Jagdpanther vs SU-100

Eastern Front 1945

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Jagdpanther vs SU-100

Eastern Front 1945

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Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this engaging study casts new light on the background and details of this clash between two turretless tank destroyers as the two sides contested Hungary's vital oil resources in March 1945.

As World War II in Europe reached its end, armour development and doctrine had experienced several years of massively accelerated change, especially within the crucible of the Eastern Front. The German Jagdpanther and Soviet SU-100, both turretless tank-destroyer designs based on a 'traditional' turret-tank chassis, were the culminating examples of how the progression of experience, resources and time constraints produced vehicles that were well suited for roles of defence and offence, respectively.

As this compact book details, the Jagdpanther represented a well-balanced solution and an excellent use of limited resources, while the SU-100 was a natural progression of the SU-85, where numbers produced compensated for rudimentary construction, poor crew comfort and limited optics.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Design and development
Technical specifications
The strategic situation
The combatants
Combat
Statistics and analysis
Aftermath
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published 20 Apr 2014
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 80
ISBN 9781782002956
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 40 b/w; 10 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Duel
Short code DUE 58
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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David R. Higgins

David R. Higgins is the author of several military…

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Richard Chasemore

Richard Chasemore completed a four-year course in…

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