Hornisse/Nashorn vs T-34
Eastern Front 1943–44
Hornisse/Nashorn vs T-34
Eastern Front 1943–44
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Description
Fully illustrated, this study investigates the battles between the German Hornisse/Nashorn tank destroyer and the Red Army's formidable T-34 tank during 1943–44.
Designed to defeat Soviet armour at long range, the SdKfz 164 Hornisse mounted the formidable 8.8cm PaK 43 anti-tank gun on a hybrid tank chassis with an open top. Making its combat debut at the battle of Kursk in July 1943, it equipped Germany's heavy anti-tank battalions. Its principal opponent was the T-34 medium tank, the backbone of the Red Army's armoured formations.Combining excellent mobility, sloped armour and the 76.2mm F-34 main gun, it had already established a hard-earned reputation. By mid-1944 the design had been simplified and uparmoured, with its main armament becoming the 85mm ZiS-S-53 gun.
In this fully illustrated study, armour expert Jacek Zabielski reveals how the Hornisse performed during Operation Zitadelle and beyond, harnessing its superb accuracy and long-range firepower to knock out Soviet tanks while remaining out of range. He also examines how the Red Army's T-34 crews built on their hard-won battle experience and improved their training and tactics to counter the long-range threat posed by the Hornisse amid the open steppe terrain of the Eastern Front battlefields.
The authoritative text is complemented by rare photographs, full-colour mapping and specially commissioned artwork to show these two types in combat.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
The Strategic Situation
Technical Specifications
The Combatants
Combat
Analysis
Aftermath
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Jun 17 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 80 |
| ISBN | 9781472876980 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Colour illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawings, battlescene artworks, maps and photographs. |
| Series | Duel |
| Short code | DUE 161 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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