Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer

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127 000

Crew:

Commander (Radio Operator)
Driver
Gunner
Loader

Advantages:

Good upper plate armor due to sloping (~110mm effective)
Good choice of guns and tough gun mantlet
Excellent camo factor
Amazing aim time on all guns
Surprisingly fast hull traverse gives it more chance in close-quarters fights

Disadvantages:

Abysmal view range
Paper side and rear armor
Asymmetric, tiny gun arc forces you to expose bits of your side to the enemy, which is easily penetrated
Incredibly crappy stock engine
Lower plate armor can be penetrated by many tanks.

Tank description:

The Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer is a German tier 4 tank destroyer.In 1943, the Wehrmacht were experiencing a dire shortage of StuG III tank destroyers because the joint U.S.A.-U.K. air raids caused considerable damage to the Alkett company''s factory that produced these vehicles. December 1943, a decision was made to utilize the working capacities of the BMM company in Prague to start production of tank destroyers. Components of the Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) tank were widely used in the new vehicle. The first prototypes were produced in March 1944. More than 2,800 vehicles were built by May 1945.It is a very different tank from its predecessor, the Marder II. Initially, its poor speed and restricted arc of fire seem to be a downgrade from the long-range firepower of the Marder II; a point that provokes a lot of mixed opinions from players. It takes some time, and a few upgrades, to unlock the Hetzer''s true potential and allow its excellent sloped armor, low profile, and powerful guns to come to the fore. Tier 4 and under tanks will fear the Hetzer to the choices of either the accurate and uprated 75mm gun, or the infamous 105mm that has the potential to take most, if not all of the hitpoints of tier 3s and 4s.The Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer marks the end of its German tank destroyer line.

In 1943, the Wehrmacht were experiencing a dire shortage of StuG III tank destroyers because the joint U.S.A.-U.K. air raids caused considerable damage to the Alkett company's factory that produced these vehicles. December 1943, a decision was made to utilize the working capacities of the BMM company in Prague to start production of tank destroyers. Components of the Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) tank were widely used in the new vehicle. The first prototypes were produced in March 1944. More than 2,800 vehicles were built by May 1945.