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had a higher silhouette and was more visible than an anti-tank gun, it was also much more mobile, and was able to relocate or retreat far more rapidly than conventional anti-tank gun crews. The lack of armor meant little until the self-propelled guns began to take on more and more of the offensive
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supporting fire to infantry by destroying machine gun and artillery positions, particularly in
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until the end of the war, often replacing tanks due to production shortages.
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vehicles varied based on the chassis used, which could be of three types:
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vehicle so designated, incorporating a fully enclosed, casemate added to
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existed from 1956 until 2006 when it was incorporated into the Panzer
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443:Sturer Emil
382:Renault R35
354:Panzerjäger
335:Panzerjäger
313:Panzerjäger
303:Panzerjäger
297:Panzerjäger
287:Panzerjäger
251:Panzerjäger
174:Panzerjäger
164:light tanks
150:Panzerjäger
95:Panzerjäger
88:Development
77:Panzerjäger
75:. The term
64:Panzerjäger
42:Panzerjäger
27:Panzerjäger
645:References
603:M48 Patton
549:Bundeswehr
543:Bundeswehr
505:Jagdpanzer
502:The later
463:Panzer III
445:– 12.8 cm
416:Marder III
245:Combat use
136:Jagdpanzer
113:Jagdpanzer
100:gun shield
73:Bundeswehr
46:Marder III
536:Jagdtiger
484:the last
475:Ferdinand
467:Panzer IV
437:Panzer IV
409:Panzer II
400:Marder II
274:Waffen-SS
257:Abteilung
214:casemated
131:casemates
83:Wehrmacht
69:Wehrmacht
773:Category
621:See also
597:and the
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469:chassis.
454:Hornisse
423:chassis.
388:Marder I
374:chassis.
372:Panzer I
366:– Czech
308:defilade
276:and the
230:vehicles
217:StuG III
31:Marder I
655:. Arco.
609:in the
547:In the
496:Tiger I
479:Elefant
458:Nashorn
221:StuG IV
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567:. The
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228:Hetzer
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