FEATURING SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED FULL-COLOUR ARTWORK, THIS ENGAGING
STUDY CASTS NEW LIGHT ON THE BACKGROUND AND DETAILS OF THIS CLASH
BETWEEN TWO TURRETLESS TANK DESTROYERS AS THE TWO SIDES CONTESTED
HUNGARY'S VITAL OIL RESOURCES IN MARCH 1945.
As World War II in Europe reached its end, armour development and
doctrine had experienced several years of massively accelerated
change, especially within the crucible of the Eastern Front. The
German Jagdpanther and Soviet SU-100, both turretless tank-destroyer
designs based on a 'traditional' turret-tank chassis, were the
culminating examples of how the progression of experience, resources
and time constraints produced vehicles that were well suited for roles
of defence and offence, respectively.
As this compact book details, the Jagdpanther represented a
well-balanced solution and an excellent use of limited resources,
while the SU-100 was a natural progression of the SU-85, where numbers
produced compensated for rudimentary construction, poor crew comfort
and limited optics.
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Eastern Front 1945
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781782005872
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter