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The tank hunter troop is a troop unit of armies, which serves particularly antitank defense. After the experiences of the First World War at the German realm Reich and the armed forces antitank defense troops were trained for the first time later, even if this were forbidden by the Versailler contract. At first one managed with wood mockups, after the seizure of power of the national socialists worked itself one however with antitank defense cannons (PaK 36, PaK 38, PaK 40, Pak43). During the Second World War one used special tank destroyers (for example tank destroyer IV, tank destroyers Hetzer, elephant and hunt tiger). Tank destroyers were more favorable to manufacture than battle tanks, since without a swivelling tower and a stronger armoring one did, which was very important in the times of general resources scarceness in the later war process. The lower Silhuette was regarded likewise than advantage. As best tank destroyers of the Second World War the Jagdpanther is generally seen.

The tank hunter troop of the German Federal Armed Forces was set up in the year 1955. It inserted American tanks of the models M47 Patton and M48 at the beginning of, as well as wire-steered rockets on Hispano Suiza HS 30 armored infantry vehicles (the rocket-equipped tank destroyer 1). Against Ender of the 1960er years these were replaced by the Kanonenjagdpanzer and the rocket-equipped tank destroyer 2, as well as in the 1970er and 1980er years by the tank destroyer Jaguar and the weasels.

1992 received the tank hunter troop its own toque badge.

Also the national People's Army (NVA) of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) maintained a tank hunter troop.

With the abolishment of the weapon system Jaguar 2 in the middle of the 1990er years the tank hunter troop was dissolved as branch of service and the existing personnel into the armor branch, to parts in addition, in the armored reconnaissance troop as well as the armored infantry troop was integrated.

The task of the fight against battle tanks is implemented very many more effectively and more simply by helicopters.

In Swiss army the designation becomes "tank hunter" for the armored wheeled vehicle "Piranha", which uses company Mowag. At the beginning of the nineties 20. Century at the infantry and the mechanized troops the outdated antitank defense cannons of the type 10.6 cm PAK 58 by the tank hunter Piranha were replaced. The vehicle with a Gefechtsturm and guided weapon who far from the type TOW 2 is equipped.

Excerpt of the technical data

Engagements weight 11 t

V max road 80 km/h

Main armament guided weapons 14,9 cm TOW 2

Employment distance to 3700 m

Rank

The tank hunter designated a soldier without rank at the tank hunter troop of the German Federal Armed Forces.

Other branches of service use own designations, like pioneer, Kanonier or flier.

Airplanes

Tank hunters also airplanes are called, which were used particularly for the fight against tanks. As example here the cannon bird would be Junkers Ju-87 G2 (German), to call the Hawker Typhoon (British) or the IL-2 Sturmovik (Soviet) for the range the Second World War. Also the A-10 Thunderbolt II is used as modern tank hunter airplane.

In the modern war guidance combat helicopters with antitank missiles are usually used against ground troops.