README FOR Sd Kfz 173 JagdPanther

Thanks for downloading the PzKpfw 5 Ausf G "Panther" and/or the Storm Over Europe mod.

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Civilopedia Text Entry:

#PRTO_JagdPanzerG
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^Probably the best-known Panther variant, and considered by many to be the best tank destroyer of the war, around 400 Jagdpanthers were completed between Jan 1944 and March 1945. 
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^A city must have both $LINK<oil=GOOD_Oil>, $LINK<rubber=GOOD_Rubber> and $LINK<iron=GOOD_Iron> in its
$LINK<Strategic Resource=GCON_ResourcesS> box to build the JagdPanther.
#DESC_PRTO_JagdPanzerG
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^The idea for developing a self propelled anti tank gun on the Panther chassis was conceived in the later half of 1942, before the Panther itself was even tested. As with all tank destroyers, the reduction in weight by replacing the turret with a fixed superstructure, and the extra room this provided, meant that any tank destroyer mounted on a tank chassis could carry a bigger gun than the parent tank. And what the Germans wanted was a self propelled vehicle armed with the deadly 8.8cm L/71 that was being developed. The Panther chassis provided this.  
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^The first two vehicles were completed in late 1943. The transmission, suspension and engine were identical to the tank. The main armament was the 8.8cm Pak 43/3 L/71, for which 60 rounds of ammunition was carried. This gun was originally mounted on the Nashorn, but this vehicle was a stopgap until a more purpose built tank killer could be built. Using Pzgr 39/43 ammunition, it could penetrate around 130mm of armour angled at 30 from a range of almost 2,000m. And thanks to the German experience with the Ferdinand at Kursk, it was decided to keep the ball mounted MG 34 in the glacis plate. 





PediaIcons Text Entries:

#ICON_PRTO_JagdPanzerG
art\civilopedia\icons\units\JagdPanzerGLarge.pcx
art\civilopedia\icons\units\JagdPanzerGSmall.pcx

#ANIMNAME_PRTO_JagdPanzerG
JagdPanzerG


Suggested Stats:

Prerequisite:  Atomic Theory
Shield Cost: 11
Moves: 3
A/D: 18/8
Required Resources:  Oil, Iron, Rubber
Unit Abilities:  Ranged Attack, Wheeled
AI Strategies:  Offence, Explore
Special Actions:  Load, Pillage, Capture


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