Nashorn (German)

Description

The “Nashorn” (Rhinoceros) was a lightly armoured and heavily armed German tank destroyer of WWII. Based on the same modified PzIV chassis as the Hummel, it also had an open crew compartment but mounted a 8.8cm PaK 43 anti-tank gun rather than a howitzer. It first saw combat during the Battle of Kursk where its high profile and powerful gun allowed it to dominate the open steppe at range, and negated much of the disadvantage of the thin armour and open crew deck. 

The Nashorn was later replaced by fully enclosed and more heavily armoured tank destroyers such as the Jagdpanzer IV but it remained in service until the end of the war.

Around 500 were built by the end of the war.

• Original file: NightSky Miniatures
• Painting: MarDav Miniatures
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