The most impressive anti-tank piece of ordinance in the German arsenal during WW2 was this Krupp Panzerabwehrkanone, designed as a result of experiences on the Eastern front in 1943. It was developed from 1942 early on, with a request made by the Army General Staff to press on the development of such gun, ans to mount it as soon as possible on a self-propelled armored chassis. To the new generation Soviet heavy tanks of the KV-1 class, a gun existed in the German nomenclature able to defeat it frontally. The Jagtiger already based on the Panther chassis with a 88 mm gun was already a good tank killer, but a larger gun was needed in 1943 to anticipate the new generation Soviet heavy Tanks, notably the IS-II. Building a tank hunter based on the Tiger seemed a logical prospect. The Tiger II was even more impressive, but only a hundred couple ever mad it on the battlefield. The Tiger as a tank has a fearsome reputation that far outweight any other German tank of the second world war. Part of Hitler's last gamble and secret projects, the 'Tiger B' tank hunter variant was a disappointment in operations, mostly because of mobility reasons. By its paper characteristics, it was not only invincible, but also capable to knock-out any Soviet or allied tank or armored vehicle deployed, at a comfortable distance. Germany (1944) - Tank Hunter - circa 77-88 built The German Jagdtiger was by all means, the ultimate operational German Tank Hunter of WW2, and largest 'tank' of the war.
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