WW2-1979 Graphics Showcase

[jim panse]

thanks for your help gareth. yes, this should become a market garden scenario. i hope very soon.

do you have a daimler mkII armored car? this would really help me out

[jim panse]

just to state that the compilation of german ww2 units is not complete .....

a Jagdpanzer IV I made for my Market Garden Scenario

[tanelorn]

I saw that "band of brothers" mini-series recently...

[DarthVeda]

I wasn't aware they made a jagd version of the panzer IV... interesting.

[Boco]

Not too many of them. Probably not enough of an improvement over the SGIII, and not enough of a savings over the PzKwIV to convert the assembly lines.

That JagdPanther of yours in Bulge was also made in tiny numbers. Maybe someone else has more exact info (you can tell that Case has gone walkabout in Europe at present), but I remember reading they only made 500 or less of the JPV. I'll bet a high percentage of them fought in the Ardennes.

[Caspian]

Over 1000 Jagdpanzers IV were manufactured before the end of the war. There were three varients. The Stug III was intended to be an infantry support vehicle. The Jagdpanzer IV was a dedicated tank destroyer. Production began in 1944.

[Caspian]

Here is a better picture that I found on the net.

[Boco]

Good use of sloped armor on that beast. Were the variants defined by the armament (e.g. PzKw IV 75, Panther 75, and 88)? Designwise, you're right Caspian, but I'll bet more than one German AT battalion was equipped with SGIII's. Wouldn't surprise me if the JPzIV's and JPthr V's were only found in elite units.

OT a little, how long did the Swedes use the S-tank, and did they sell any to anyone else?

[Caspian]

The First two varients consisted of a modified Panzer IV chasis fitted with a very thick armoured superstructure. The difference between these two models was the calibre of their guns. The last varient was the armoured superstructure being fitted onto a virtually unmodified PZ IV chasis.

I don't know the designation of the first varient but the second was called the Panzer IV/70(V) and the third Panzer IV/70(A). The 70 alludes to the calibre of the gun. The first varient gun was 48 Calibres long.

All three versions were issued to Tank formations to replace other panzer types that were in short supply

I think the Swedes are still using the S-Tank, although substantially upgraded. I couldn't say if it was exported or not

[klesh]

382 Jagdpathers were made in total.

-FMK.

[Henrik]

Conserning the S-Tank, As I recall we don't have our own tank models anymore but rather we lease tanks from Germany
However I might well have gotten that wrong and I am definatly no expert on modern Swedish millitary equipment.

[Caspian]

We were talking about Jagdpanzer IVs, not Jagdpanthers FMK

[Edit] oops, just noticed that we were talking about Jagdpanthers further up the page. Sorry about that.

[Caspian]

The Swedes have imported the latest version of the German Leopard 2. The Swedish version is designated the Strv 122 and for the Swiss Pz 87. However I think sweden still uses afew modified vehicles from its own domestic defense industry e.g the S-Tank and Ikv-91 Tank Destroyer.

LOL, sorry for bein such a square

[klesh]

Originally posted by Henrik
modern Swedish millitary equipment.

[Caspian]

I would laugh along with you there FMK if I didn't know that if it wasn't for the UK, the Scottish idea of offensive weaponry would still be lifting up our kilts and showing our bottoms to the enemy