Heaviest Burden | Jagdtiger (Sd.Kfz.186)

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In 1943, the Germans initiated a new project intended to act as a heavy infantry assault vehicle. It was to represent a combination of heavy armor and a powerful cannon, equally adept at destroying enemy strong points and defeating enemy armored vehicles. The speed, however, was seen as less important. These requirements initially sparked confusion over its precise role, resulting in an argument within the German military over whose responsibility was to develop it. If the vehicle was designated as a Sturmgeschütz (or Assault Gun), it would belong to the artillery, but if it was designated as a Panzerjäger (or Tank Destroyer), it would belong to the tank branch. This feud was finally resolved by Heinz Guderian, Chief of the Army General Staff, when he listed the vehicle as the Panzerjäger with 12.8 cm (5.04 in) Pak L/55 on Tiger II chassis, better known today as the ‘Jagdtiger’.

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