Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (v) BuildUp – Dragon

Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (v) BuildUp – Dragon  6589

Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (v) BuildUp – Dragon 6589

The Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (V) (Sd.Kfz.162/1) armed with a 7.5cm PaK42 L/70 gun entered production in August 1944. The (V) added to its name signified a variant manufactured by the company Vomag.

Production up till April 1945 eventually reached some 930 Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (V) vehicles, making it the most common member of the family. The vehicle was based on the chassis and drive train of the Panzer IV tank, while the 7.5cm gun without a muzzle brake was mounted in a fixed superstructure.

The 25.8-tonne vehicle was popular with its crews thanks to its potent armament, good mobility and low profile, especially in the defensive fighting that characterized the latter part of WWII. The Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (v) saw combat on the Western and Eastern Fronts, with the greatest concentration of vehicles occurring in the Ardennes Offensive.


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