noun
tank destroyer; self-propelled anti-tank gun
Military vehicle designed specifically to engage and destroy enemy tanks, typically with a powerful gun mounted on a tracked chassis.
第二次世界大戦中、ドイツ軍は多くの駆逐戦車を投入した。
During World War II, the German military deployed many tank destroyers.
駆逐戦車は戦車よりも装甲が薄いことが多い。
Tank destroyers often have thinner armor than tanks.
Compound of 駆逐 (kuchiku, 'expulsion, driving out') and 戦車 (sensha, 'tank'), literally 'expulsion tank'. The term is a calque from English 'tank destroyer' or German 'Jagdpanzer'.