The Jagdpanzer IV was the first of a series of highly effective tank destroyers developed in Germany from 1943, each of which carried a powerful gun in a low chassis protected by well sloped armour.
While the StuG had originally been developed as a close support weapon to work with the infantry, and had later been modified to become a powerful anti-tank weapon, the Jagdpanzer IV was designed from the start as a tank killer.
The first wooden model of the Jagdpanzer (or Panzerjäger) was completed in May 1943, and a soft steel prototype was presented to Hitler on 20 October 1943. The final prototype was ready in December 1943, and production began in January 1944. Vomag were responsible for production of the Jagdpanzer, producing it alongside the Panzer IV until May 1944 and then concentrating on the new weapon.
The Jagdpanzer had the same basic hull as the Panzer IV, although the flat front of the Panzer IV was replaced by a sharp nose. The superstructure was built of sloping armour plates. The frontal armour was originally 60mm thick, 20mm thinner than on contemporary Panzer IVs, but was sloped at 50 degrees, making it much more effective. In May 1944 the frontal armour was thickened to 80mm, making it even more powerful.
The Jagdpanzer IV was armed with the 75mm Pak39 L/48 gun, protected by the “pig’s head” mantlet (thus the alternative designation of Panzerjäger 39). A conical hatch to the left of the gun protected one of the two machine guns originally installed.
The file contains the unit and pcx files. Model is not my own creation. Wyrmshadow helped with the animation files. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
While the StuG had originally been developed as a close support weapon to work with the infantry, and had later been modified to become a powerful anti-tank weapon, the Jagdpanzer IV was designed from the start as a tank killer.
The first wooden model of the Jagdpanzer (or Panzerjäger) was completed in May 1943, and a soft steel prototype was presented to Hitler on 20 October 1943. The final prototype was ready in December 1943, and production began in January 1944. Vomag were responsible for production of the Jagdpanzer, producing it alongside the Panzer IV until May 1944 and then concentrating on the new weapon.
The Jagdpanzer had the same basic hull as the Panzer IV, although the flat front of the Panzer IV was replaced by a sharp nose. The superstructure was built of sloping armour plates. The frontal armour was originally 60mm thick, 20mm thinner than on contemporary Panzer IVs, but was sloped at 50 degrees, making it much more effective. In May 1944 the frontal armour was thickened to 80mm, making it even more powerful.
The Jagdpanzer IV was armed with the 75mm Pak39 L/48 gun, protected by the “pig’s head” mantlet (thus the alternative designation of Panzerjäger 39). A conical hatch to the left of the gun protected one of the two machine guns originally installed.
The file contains the unit and pcx files. Model is not my own creation. Wyrmshadow helped with the animation files. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
