Jagdtiger
Tier IX Tank Destroyer Germany

Jagdtiger

Tank ID 7953

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed from 1942 through 1944, the heavy tank destroyer, with the chassis of the Tiger II heavy tank, became the heaviest mass-produced armored vehicle ever. According to various sources, 70–79 tank destroyers were manufactured from 1944 through 1945. The vehicles saw service in the 653rd and 512th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalions.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

2,000

Weight

74.7 t

Forward speed

38 km/h

Reverse speed

12 km/h

View range

390 m

Signal range

710 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 250 80 80
Turret

Engine: Maybach HL 210 TRM P30 (JT) · 770 hp

Radio: FuG 12

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

12,8 cm Pak 44 L/55 (JT)

Calibre 128 mm
Reload time 10.5 s
Aiming time 2.1 s
Dispersion 0.33
Rate of fire 5.71 /min
Ammo capacity 40

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 368 / 490 / 613

Penetration 185 / 246 / 308 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 368 / 490 / 613

Penetration 233 / 311 / 389 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 473 / 630 / 788

Penetration 49 / 65 / 81 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
2,824
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
4,107
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
5,305

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)
Avg. damage 1,711
Avg. spotted 0.59
Avg. kills 1.02
Avg. defence 0.77
Exp. win rate 51.21 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

51.72 %

Avg. WN8

1,859

Battles

55,402

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 121 of 129 at Tier IX

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

# Player WN8 Battles Win rate
1 HockeyGoaIie na 5,351 51 64.71 %
2 Dualistiq eu 4,617 57 61.40 %
3 Dakillzor eu 4,209 94 58.51 %
4 Yzne eu 4,172 354 67.80 %
5 skill4ltu eu 4,165 212 70.28 %
6 marty_vole eu 3,804 112 71.43 %
7 PicklesWart00th eu 3,679 372 60.22 %
8 Ursid eu 3,649 178 64.04 %
9 mailand eu 3,542 291 62.20 %
10 Quickfingers eu 3,470 319 62.07 %

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