| 4th Cuirassier | 15 Mar 2022 5:34 a.m. PST |
TMP link but…but…the StuG III isn't a tank destroyer…. |
 Herkybird  | 15 Mar 2022 6:14 a.m. PST |
Semantics! – The venerable StuG III gets the TD bonus in 'What a Tanker'! Though the StuG III was classed as an 'Assault gun' when it appeared with the short barreled 75mm gun, it was upgraded to the long barreled variant to hunt tanks, so the definition is fudgy. Personally, a Tank Destroyer is what you make it to be! |
| rustymusket | 15 Mar 2022 6:14 a.m. PST |
It destroyed tanks with the long 75, didn't it? IMHO it became one de facto. |
| 79thPA | 15 Mar 2022 6:40 a.m. PST |
I agree that it was a de facto TD. It's at the top of my list as well. |
| Wolfhag | 15 Mar 2022 8:04 a.m. PST |
Yes, semantics. According to weight the Panther was a heavy tank, about as heavy as the Russian IS-2. Wolfhag |
 Legion 4 | 15 Mar 2022 9:11 a.m. PST |
Yes it is semantics … Wolf +1. However, IMO the Jadgtiger II is my favorite … but for many reasons it was not a game changer. And don't forget Dicker Max link and Sturmer Emil … link |
| cfielitz | 15 Mar 2022 9:19 a.m. PST |
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| Bashytubits | 15 Mar 2022 11:08 a.m. PST |
Jagdpanther gets my vote. |
| McWong73 | 15 Mar 2022 2:45 p.m. PST |
Crap logistics and ditches are amongst my favourites. |
| Legion 4 | 15 Mar 2022 4:12 p.m. PST |
McWong – That seems to be working pretty well in the Ukraine for Putin's Army … 🤩😎 |
| bobspruster | 16 Mar 2022 2:03 a.m. PST |
I've always liked the Stug…but I have a soft spot for the Hetzer, too. |
| 35thOVI | 16 Mar 2022 7:54 a.m. PST |
The ones that were destroyed. |
| Murvihill | 16 Mar 2022 9:01 a.m. PST |
The Germans had two flavors of tank destroyers. One was the lightly-armored, open-top, often ad-hoc tracked vehicles intended to run-and-gun against enemy tanks. All the Marders are the primary examples of this type.
The second type is heavily-armored, closed-topped and capable of actually fighting like a tank with the obvious disadvantage of no turret.
STG 3's with long 75's are one of the second type. Since the US didn't have any like this Americans tend to group them all together despite their different capabilities. |
| JMcCarroll | 16 Mar 2022 4:16 p.m. PST |
Ok I will say it…
Jadgtiger. |
