The 'teeth' of the Jagdtiger, was the 128mm PaK 44 anti-tank gun. This, coupled with the increasing scarcity of spare parts and fuel, kept the Jagdtiger from fulfilling its potential. Many roads and bridges simply couldn’t take its weight. However, all this weight and protection came at the cost of reliability. 150 units were ordered to tackle the ever-encroaching Soviet armour – the Pak more than capable of tearing through Allied armour.Īt 71 tons, the behemoth had nearly 10 inches of armour to the front of its casement housing, making it one of the most well protected tanks of the war. The Jagdtiger was a colossal example of this practice – the Germans wanted to upgrade the much-feared Tiger II by mounting the 128mm Pak 44 cannon into a purpose-built armoured casement atop the lengthened King Tiger Chassis. Germany, like many nations, made use of existing tank designs to make self-propelled guns and tank destroyers. Developed late in the conflict, only around 80 actually reached combat, the first in September of 1944. B, known as the Jagdtiger (hunting tiger) was the heaviest tank ever to see action during World War Two.
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