Sd.Kfz. 173 Jagdpanther is a German tank destroyer developed by Krupp and DaimlerBenz. The order was placed in August 1943 and the vehicle entered service in the first months of 1944. It was armed with a very effective antitank tank gun. PaK 43 cal. 88 mm. The destroyers combat compartment was armoured with 40 to 100 mm thick front plate armour plates. From January 1944 415 pieces were produced at the MIAG MNH and MBA factories. The vehicle was based on the chassis of the Panther Ausf. G but i