Jagdpanzer 38 (t) Hetzer Early Version

Name: Jagdpanzer 38 (t) Hetzer Early Version
Brand: Airfix
SKU: 6070/1355
Price: 49.95 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Manufacturer: Airfix
Manufacturer No.: A1355
Scale 1:35
unpainted, kit

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Order.-No.: 6070/1355

Weight: 0.383 kg

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The Jagdpanzer 38 (Sd.Kfz. 138/2), later known as Hetzer ("baiter"), was a German light tank destroyer of the Second World War based on a modified Czechoslovakian Panzer 38(t) chassis. The project was inspired by the Romanian "Maresal" tank destroyer. The Jagdpanzer 38 was intended to be more cost-effective than the much more ambitious Jagdpanther and Jagdtiger designs of the same period. Using a proven chassis, it avoided the mechanical problems of the larger armoured vehicles.

It was built on the Panzerkampfwagen 38(t)s widened and lengthened chassis with modified suspension (larger road-wheels from Praga TNH n.A prototype reconnaissance tank) and up-rated engine. The new engine was 160 PS Praga AC/2 6-cylinder engine controlled by Praga-Wilson gearbox (5 forward and 1 reverse gear). Chassis was modified in order to accommodate larger gun and thicker armour than regular Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) tank. Its combat weight was 16 metric tons (versus 9.8-tonnes for the Pz 38(t) and it could travel at maximum speed of some 42 km/h.

Length: 243 mm
Width: 91 mm

Group: Model Construction
Condition: unpainted, kit
Scale: Scale 1:35
Material: Plastic
Zeit von: World War II
Time: World War II
Nationality/Location: Germany