8.8cm Pak 43/41 “Scheunentor” towed by an Sd.Kfz. 7 on the Eastern Front
Scheunentor translates to barn door, this was not due to the size of the gun shield but instead a reference to the guns manoeuvrability!
German “Elefant” tank destroyers on the assembly line.
These Schwerer Panzerjäger (“heavy tank-hunter”) of the Wehrmacht during World War II, built in small numbers in 1943 under the name “Ferdinand” after its designer, Ferdinand Porsche, using tank hulls that had been produced for the Tiger I tank requirement, but which were rejected in favor of the competing Henschel design.
