Sd Kfz 186 Jagdtiger


The Jagdtiger was easily the most powerful vehicle of World War II which entered service. Weighing at 70 tons, the Jagdtiger only mounted a Maybach engine of about 600hp and as such was underpowered and had very limited mobility. This would limit both the tactical and strategic mobility of such a monster.


The 128mm gun of the Jagdtiger was more than capable of destroying any opponent on the battlefield and the 250mm frontal armour had rendered the Jagdtiger close to invincible. Despite the armour and firepower, the Jagdtiger could do little to stem the tide of the inexorable Allied advance.


A total of seventy-seven of these fearsome vehicles were built, of which a number saw action.

Tank Museum, Bovington: July 2006