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World War 2 Tank Destroyers


There are 13 World War 2 Tank Destroyers in the Military Factory.

World War 2 Tanks are listed seperately from tank destroyers and can be found on this page.


1

Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Challenger (A30)
The Challenger Mk VIII Cruiser was a British response to the very real and deadly threat being posed by German armor on the battlefields in World War 2. The system was a purpose-built design - intended as a tank destroyer by ...

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2

Gun Motor Carriage M10 (Wolverine / Achilles)
The M10 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage was the principle allied tank destroyer of the Second World War. The British produced their own version of the M10 Wolverine known as the Achilles. The idea of the Wolverine tank destroyer ca...

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3

Gun Motor Carriage M18 (Hellcat)
The M18 "Hellcat" (or known officially as the "Gun Motor Carriage M18") was a classical example of American tank destroyer efforts in World War 2. The system, much like the M10 Wolverine that preceded it, featured a powerful ...

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4

Gun Motor Carriage M36 (Jackson / Slugger)
The M36 (sometimes "Jackson" or "Slugger") was an up-gunned upgrade of the M10 "Wolverine" design, both types appearing through World War 2. The M36 mostly differed from its predecessor by the fitting of a 90mm M3-type main g...

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5

Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer
The Jagdpanzer 38(t) fur 7.5-cm PaK 39 "Hetzer" (meaning "baiter") was yet another in the long line of Nazi Germany conversions of the successful Czech-designed 38(t) tank chassis. The Hetzer was easily identifiable by its hu...

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6

M4A4 Sherman Firefly VC
Outwardly, the Sherman Firefly series of tank destroyers looked every bit like their M4 Sherman base counterparts. Closer examination however would reveal a system that was finally capable of dealing with the impressive Germa...

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7

SdKfz 131 Marder II
With the Panzer II (PzKpfw II) series of tanks all but outclassed by 1941, the Marder II tank destroyer appeared as a conversion of the successful main battle tank Czech 38(t) chassis series. The PzKpfw II was already built i...

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8

SdKfz 142 StuG III (Sturmgeshutz)
The StuG III was a well known German assault gun of World War 2. The system stemmed from a German Army need to supply ground troops with a mobile artillery system when traditional armor units such as tanks were not not made a...

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9

SdKfz 142/1 StuG 40 (StuG IV)
The StuG 40 (or StuG IV) was a further refinement of the successful StuG III tank destroyer / assault gun. The system sported a powerful L/48 75mm main gun and kept the low profile of its predecessor. The system was fielded i...

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10

SdKfz 162 Jagdpanzer IV (Panzerjager 39)
First appearing in 1943, the Jagdpanzer IV was designed in response to a German need for an upgunned artillery vehicle to replace their small caliber crop of existing tank destroyers. The system would feature the powerful and...

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11

SdKfz 164 Hornisse / Nashorn
The SdKfz 164 came about from the existing weapon carrier vehicle designed to lug the sFH 18 artillery gun. This vehicle was itself a combination of Panzer III tank parts and the chassis of the Panzer IV tank, making it an ef...

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12

SdKfz 173 Jagdpanther (Panzerjager V Jagdpanther)
The Jagdpanther was the missing link to complete battlefield domination for the Germany Army. Already having the well-established Tiger II and Panther series of tanks, the Jagdpanther tank destroyer would have been a formidab...

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13

SdKfz 186 Jagdtiger (Hunting Tiger)
The SdKfz 186 Jagdtiger was a further development of the mammoth and powerful Tiger II heavy tank and was an optimistic - yet effective - design at best. Though blessed with a powerful main armament and thick frontal armor, t...

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