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A German SdKfz 164 Nashorn (Rhinoceros) which had an 88mm gun on a Panzer III chassis - Leningrad 1943
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A German SdKfz 164 Nashorn (Rhinoceros) which had an 88mm gun on a Panzer III chassis - Leningrad 1943
A column of German SdKfz 164 Hornisse/Nashorn tank destroyers, Russia, Jan-Feb 1944. Originally called Hornisse (Hornet), Hitler changed the name to Nashorn (Rhino). 88mm PaK 43/1 L/71 gun was capable of penerating the frontal armour of any Allied or Russian tank at range. L/71 indicates barrel length, 71 times the diameter of 88mm. PaK 43 indicates Panzerabwerkannone or anti-tank gun, 43 being the year of introduction