Ferdinand

Ferdinand

JPz 4-5

Jagdtiger

Ferdinand

JPz 4-5

Jagdtiger

Germany

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.0	6.7	6.7

Class:

Tank destroyer

Research:63 000

Purchase:200 000

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Description

The Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Ferdinand is a rank IV German tank destroyer with a battle rating of 7.0 (AB) and 6.7 (RB/SB). This vehicle was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41.

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Armaments

Main armament

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Additional armament

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Machine guns

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• The armour is 200 mm thick on the front of the tank very few tanks can penetrate it
• Powerful 88 mm Pak gun with two loaders makes it able to destroy multiple targets in a short time
• Thanks to the transmission, Ferdinand can go backward as fast as it can go forward
• The transmission is in the back of the tank
• Good natural steering
• Good optics for sniping
• 6 crew members make it difficult for opponents to knock it out
• The Ferdinand can fire over high obstacles without problem

Cons:

• The tank loses speed and momentum when turning
• The hull's thin cheek armour's effectiveness decreases when angling
• The front armour is not angled
• Slow due to its heavy weight

History

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Media

Skin and Camouflages for the Ferdinand in Warthunder Live.

See also

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• reference to the series of the vehicles;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Wikipedia] Elefant