Mijn inbreng tijdens deze bouw is de Grote Jagdtiger.
Informatie over deze tank:
Jagdtiger’s (Hunting Tiger) development started in February of 1943 and on October 20th of 1943, wooden mock-up was presented to Adolf Hitler. Jagdtiger’s role was to support infantry and combat armoured vehicles at long ranges. Two prototypes, one with Porsche suspension (made up of 8 roadwheels) and one with Henschel suspension (made up of 9 roadwheels) were completed in February of 1944.Its first designation was Jagdpanzer VI, but later on it was named Jagdtiger and received number Sd.Kfz.186.Production was planned to start in December of 1943 but started in July of 1944 but PzKpfw V Panther’s production received priority and Jagdtiger’s production was slow. In January of 1945, Jagdtiger’s production received priority but the overall situation did not allow the full-scale production.
The Jagdtiger was based on the Tiger II’s lengthened chassis (by 260mm) and components. It was armed with 128mm Pak 44 L/55 gun (taken from the Maus) and one, later two MG34/42 machine guns for local and later air defence. The gun had limited traverse of 10 degrees to the left and to the right. Its gun was the most powerful and the largest anti-tank weapon used in action during WWII and it could easily destroy any Allied tank from the range beyond the reach of most Allied guns. The maximum range of the gun was 22410 meters.Jagdtiger was operated by the crew of six. The space inside allowed only 38 to 40 heavy two-piece (projectile and the cartridge) rounds of armor piercing and high explosive ammunition to be stored, which were handled by two loaders. Gun was mounted in a centrally mounted fixed heavy armored box-like superstructure. The sides of the superstructure were one-piece sloping plates with the sides of the hull.
Jagdtiger resembled King Tiger with the difference of having a superstructure instead of the turret and had much higher profile what made it a large target for the enemy.Jagdtigers were mounted with two different types of running gear, Henschel’s gear (74 models) and Porsche’s gear (11 models produced from February to September of 1944). Porsche’s gear was simpler along with being half times cheaper and less time consuming to produce than that of Henschel. Henschel’s gear roadwheels (800mm in diameter) were slightly larger than those used in Porsche’s gear (700mm in diameter).
Jagdtigers best tactical use was as a well camouflaged static defense pillbox allowing it to use its armament to its full potential.
Adolf Hitler himself wanted Jagdtiger(s) to be rebuilt into flamethrower tank(s), but his wish was not fulfilled.Specifications
Weight:70600kg (Henschel) 68800kg (Porsche)
Crew:6 men
Engine:Maybach HL 230 P 30 / 12-cylinder / 700hp
Speed:Road: 38km/h Cross-Country: 17km/h
Range:Road: 120-170km Cross-Country: 80-121km
Fuel Capacity:865 litres
Lenght:7.26m (w/o the gun) 10.65m (with the gun)
Width:3.65m (w/o aprons) 3.75m (with aprons)
Height:2.95-3.09m
Armament:128mm Pak 44(80) L/55 & 2 x 7.92mm MG34/42
(1 x MG34 - hull)
(1 x MG42 - engine deck)
Ammo:128mm - 38-40 rounds
7.92mm - 2925/3300 rounds
Armor (mm/angle):
Front Superstructure: 250/15
Front Upper Hull: 150/50
Front Lower Hull: 100/50
Side Superstructure: 80/25
Side Lower Hull: 80/0
Rear Superstructure: 80/5
Rear Lower Hull: 80/30
Superstructure Top / Bottom: 40/85
Upper Hull Top / Bottom: 40/90
Lower Hull Top / Bottom: 40-25/90
Penetration of Armor Plate at 30 degrees from Vertical.
Erg mooi om te lezen hoe gek Hitler wel niet was. Wie komt er nou op het idee om er een "Flammenwerp tank" van te maken!
Zelf ga ik op zoek naar foto's en infromatie over de allereerste Jagdtiger's die meestreden tijdens het ardennen offensief. Daarnaast ga ik op zoek naar verbeteringen van deze kit. Barrel en foto etched parts om er een echt mooi beest van te maken. Aangezien het mijn eerste keer is dat ik zoiets ga kopen zijn alle tips over welke site ik moet bezoeken of welk merk ik het beste kan kopen laat het mij weten.
Hoop vanavond een update te plaatsten met de foto's van de inhoud.
Hier alvast een voorproefje:
Link waar ik de informatie op heb gevonden:
http://www.achtungpanzer.com/jagdpanzer ... fz-186.htm