Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer Waffen 5cm PaK 40) um

5cm PaK 40) um

Angedeutete Sichtluke im Schutzschild

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the first models were handed over to the troop and 2584 models were manufactured by the end of the war

Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer Waffen 5cm PaK 40) umThe Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer was based on the very successful platform of the Panzer 38(t). In the course of the war, there were several Panzerjger variants on this basis. But they were quite weakly armoured. In March 1943, Colonel General Guderian demanded the construction of an all round protected light tank. Lafette and chains had to be slightly widened for this new tank. The armament consisted of a modified variant of the 7. 5 cm PaK 39 L 48 and a