gun's tremendous performance enabled Nashorn to engage enemy tanks while they still were out of range themselves.

The Hornisse/Nashorn made its debut during the Battle of Kursk, where they performed well. The ability to engage the enemy at long distances negated the disadvantages of light armour and a high profile and revealed the weapon was suited to the open, flat landscape of much of Russia. Like all German vehicles armed with PaK 43 or KwK 43, Nashorn could punch a hole in the front plating of any Allied armoured vehicle. It is reported that in early 1945, a Nashorn knocked out a Soviet IS-2 from a distance of 4,600m(4.6km, source 'Achtung Panzer!')[citation needed]. The Nashorn has the distinction of being the only German vehicle to destroy an American M26 Pershing tank; the Pershing began to appear on the battlefield in extremely limited numbers just months before the hostilities in Europe ended.

source: wikipedia.org

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[MUTAGEN221]

Panzer Front

[semtex94]

i love this game

[boyrichboy]

Nashron wasn't a Tank lol. But they should re-make this gem. Imagine, more missions, more vehicles, proper AI soldiers, and better visuals lol. Also added destruction. Man I'd love to see that.

[Joebunkyss1]

Nothing like

[Toni112007]

My favorite tank in reality and here is TIGER!!!!!

[9gas5]

my favorite tank Nashorn xD

[SuperJuicebox24]

Still have this game and my fave tank is the jadtiger :)

[SirCrapsAlotTheThird]

THEY NEED TO REMAKE THIS

!!

[GodwinCarpenter]

This brings back good memories, and got to love the Nashorn.

[alegiunti80]

Great game!!!!!!!

[fruchti86]

@novideoshere1

this is ace difficulty. so there isn't a destruction scene.