Jagdpanther (HL) Barrel Length

[MrChef]

So this has been on my mind for awhile now. The barrel on my Jagdpanther is about as thin and almost the same length as my Panther G. It's definitely modeled to look like the 2 piece barrel on the G2 but looks skinny, short and spindly. As well the muzzle brake is a bit small.

So after some research I confirm that the 8.8 cm Pak 43/4 L/71 two part barrel on the G2 for intents and purposes the same as the 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 barrel on the Bengal Tiger. KwK designating the gun as tank mounted, Pak designating as an anti-tank gun. As a matter of fact the 2 part barrel was adopted by the time of the G2 to streamline production and ease of maintenance since it was shared by the K2.

After a bit more rudimentary research I measure the barrel diameter at the mantlet on both tanks and turns out it's the same. Skip forward and Toucan just has to send me current special deals So the Tiger II barrel was on short sale with their silly recoil for $15.99. Oh well...







I'm thinking of doing the black lacquer replacement barrel...

Annnnnd gonna finally cover the offensive Frog eye