Jagdpanther vs SU-100 - Eastern Front 1945

Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this engaging study casts new light on the background and details of this clash between two turretless tank destroyers as the two sides contested Hungary''s vital oil resources in March 1945. As World War II in Europe reached its end, armour development and doctrine had experienced several years of massively accelerated change, especially within the crucible of the Eastern Front. The German Jagdpanther and Soviet SU-100, both turretless tank-destroyer designs based on a ''traditional'' turret-tank chassis, were the culminating examples of how the progression of experience, resources and time constraints produced vehicles that were well suited for roles of defence and offence, respectively. As this compact book details, the Jagdpanther represented a well-balanced solution and an excellent use of limited resources, while the SU-100 was a natural progression of the SU-85, where numbers produced compensated for rudimentary construction, poor crew comfort and limited optics.

Product details

• Authors: David Higgins, David R Higgins, David R. Higgins, Higgins David R.
• Assisted by: Richard Chasemore (Illustration), Chasemore Richard (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2014
• EAN: 9781782002956
• ISBN: 978-1-78200-295-6
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Duel; Duel
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; True war & combat stories, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, True war and combat stories, USSR, Soviet Union, Tanks & military land vehicles, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Land