Jagdtiger or "Hunting Tiger" was one of the heavy tank destroyers come out of German factories during the Second World War. It was officially named the Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf (inventory tag Sd. Kfz. 186) because it was primarily based upon a Tiger II chassis which has been lengthened. This heavy duty tank was superior over any Allied tank and out-ranged them all. Its main gun was a PaK 44 L/55 main gun (128 mm). It was considered by the Axis forces as the heaviest operational armored vehicle utilized in WWII.

During World War II the M18 Hellcat was the tank used by the Americans to destroy the enemies and a defense against their foes. This armored fighting vehicle has speed up to 60 mph for the reason that the armor is paper thin or not more than 1" thick. It was the fastest tank destroyer in the time of World War II. The enemies were not able to attack the Hellcat troops easily because of the high speed of the tank.

The Jagdpanther or Hunting Panther was a Nazi tank destroyer made by the Germans and used during the later stages of World War II in 1944. The Jagdpanther saw battle in both the Western and Eastern fronts. This tank was based on the Panther tank chassis, and combined with the Tiger II PaK 43 cannon (8.8 cm) it was a formidable fighting machine. The suspension and armor of the Panther tank nevertheless suffered because of Germany's sorry state in the latter part of the war. There was a shortage of parts, poorly trained crew and dwindling production.

The SU-100 was primarily a tank destroyer made by the Soviets. This case-mate style war vehicle was deployed in the field during the latter part of the Second World War. After the war the Soviets, along with many armies from all over the world, maintained their own active fleet of this beauty.

One of the greatest and famous German tank commanders was Michael Wittman (22.4 1914 - 8.8, 1944). He was promoted to the position of Hauptsturmführer (captain) and was also a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross holder. He was renowned for destroying 138 tanks and 132 anti-tank guns as well as countless numbers of armored cars. For these, he was referred to as one of the Nazi's top ranking panzer aces.