Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer - Alemania: libros - historia (2/2)

Jagdtiger Heavy Tank Destroyer (Tank Craft)

En 1943 los mandos alemanes pedían un cazacarros más potente para enfrentarse al creciente número de tanques pesados enemigos. El desarrollo del Tiger II coincidió con las pruebas del cañón de 12.8 cm L/55, concebido inicialmente como arma antiaérea. La combinación dio lugar al Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B, conocido como Jagdtiger.

Entró en combate en enero de 1945. Era casi invulnerable a las armas anticarro de la época, y su cañón podía perforar el blindaje más grueso. Fue el vehículo blindado más grande que combatió en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Hitler lo consideraba tan importante que recibía informes diarios sobre cada ejemplar.

El libro de Dennis Oliver se basa en documentos oficiales e historias de unidades para describir las formaciones que operaron el Jagdtiger. Fotografías de archivo y perfiles en color muestran camuflajes, insignias y detalles técnicos. También se explican modificaciones introducidas en la producción y en el uso en combate.
Una sección especial presenta maquetas y accesorios, acompañada de una galería de modelos cuidadosamente construidos y pintados. Con ello la obra ofrece a aficionados e historiadores una guía clara de uno de los vehículos más imponentes de la guerra.

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Ferdinand / Elefant - Panzerjäger Tiger (P) (Legends of Warfare)

El Panzerjäger Tiger (P) se consolidó como un formidable cazacarros, desplegado en cantidades limitadas por la Wehrmacht. Basado en un diseño inicial del tanque Panzer VI Tiger, en particular en el prototipo de Ferdinand Porsche, esta serie de 90 vehículos, inicialmente denominada Ferdinand, sufrió una transformación tras su decepcionante desempeño en Kursk. Tras su reconstrucción y modificación, las 48 unidades supervivientes fueron rebautizadas como Elefant.

Este volumen narra la historia de combate de los aviones Ferdinand y Elefant a través de fotografías de época. También profundiza en los antecedentes del desafortunado diseño del Porsche Tiger.
La publicación incluye 100 fotografías de época y más de 110 imágenes a todo color de los dos únicos ejemplares que se conservan, ofreciendo información detallada sobre la construcción y las adaptaciones en tiempos de guerra de estos potentes cazacarros.

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Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer : German Army and Waffen-SS, Western Europe 1944 -1945 (Tank Craft)

Combining the destructive firepower of the 88mm gun with the outstanding mobility of the Panther series, the Jagdpanther is quite probably the best-known tank destroyer of the Second World War.
In the vehicle's first action on 30 July 1944, three Jagdpanthers managed to destroy eleven British tanks in a vicious two minute firefight near the village of Les Loges in Normandy, cementing the Jagdpanther's reputation as a potent tank killer.

In his fifth book in the TankCraft series, Dennis Oliver uses contemporary photographs and meticulously researched, superbly presented colour and monochrome illustrations to tell the story of these heavy self-propelled anti-tank guns and the units which operated them in the German defence of the Western Front.

As with all the books in the TankCraft series, a large part of this work showcases available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of expertly constructed and painted models.
Technical details as well as modifications introduced during production and in the field are also explained giving the modeller all the information and knowledge required.

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Jagdpanther vs SU-100 - Eastern Front, 1945 (Osprey)

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.
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.

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

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Jagdtiger (Vol. 1) - Technical History

The two volume study of Germany's heaviest Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer) is the result of nearly twenty years of exhaustive research.
This volume one, Technical History, presents a well-structured and highly detailed technical analysis of this complex tank destroyer.
Using manufacturer's documentation, drawings, and photographs combined with Intelligence analysis, this work details the origin, design, construction and assembly of the vehicle. The armor, armaments, engine, transmission, suspension systems, electrical and optical equipment, together with the operation and maintenance procedures are included to complete this definitive analysis.

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Der Panzerjäger Ferdinand - Panzerjäger Tiger (P), Porsche Typ 131

After Henschel's version of the heavy battle tank "Tiger" was preferred over the design of Professor Ferdinand Porsche, the approximately one hundred remaining chassis of the "Porsche Tiger" were to form the basis for a new tank destroyer - the tank destroyer "Ferdinand".

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Author Michael Fröhlich competently describes everything worth knowing about the origin, development, technology, armament and fate of this tank destroyer, of which around 90 were built and sent into combat from 1943 onwards.
Many never-before-seen illustrations, technical drawings and sketches round off the volume.

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Schwere Jagdpanzer - Entwicklung, Fertigung, Einsatz

The new edition of the legendary Spielberger series is being continued: The appearance of the Soviet tanks was a nasty surprise for the Germans, so they urgently looked for ways to stop them.

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Existing chassis were therefore equipped with anti-tank guns. The heavy tank destroyers created in this way were among the most effective weapons and were able to eliminate any opponent even at a distance of 3.5 km.

This volume documents the development of these rolling fortresses and presents their inner workings with many informative photos.

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