Production

Production numbers for the Jagdpanther.123
Month Inventory Wa AAbbreviation for: Heeres-Waffenamt
office of armaments
Look up term		 Fz InAbbreviation for: Feldzeuginspektion
ordnance inspectorate
Look up term		 Losses Notes
Planned Accepted New Repaired Shipped Combat Other
1943
October - 1 1 - - - - -
November - 5 - - - - - -
December - 5 - - - - - -
1944
January - 15 5 - - - - -
February - 15 7 - - - - -
March - 15 8 8 - 2 - -
April 8 30 10 6 - 8 - -
May 14 35 10 13 - 12 - -
June 27 40 6 10 - 11 - -
July 37 55 15 12 - 16 - -
August 49 45 14 16 - 13 - -
September 88 40 21 21 - 17 24 - Inventory verified
October 85 50 8 13 - 20 6 -
November 92 45 55 20 - 20 16 -
December 96 80 67 61 - 50 8 -
1945
January 149 90 72 76 - 70 17 -
February 208 50 42 56 - 68 No further reports on losses
March 42 No further reports
Total 658 341 312 - 307 71 -

Allocation

Allocation over time

Allocation history for the Jagdpanther, listed by date of allocation. Blank fields indicate missing data.4567
Unit Count Allocated Shipped Received Notes
Planned Actual
Wa AAbbreviation for: Heeres-Waffenamt
office of armaments
Look up term		 5 1944-01
Panzer-Lehr-Division 10 1944-01
Mielau 2 2 1944-03 1944-03-23 Wa AAbbreviation for: Heeres-Waffenamt
office of armaments
Look up term added in brackets.
Kummersdorf 1 1 1944-03 1944-04-01
Hillersleben 1 1 1944-03 1944-04-01
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 8 8 1944-04 1944-04-28
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 7 7 1944-05 1944-06-14
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 559 5 5 1944-05 1944-05-18
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 30 10 1944-06-12 1944-06-14 Unit had 15 Jagdpanther and three command vehicles.
1 1944-06 1944-07-06
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 16 8 1944-07-14 1944-07-31 Unit had 45 Jagdpanther and was up to its full contingent. On the second set of eight vehicles there is a number seven in brackets.
8 1944-07-26 1944-08-14
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 559 13 8 1944-08-21 1944-08-24
3 1944-08-21
2 1944-08-31 1944-09-03 Unit was up to its full contingent.
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519 17 5 1944-09-07 1944-09-14
4 1944-09-15
3 1944-09-20
3 1944-09 1944-09-25
2 1944-09-27
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 23 3 1944-10-03 1944-10-13 1944-10-14 Unit had 22 Jagdpanther.
6 1944-10-06
3 1944-10-12 1944-10-21 1944-10-23
4 1944-10-14
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 560 16 4 1944-10-03 1944-10-08 Unit had one Jagdpanther.
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 6 6 1944-11-08 1944-11-13
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 655 14 5 1944-11-14 1944-11-24
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 560 9 4 1944-11-16 1944-11-22
1 1944-11-30
4 1944-11-30 1944-12-06
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 559 8 8 1944-12-06 1944-12-13 1944-12-17
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519 4 4 1944-12-06 1944-12-15
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 655 9 9 1944-12-15 1944-12-24
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 20 10 1944-12-12 1944-12-20 1944-12-25
10 1944-12-13 1944-12-21 1944-12-27
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 560 2 2 1944-12-30 1945-01-11 1945-01-15
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519 6 6 1945-01-02 1945-01-14 1945-01-22
Ersatzheerreplacement army
Look up term		 2 2 1945-01-02 1945-01-15
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 560 14 5 1945-01-04 1945-01-13
9 1945-01-09 1945-01-15
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 616 14 5 1945-01-04 1945-01-13
9 1945-01-14 1945-01-16
St.P. Mayen 10 10 1945-01-08 1945-01-29
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 559 6 6 1945-01-09 1945-01-13 Originally allocated as reserve on 15 December 1944.
Wa PrüfAbbreviation for: Amtsgruppe für Entwicklung und Prüfung
department for development and testing
Look up term 6		 1 1 1945-01-11 1945-01-11
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 560 10 10 1945-01-18 1945-01-29
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 10 10 1945-01-18 1945-01-25 1945-02-02
I./Panzer-Regiment 29 14 14 1945-01-21 1945-01-22
I./Panzer-Regiment 130 14 14 1945-02-01 1945-02-10 1945-02-12
2. SS-Panzer-Division 10 10 1945-02-09 1945-02-13 1945-02-19
4. Panzer-Division 8 8 1945-02-09 1945-02-14 1945-02-18
9. SS-Panzer-Division 10 10 1945-02-09 1945-02-14 1945-02-19
Führer-Grenadier-Division 10 10 1945-02-11 1945-02-15 1945-02-18
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 6 6 1945-02-18 1945-02-24 1945-02-26
Panzer-Division Holstein 10 10 1945-02-28 1945-02-28 1945-03-03 Originally allocated to 7. Panzer-Division.
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 559 47 5 1945-03-05 1945-03-13 1945-03-19 47 Jagdpanther originally sent for general reinforcements in the West. 12 Jagdpanther shipped 18 March originally divided between s Pz Jg Abt 559 and s Pz Jg Abt 654.
II./Panzer-Regiment 130 12 1945-03-18 1945-04-07
15 1945-03-29
116. Panzer-Division 15 1945-03-22 1945-03-27
II./Panzer-Regiment 130 8 8 1945-04-11 1945-04-07 Date of assignment was likely meant to have been 1 April.
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 559 22 10 1945-04-04 1945-04-17
9 1945-04-21
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 655 10 10 1945-04-06 1945-04-08

Allocation per unit

Allocation history for the Jagdpanther, listed by unit.891011
Unit type Unit Count Notes
Armored divisionPanzer-Division
Look up term		 4. Panzer-Division 8
116. Panzer-Division 15
Panzer-Lehr-Division 49 Assigned to first and second battalion of Panzer-Regimentarmored regiment
Look up term 130.
Panzer-Division Holstein 10
2. SS-Panzer-Division 10
9. SS-Panzer-Division 10
Mechanized infantry divisionPanzergrenadier-Division
Look up term		 Führer-Grenadier-Division 10
Tank destroyer battalionPanzerjäger-Abteilung
Look up term		 schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519 27
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 559 56
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 560 39
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 616 14
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 100
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 655 24
Other Panzer-Regiment 29 14
St.P. Mayen 14
Ersatzheerreplacement army
Look up term		 2
Wa PrüfAbbreviation for: Amtsgruppe für Entwicklung und Prüfung
department for development and testing
Look up term 6		 1
Mielau 2
Hillersleben 1
Kummersdorf 1

Technical Details

Technical specifications for the Jagdpanther.121314
Jagdpanther
Crew
Commander 1
Gunner 1
Loader 1
Driver 1
Radio operator 1
Physical characteristics
Weight 46 000 kg
Length With barrel 9.654 m
Without barrel 6.760 m
Width Overall 3.270 m
Track edges 3.270 m
Tread 2.610 m
Track 0.660 m
Hull 1.760 m
Height Overall 2.575 m
Firing height 1.850 m
Ground clearance 0.540 m
Ground contact Without sinking 3.920 m
When sinking 200 mm 4.420 m
Ground pressure Without sinking 0.85 kg/cm2
When sinking 200 mm 0.75 kg/cm2
Steering ratio 1:1.5
Armament and ammunition
Gun Model 8,8 cm Panzerjägerkanone 43/3 (L/71)
Ammunition 60
Left traverse 14°
Right traverse 14°
Maximum elevation 13°
Minimum depression -8°
Machine guns Model M G 34 (2)
Ammunition 600
Handguns Model M P 38 (2)
Ammunition 384
Armor
Hull Front, upper 80 mm/30°
Front, lower 50 mm/35°
Sides, upper 50 mm/60°
Sides, lower 40 mm/90°
Sides, skirts 5 mm/90°
Rear, upper 40 mm/55°
Rear, lower 40 mm/60°
Top 25 mm/0°
Bottom, front 25 mm/0°
Bottom, rear 16 mm/0°
Bottom, track overhang 16 mm/0°
Performance
Maximum speed 30 km/h
Road Sustained speed 25 km/h
Range 140 km
Mileage 5.00 l/km
Medium terrain Sustained speed 15 km/h
Range 110 km
Mileage 6.36 km/l
Heavy terrain Range 80 km
Mileage 8.75 km/l
Terrain Trench crossing 2.45 m
Vertical climb 0.90 m
Upward climb 30°
Downward climb 40°
Fording 1.55 m
Engine and fuel
Engine Make Maybach
Model HL 230 P 30
Rated speed 3000 rpm
Fuel Type Gasoline
Fuel capacity 700 l
Power Kilowatt 522
Metric horsepower 700
Power-to-weight ratio Kilowatt/ton 11.3
Metric horsepower/ton 15.2
Vision devices
Observation Sf 14 z
Gun sight Sfl Zf 5
Periscopes 7 prism periscopes
Communications
External Fu 15 and Fu 161Command vehicles also had an Fu 8
Internal Intercom

Additional Reading

Pz Kpfw Panther
Information about the Panther.

Notes

  1. Command vehicles also had an Fu 8 Back

References

  1. Überblick über den Rüstungsstand des Heeres - Waffen und Geräte : Stand: 1.12.1944. 1944. Back
  2. Überblick über den Rüstungsstand des Heeres - Waffen und Geräte : Stand 1. März 1944. WaA, 1945. Back
  3. IIIc - Entwicklung. GenStdH/Org Abt III c, 1944. Back
  4. Verteilung der Panzer-Fahrzeuge ab Mai 43. Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen. Pages 253-261. Back
  5. Verteilung der Panzer-Fahrzeuge. Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen. Pages 59-64. Back
  6. Meldungen Panzerlage West, auch Sturmgeschütze und Artillerie. 1945. Pages 52-53. Back
  7. Führer-Vortrag-Notizen 1945 - III. Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen, 1945. Back
  8. Verteilung der Panzer-Fahrzeuge ab Mai 43. Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen. Pages 253-261. Back
  9. Verteilung der Panzer-Fahrzeuge. Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen. Pages 59-64. Back
  10. Meldungen Panzerlage West, auch Sturmgeschütze und Artillerie. 1945. Pages 52-53. Back
  11. Führer-Vortrag-Notizen 1945 - III. Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen, 1945. Back
  12. Bilder und technische Daten der Panzerjäger und Sturmgeschützen : Stand: 1.5.43. WaA/WaPrüf 6, 1943. Back
  13. Vorläufige Richtlinien für den Einsatz der schweren Panzerjäger V "Jagdpanther". Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen, 1944. Back
  14. WaA/WaPrüf 6, 112. Back

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