Jagdtiger

Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B Jagdpanzer VI Jagdtiger Ausf. B 12.8cm PaK44 auf Panzerjäger Tiger[1]
Jagdtiger (S/N 305020) while displayed at the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum's former site at Aberdeen, Maryland, in 2008
Type	Heavy tank destroyer
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Production history
Manufacturer	Nibelungenwerk (Steyr-Daimler-Puch)
Produced	1944–1945
No. built	70–88
Specifications
Mass	71.7 tonnes (158,000 lb) (Henschel-suspension variant)
Length	10.65 m (34 ft 11 in) including gun
Width	3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Height	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Crew	6 (commander, gunner, loader, assistant loader, driver, assistant driver)
Armor	Casemate: 250 mm (9.84 in) Hull: 150 mm (5.91 in) Side: 80 mm (3.15 in) Rear: 80 mm (3.15 in)
Main armament	1 × 12.8 cm Pak 44 L/55
Secondary armament	1 × 7.92 mm MG 34 (some later-built versions equipped with a single MG 42 anti-aircraft machine gun-mount at the vehicle's rear)
Engine	V-12 Maybach HL230 P30 600 hp(M) (591 hp(I), 441 kW)
Power/weight	8 hp(M) (5.7 kW) / tonne
Suspension	Torsion bar
Fuel capacity	860 L
Operational range	Road: 120 km (75 mi)[2][3] Off road: 80 km (50 mi)
Maximum speed	34 km/h (21 mph)

The Jagdtiger ("Hunting Tiger"; officially designated Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B^{[citation needed]}) is a German casemate-type heavy tank destroyer (Jagdpanzer) of World War II. It was built upon the slightly lengthened chassis of a Tiger II. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 186.

The 72-tonne Jagdtiger was the heaviest armored fighting vehicle (AFV) used operationally by any nation in WWII and the heaviest combat vehicle of any type to be produced during the conflict. It was armed with a 12.8 cm Pak 44 L/55 main gun which could out-range and defeat any AFV fielded by the Allied forces.

It saw brief service in small numbers from late 1944 until the end of the war on both the Western and Eastern Front. Although 150 were ordered, only around 80 were produced. Due to an excessive weight and an underpowered drivetrain system, the Jagdtiger was plagued with mobility and mechanical problems. Three Jagdtigers survive in museums.