A tank destroyer is a special armor for anti-tank .
Jagdpanzer are usually armored with Wi-tower, low building. In Germany were World War II infantry support originally built - - the assault guns with increasing duration of the war, more and more used in the role as a tank destroyer. Jagdpanzer were often of battle tanksderived, ie the chassis of the battle tank was used. By the so-called towerless Kasemattaufbau they were in production cheaper and easier than battle tanks, and it could be used chassis obsolete types further. Jagdpanzer contributed most significantly larger and more powerful guns than the corresponding battle tanks from which they originally emerged (eg Panther 75 mm → Jagdpanther : 88 mm / T-34/85 : 85 mm → SU-100 : 100 mm). This often led to a greater range of effectiveness.
Jagdpanzer are usually armored with Wi-tower, low building. In Germany were World War II infantry support originally built - - the assault guns with increasing duration of the war, more and more used in the role as a tank destroyer. Jagdpanzer were often of battle tanksderived, ie the chassis of the battle tank was used. By the so-called towerless Kasemattaufbau they were in production cheaper and easier than battle tanks, and it could be used chassis obsolete types further. Jagdpanzer contributed most significantly larger and more powerful guns than the corresponding battle tanks from which they originally emerged (eg Panther 75 mm → Jagdpanther : 88 mm / T-34/85 : 85 mm → SU-100 : 100 mm). This often led to a greater range of effectiveness.
The tank destroyer of World War II were usually heavily armored only on the front, as he had to be directed at the enemy tank with the front, so was not too heavy side and rear armor required. During World War II Jagdpanzer were like the Jagdpanther with his 88-mm cannon to be very successful in the anti-tank.
Nowadays Jagdpanzer are often based on the chassis of lighter tanks, such as armored vehicles or every megabyte . Although they are only lightly armored, but very fast and far-reaching anti-tank guided missiles armed, such as the Jaguar , with anti-tank guided missile of the type TOW is equipped to fight enemy tanks up to a distance of 3750 m can.
