{"product_id":"jagdpanther-no-131","title":"Danisch's Jagdpanther 131 - Heavy Tank Hunter | 1:25 Scale","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eSd.Kfz. 173 Jagdpanzer V \"Jagdpanther\" — Nr. 131 | schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🔒 BATTALION EXCLUSIVE PRICING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePanther chassis. The long 88. Fixed gun. No turret. No mercy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eJagdpanther\u003c\/strong\u003e didn't need a turret. It needed a firing lane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eTake the Panther chassis — the best balance of mobility and protection Germany had. Delete the turret. Build a sharply sloped fixed casemate into the hull. Mount the \u003cstrong\u003e8.8 cm Pak 43\/3 L\/71\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same long 88 that armed the Königstiger — behind \u003cstrong\u003e80mm of frontal armor angled at 55 degrees\u003c\/strong\u003e, making the effective protection far heavier than the raw number suggests. The result was roughly 46 tonnes of purpose-built ambush predator that could kill anything the Allies or the Soviets fielded at ranges where they couldn't effectively fight back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eWartime U.S. intelligence didn't mince words. They noted the gun's exceptionally flat trajectory and formidable armor penetration. They noted the vehicle's sophisticated one-radius steering that made it surprisingly agile despite the fixed gun. They called it a \u003cstrong\u003e\"handy weapon.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Coming from the people who had to face it, that's as close to a compliment as the enemy gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eGermany built roughly \u003cstrong\u003e400 Jagdpanthers\u003c\/strong\u003e — published totals vary depending on whether post-surrender completions are counted. Not enough to change the war. But every Allied tanker who saw that low, angular silhouette in a treeline remembered it. Three Jagdpanthers from a single unit knocked out \u003cstrong\u003e11 Churchill tanks\u003c\/strong\u003e on Hill 226 in Normandy. That's the kind of kill ratio that earns a vehicle its reputation inside a single afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Jagdpanther is consistently regarded by historians and armor enthusiasts as the finest tank destroyer of the Second World War.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not the biggest. Not the heaviest. The best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNO. 131 — COLMAR POCKET, JANUARY 1945\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eNr. 131 belonged to \u003cstrong\u003e1. Kompanie, schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654\u003c\/strong\u003e — not a scratch formation, but a long-service army tank destroyer battalion with Eastern Front lineage going back to 1941. By January 1945, the 654th was fighting in \u003cstrong\u003eAlsace\u003c\/strong\u003e during the bitter Colmar Pocket battles, the last major German-held territory west of the Rhine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 26, 1945. Near Riedwihr and Holtzwihr.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eNr. 131 was already running with mechanical trouble before the assault launched around 1400 hours. Its commander, \u003cstrong\u003eUnteroffizier Karl-Heinz Danisch\u003c\/strong\u003e, was given the option to pull back for repairs. He chose to push into the attack so the infantry wouldn't lose Jagdpanther support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe assault was repulsed by heavy artillery fire. On the withdrawal, Nr. 131 overheated between Riedwihr and Wickerschwihr around 1600 hours. Danisch and his driver, \u003cstrong\u003eStabsgefreiter Rensen\u003c\/strong\u003e, dismounted to inspect the engine deck — exposed, under fire, in the open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eRensen was killed by a tank round during the repair attempt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eDanisch got back inside. The engine wouldn't restart. He traversed the gun onto enemy infantry and kept firing from a dead halt until anti-tank rounds set the vehicle ablaze. Secondary accounts record \u003cstrong\u003e16 anti-tank impacts from roughly 800 meters\u003c\/strong\u003e before the surviving crew bailed out and fought their way back to Elsenheim on foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eNr. 131 burned where it stopped. It never moved again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's not a legend. That's a crew story.\u003c\/strong\u003e A vehicle with mechanical trouble, a commander who chose to stay in the fight, a driver killed in the open, and a gun that kept firing until the machine was on fire around it. The Jagdpanther's story isn't just about the engineering. It's about the men who operated it under pressure that most of us can't imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE KIT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003eHeritage Line\u003c\/strong\u003e release — our premium tier, built by the same manufacturing partner behind the Wittmann's Tiger I S04, the Lucky Tiger S33, and the Knight's Königstiger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you're building:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1,463 pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1:25 scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe unmistakable Jagdpanther silhouette — low-slung casemate, sharply sloped armor, the long 8.8 cm Pak 43\/3 protruding from the mantlet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAuthentic \u003cstrong\u003eHinterhalt-Tarnung\u003c\/strong\u003e camouflage scheme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFunctioning suspension\u003c\/strong\u003e — road wheels articulate, the stance settles naturally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull interior detail\u003c\/strong\u003e — fighting compartment, breech, driver's station\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100% pad-printed markings — zero stickers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nr. 131, Balkenkreuz, all printed directly onto the bricks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWorking tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eOpening hatches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eNo crew figures included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBased on Jagdpanther Nr. 131 of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654, Alsace, January 1945\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎖️ BATTALION EXCLUSIVE PRICING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRetail:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cdel\u003e$121.99\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYOUR INTRO PRICE: $101.99\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$20 off\u003c\/strong\u003e before the public ever sees it. 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