E100 Jagdpanzer

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E100 Jagdpanzer

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The E100 family of tanks where effectively the third generation of the Tiger tank family. The conventional tank variant was still unfinished by wars end, the jagdpanzer variant never left the paper, due to Hitler putting the "Super Heavy" tank programmes on the back burner.
In terms of armament it would have differed from the more conventional "tank" in having a larger main gun. The tank had the same turret as the "Maus" with a 128 mm main gun plus a secondary 75mm gun, the jagdpanzer would have had just a 183mm main gun without the secondary defensive gun.
The camouflage scheme is based on the 1945 scheme and altered in a away that I speculate it would have developed by the time it would have introduced, possibly mid 1946.

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Since they are such similar looking machines, it is fun to compare the Jagdpanzer with the Jagdpanther, 45tons against 150 tons.

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How she fits into the Tiger family tree.

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The kit is from Trumpeter and went together with no issues.

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Nice one, General, that is a fascinating "paper panzer". The Germans certainly had some radical ideas for their next generation of AFV's although the obsession with size and weight would more than likely have been a handicap to such vehicles rather than an advantage. Thankfully the war did not go on long enough for their tank design theories to be tested.
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An excellent build and an interesting insight into the progression of Tiger design.....
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Fantastic work, thanks for sharing.
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Another well tidy model of an unusual AFV.I like it very much.
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Great looking tank, and nice paint scheme. They all look good together.

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Thanks for the comments

"size and weight would more than likely have been a handicap to such vehicles rather than an advantage."

I read an article -- years ago, quoting various German tank crews saying that at the end of the war they all tried to get into easily hidden vehicles such as the stugs and that if anyone heard the engine of a Typhoon they would abandon tank.
But these super heavies do make for fascinating modeling!
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