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What has the author Andrew Devey written?
Andrew Devey has written: 'Jagdtiger' -- subject(s): Jagdtiger (Tank destroyer)
What was the worst tank that USA couldn't fight in World War 2?
usa could fight all ww2 tanks but the jagdtiger was perhaps the hardest of the worst jagdtiger is considered bad because of its speed cost and manuverability.
What tanks did Germans use in World War 2?
Well they used the Panzer I-IV, the Panther, the Tiger, the King Tiget, the Jagdpanther, Jagdtiger, Jagdpanzer, Stugs, and various mobile artillery pieces and mobile AT guns.
What was the largest German tank in World War 2?
Technically, the largest tank built by the Germans during WW2 was the Panzer VIII "Maus", weighing in at 188 tons (making it the largest tank ever built. However, only two prototypes were built, and it never saw action. The largest German tank to see action during WW2 was the Jagdtiger, weighing in at 71 tons.
What German tank had trouble with the gears?
What German Tank had trouble with Gears? Bascially as German Tank development became biased toward heavier tanks they all did! The Panther, Tiger I, King Tiger, JagdTiger all had problems with the gears, The heavier tanks put more weight on transmission and engine drive which in turn led to more strain on the gears. These issues were never resolved. The Panther weighed in at 45 tons and initially had many problems with the gears (Amongst other things!) but this was resolved and it went on to become one of the best medium tanks of the war.
What kinds of tanks were there in World War 2?
During World War 2 there was many types of tanks suchas, Tankettes, Light Tanks, Medium Tanks, Heavy Tanks, Super-Heavy Tanks, Tank Destroyers and SPA Tank. Examples of Tank during World War 2 are: T-34 T-34-85 KV1 BT7 BT2 M4 Sherman H18 Hellcat Panzer IV Panther Tiger I King Tiger Marder II Jagdpanther Elefant Jagdtiger Hetzer Hummel Wespe See related links for list of WW2 Era Tanks, It also includes, Infantry and Cruiser Tanks.
Did the King Tiger or Tiger 1 tank score more hits?
The Panzerkampwagen VIa (Tiger 1) scored more hits because more of them were built and were in production earlier.Addition by Fantacmet.Production of the Tiger I, ran from August 1942 until August 1944. During that time 1376 Tigers were ordered and 1350 were delivered. The highest monthly output was April of 1944 at 104 Tanks produced that month. This number does not include variations such as the SturmTiger which used the same chassis but with a 380MM Rocket launcher instead of the 88mm Gun. This number also does not include tha JagdTiger which was armed with a 128mm Gun.As for the Tiger II, there were only 489 of these built. Now I cannot confirm but I believe this number ONLY applies to the Tiger II's with the Henschel turret. There were earlier examples of these with Porche turrests because the Henchels were not yet available or some other political reason. There were less then 100 Porche turrent Tiger II's completed if memory serves correctly. Considering the number of Panzer Aces commanding Panzer VI's as opposed to the number commanding Panzer VI II's(Tiger and Tiger II respectively), I would say the afformentioned answer is going to be highly likely. The Panzer Aces commanding Tiger I's had an incredable kill ratio. Especially the infamous Michael Whittman.Information gleaned from "The Tiger I & Tiger II Profile by Schiffer Military History."ANSWER:In Agreement with the above it also has to be pointed out that the Tiger I also was involved in more Major battles than the King Tiger. Kill rate per tank was also higher with the Tiger I
How many German tanks were built during world war 2?
Heres a list of German tanks by their full manufactural name and in brackets, How many of them were built.LIGHT TANKSSdKfz 101 Panzerkampfwagen I (3,970)SdKfz 121 Panzerkampfwagen II (3,996)Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) (219)Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) (1,168)MEDIUM TanksSdKfz 141 Panzerkampfwagen III (5,728)SdKfz 161 Panzerkampfwagen IV (12,340)SdKfz 171 Panzerkampfwagen V "Panther" (6,259)Heavy TanksSdKfz 181 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. E Tiger I (1,355)SdKfz 182 Panzerkampfwagen VII Ausf. B Tiger II or King Tiger (490)Tank DestroyersPanzerjäger I (202)SdKfz 132 Marder I (171)SdKfz 131 Marder II (576)SdKfz 138 Marder III (975)SdKfz 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38(t) "Hetzer" (2,584)SdKfz 142/1 Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. F/G(StuG III) (8,079)SdKfz 162 Jagdpanzer IV (1,977)SdKfz 164 Nashorn (494)SdKfz 173 Jagdpanzer V "Jagdpanther" (392)SdKfz 184 Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Elefant (90)SdKfz 186 Jagdpanzer VI "Jagdtiger" (77)Total of atleast 51,000 Tanks were produced between 1933 and 1944Also, Germany was in middle of producing 3 new Super Heavy Tanks called; Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, Panzer E100 Panzerkampfwagen and the Panzer VII Lowe. Only 1 prototyp of the Panzerkampfwafen VIII Maus was buit, it was middle of 2nd one but it was uncomplete due to the Nazi German defeat of world war 2.
What did tanks look like?
If you're asking for a straight description then: By 1939 when Germany hit Poland, tanks had basically taken the standard chassis/turret shape, however they were pretty light, off the top of my head I think the Panzer I's were around 35 tonnes, but they changed the entire face of war. The internal radios, and tactics the German's had used them to perfection, and that's why they gained so much so early. The Russians had some pretty big ones in the beginning because they were still going for the 'mobile fortress' thing, with examples of like one massive central turret and smaller ones to the sides, though they were really slow and got hammered. The Panzer III's and English Churchills in the early 40's (I think) were much larger, with larger central guns, a chassis mounted MG usually at the front, and a coaxial MG on top. I think they were around 40-50tonnes. That was also when the German Tiger was just coming into play, and that was the big one at the time that scared the crap out of everyone, though there just werent enough of them. I think around that time the first T-34's were rolling off the line as well, they were a mass produced Russian 'Peoples' tank', so basically a chassis, an engine, and a stick to drive it with. The thing with that one was it was the first (or one of them) to used angled armour to deflect shots. Towards the end 43-45, the German's began to pull out some cool looking ones, the Panzer IV was an average looking thing, but they started adding large plate metal sheets to the sides. The Panther was a good looking front line tank with angled panels. The King Tiger came out as well which was pretty much a larger turret on the Tiger chassis, and the Jagdtiger was even bigger, with a solid fixed gun, and the Sturmtuger was similar but used sort of a sawn-off ship gun on it. It was around then they began adding all the wavy anti magnetic textures to the tank surfaces as well. It depends on what info you're looking for. To me by far though, the best looking tanks were the tank destroyers the Germans had, with the gun set into the chassis itself. The best of which is the Jagdpanther, look it up, the shape is just one solid slope going down to the base, very cool. The US had the Sherman, and some other one, but the Sherman's benefit was mass production and adaptability, not looks... I'm not sure what you were looking to hear. An interesting thing was that each nation had a distinctive style to their designs. Like I said that was off the top of my head, but the best thing to do for more info is simply google. There are scores of tank fanatic websites out there. Hope this helps.
What armed vehicles did Germany develop during world war 2?
Heres a list of ALL NAZI GERMAN ARMED VEHICLE DEVELOPED BETWEEN 1933-1945I used their full manufacturer names and in brackets, the number of quantities builtLight tanksSdKfz 101 Panzerkampfwagen I (3,970)SdKfz 121 Panzerkampfwagen II (3,996)Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) (Czechoslovakian design, 722 annexed + 219 produced)Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) (Czechoslovakian design, 1,168 total)Medium tanksSdKfz 141 Panzerkampfwagen III (5,728)SdKfz 161 Panzerkampfwagen IV (11,900+)SdKfz 171 Panzerkampfwagen V "Panther" (~6,000)Heavy tanksSdKfz 181 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. E Tiger I (1,355)SdKfz 182 Panzerkampfwagen VII Ausf. B Tiger II or King Tiger (490)Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (Prototype)Panzer E100 Panzerkampfwagen (Prototype)Armoured carsSdKfZ 221 Leichter Panzerspähwagen Light Armoured CarSdKfZ 222 Leichter Panzerspähwagen Light Armoured CarSdKfZ 223 Leichter Panzerspähwagen Light Armoured CarSdKfz 231 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (6-Rad) Heavy Armoured CarSdKfz 232 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Heavy Armoured CarSdKfz 233 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Heavy Armoured CarSdKfz 234/1 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Heavy Armoured CarSdKfz 234/2 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Puma Heavy Armoured CarSdKfz 234/3 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Stummel Heavy Armoured CarSdKfz 234/4 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Heavy Armoured CarJeeps/TrucksVolkswagen 4-piston squad car/Personal command carKubelwagen 6-piston multipurpose support vehicleHalf-tracksSdKfz 2 Kleines KettenkraftradSdKfz 4 "Maultier"SdKfz 6SdKfz 7SdKfz 10SdKfz 250 (13,000 +)SdKfz 251 (Models A, B and C: 4,650. Model D: 10,602)Self-propelled artillerySdKfz 165 Hummel (100+)SdKfz 138/1 Grille I/IISdKfz 124 Wespe (676)SdKfz 166 Brummbär (306)Sturmtiger (18)SdKfz 4/1 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf Selbstfahrlafette "Maultier"Assault gunsSdKfz 142 Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) (10,500+)SdKfz 167 Sturmgeschütz IV (StuG IV) (1,108)Tank destroyersPanzerjäger I (202)SdKfz 132 Marder I (171)SdKfz 131 Marder II (576)SdKfz 138 Marder III (975)SdKfz 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38(t) "Hetzer" (2,584)SdKfz 142/1 Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. F/G(StuG III) (8,079)SdKfz 162 Jagdpanzer IV (1,977)SdKfz 164 Nashorn (494)SdKfz 173 Jagdpanzer V "Jagdpanther" (392)SdKfz 184 Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Elefant (90)SdKfz 186 Jagdpanzer VI "Jagdtiger" (77)Self-propelled anti-aircraft gunsSdKfz 7/1 2 cm FlaKvierling 38 L/112.5SdKfz 7/2 3.7 cm FlaK 37 L/98SdKfz 10/4 2 cm FlaK 30 L/112.5SdKfz 140 Flakpanzer 38(t) "Gepard"SdKfZ 161/3 Flakpanzer IV MöbelwagenSdKfz 161/4 Flakpanzer IV WirbelwindFlakpanzer IV KugelblitzFlakpanzer IV Ostwind
Which German tank was the most effective on the battlefield?
The most effective German tank was the Panther. While the Tiger I and II had nearly inpenatreble armor they were very slow, they may have been able to kill any foe with ease and remain alive at the end of the day. The Panther was a much better balance, I don't know why it was never fitted with an 88 its turret was definatly large enough. But the 75mm gun was still excellent and the Panther's armor strong also. The King Tiger really is a combination of the Panther and Tiger but still didn't have the speed of the Panther because of the thick armor. However for a heavy tank Tigers were above average in speed and were also just as deadly psycologically as they were physically. the most effective German tank of the war and the tank considered the best overall is the mark v panther. it had speed, good armor and a powerful 76mm gun. it was also built in sizeable numbers. the tiger family of tanks were just too heavy and slow and prone to breakdown. they had trouble crossing a number of bridges in Europe and were built in too few numbers to have any real effect on the outcome of the war. less then 325 for the king tiger. there were less than 50 of the hunting tigers built. the panther was good enough to have been used by the french in Vietnam in the 1950's. the only thing the tigers had going for them were the 88mm gun and their thick armor. consider that they were facing 50,000 shermans and 50,000 t-34's. the numbers were not in their favor. Patton's rule of thumb for facing panthers was 5 shermans attacking each panther. Strictly speaking of tanks (SP guns and Tank destroyers aside) I should say the Panther "G" (Pz.Kpf.Wg. V) which had a 75mm L/70 (caliber length)gun, far superior to anything the allies had, except perhaps the 17 pounder british gun and the 85mm Russian gun in the T-34 M'43. "G" version had a good balance between armor, mobility and fuel consumption; and also left behind the mechanical failures found in "A" and "D" versions. Royal Tigers (Pz. Kpf. Wg. VI "B") as british called them were good weapons but in general lacked mobility and were mechanicaly unreliable, also they consumed huge amounts of fuel (5 liters per kilometer +/-, sorry I do not know in miles/galons). Yet they were excellent defensive weapons, despite of their size. To this question, it might be more appropriate to look at WWII in a overall scope. 1939 - mid 1942: PzIII mid 1942 - late 1942: PzIV 'Special' late 1942 - early/mid 1943: Tiger early/mid 1943 - 1945: Panther The most powerful German tank would be the JagdTiger with it's 122mm main gun and huge amounts of armor - altho not a "tank" technically, but a "tank hunter" (also, as stated, not produced in any sufficient number to really of made an impact). Some also might consider the "Maus" to be the most powerful German tank, but it never left the development stage. Not to mention both held signs saying "bomb me" due to their monstraousity. The PzIII and PzIV 'Special' were literally the workhorse of the German Army - they were the most commonly faced and commonly deployed. Even up till the end, the PzIV 'Special' showed it faced consistantly. In actuality, the Panther is a derivative of the Russian T34 (meaning that they based the Panther on an examination of the T34 chassis). The Panther had a better gun than the Tiger (in terms of armor penetration), slopped armor (good for deflecting shots), good suspension and mobility (incredibly important for military strategy and operational effectiveness), and when fielded with a good crew and put in numbers was the beast of the battlefield. In tank design, there is 3 factors which determine how "good" a tank is: Firepower, Armor, Speed/Mobility. Concentrating on one usually produces a negative effect on the other two - its all about finding the healthy median. With the Tiger, it lacked Speed/Mobility but excelled in Firepower and Armor, but the Panther found itself a very well suited median, and that's why it is commonly named as the best overall German tank. After studying tanks for years now, I have actually found a better question to ask, "What is your favorite German tank?". My response - .... still undecided ;) PzIV AUSF.H OR J MODELS. AFTER ALL THEY WERE THE WORKHORSE OF THE GERMAN ARMY. The early German tanks were effective for their speed in which they crossed land = blitzkreig Did not mean they were outstanding tanks though, but were deadly in organised formation. Probably the most effective German Tank was the Panther (Panzer V) for it's armour and firepower and relative mobility but suffered from reliability, and it's road wheels on the eastern front would freeze up in the morning frost, leaving them vulnerable through immobility It had a disastrous start at its debut at The Battle of Kursk where it suffered mechanical problems, but after these were fixed, it went on to have a fearsome reputation in combat, particulary with the Western allies. The Tiger Tanks 1 and 2 were formiddable in armour, firepower, but not in agility or reliability, where it suffered problems from wheels freezing up on the Eastern Front, and the engine and gears was overstressed by the weight of the Tank. The Tiger was best used in ambush, for it was slow. Michael Whittman, who commanded a Tiger Tank on the Eastern Front and on the Western Front, took out 35 Sherman Tanks with his one Tiger in an ambush in Normandy. I would say the Panther was the most effective German Tank when reliable, and its Tank hunter variation Jagdpanther was most effective German Tank destroyer. Not the best and most effective Tank of WW2 however. That is reserved for either the T-34/85 Medium Soviet Tank, an upgunned version of the original T-34/76 Medium Tank or the IS-2 Soviet Heavy Tank. The T-34/85 was derived from the T-34/76 which influenced the Panther to be made when encountered much to German fright in the Soviet Union. It had an 85mm gun, just slightly below the effectiveness of the Panther, so had great firepower, great armour uparmoured from the T-34/76, had awesome agility, and great reliability. The Panther and Tiger could only match it on two factors, firepower and armour. The IS-2 Heavy Tank had a 122mm gun, could blow a Tiger and Panther's turret off it's mount from a distance as well as close up, had formiddable armour, was classified as a Heavy Tank, but weighed the same or less as a Panther Tank, which was classed as a Medium Tank. It had firepower, armour and reliability and good mobility. Those four factors is what makes an effective and awesome tank. Most effective Tank Destroyer, is between the SU-100, JagdPanther and SU-152, but that's another topic! I'd say say the most effective tank would have had to be the last models of Panther, the very few which were manufacutred with an '88' in place of the 76mm gun. The Panther had a superb blend of well-sloped thick armor, superb speed and maneuverability and when compared to the Tiger (And especially the K�nigstiger and it's anti-tank spin-off, the JagdTiger) was relatively reliable. When you talk of German Tanks and Armour, we all think of the Tiger, JadTiger, Panthers, and King Tigers. My favorite is the Mark IV. It served on all fronts (Eastern Front, Western Front, Africa, Italy, and even the fall of Berlin). Its main attributes were reliability and it was upgradeable. With a competent crew it was more than a match for any allied tank on any front And it did the brunt of the fighting throughout the war. Proving it was a real workhorse. Another favorite armoured vehicle is the Stug-III OR IV Assault Gun. The Russians really feared this vehicle and a couple of Stug's would routinely show up and destroy large numbers of soviet tanks attacking German Infantry. I would love to talk both Russian and German tankers to get their point of view. I know the Germans had more awesome armour, but while the Tigers were getting flattend on the roads leading to Normandy, those Mark IVs and Stugs were suviving because they could get off the roads, cutting through woods/Forrest and avoid allied aircraft. The Mark IV fought from the early stages of WW2 until the 70's in numeorus Middle Eastern Conflicts. Lets see the Tiger match that service record. With out a doubt, it would have to be the Panzer V (Panther G). As stated before this tank best blending all the attributes of an effective armoured vehical. A small # of these where eqiuped with Infra-red night sights for night fighting. Coupled with the tactical prowess the German commanders and crews displayed throughout the war, the end result was a dangerous envirnment for allied tank crews. The most effective German tank of the war was the Panther (all models). The Panther had a very good combination of firepower, armor and mobility. In addition, Germany built ~5000 and had material effect on the battlefield. The Panzer Mark IV. It destroyed more allied tanks than any other German tank and more of them were built than any other tank. The Panther was a far better tank but in numbers of kills that goes to the Mark IV. Shangster Well according to Otto Carius the, "Tiger" was the best tank. He should know he is credited with over 150 tank kills in WWII. He and his Tiger took out everything from Soviet T-34's, Stalin's, and Shermans. Upkeep and maintenance were something of a problem but something as groundbreaking and modern as the "Tiger" was couldn't be properly tested and troubleshot, if you will. The T-34's had a 76mm gun that wasn't a joke but compared to the "Tiger's" 88mm main gun there was no comparison. With a kill range of 900 meters on the sloped armour of a T series Soviet tank is very impressive and only the Soviet Stalin tank with it's 122mm gun could match the "Tiger's"killing range. The Panther was a great tank but it didn't instill, "Tigerphobia"!!! The Panther and Tiger tanks had one major problem, they were too well designed making them slow to build and difficult repair in the field. I would not have been very happy in Sherman (Tommy-cooker to the Germans, Ronson to the British) but they could be turned out quickly. Repair wasn' much use after an 88mm shell had found it's target!
