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	JAGDPANZER 38(t) HETZER (SdKfz 138/2)	1944
	TANK DESTROYER

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JAGDPANZER 38(t) HETZER
(Panzerjager 38(t)) fur 7.5cm PaK39
(SdKfz 138/2)
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :	TANK DESTROYER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :	GERMANY
MANUFACTURER :	BOHMISCH-MAHRISCHE MASCHINENFABRIK & SKODA
FIRST PROTOTYPE :	MARCH 1944
SERVICE DELIVERY :	JULY 1944
NUMBER BUILT :	2,584 (Produced from April 1944 to May 1945)

SPECIFICATION
WIDTH :	2.63 m
LENGTH :	6.38 m
HEIGHT :	2.17 m
TRACK WIDTH :	---
BATTLE WEIGHT :	15.75 tons (31,500 lbs)
ARMOUR :	Superstructure - (Front) 60 mm/60 deg; (Side) 20 mm/40 deg;
	(Rear) 8 mm/70 deg; (Top/Bottom) (8 mm/90 deg
	Hull - (Front) 60 mm/40 deg; (Side) 20 mm/15 deg;
	(Rear) 20 mm/15 deg; (Top/Bottom) 10 mm/90 deg;
	Gun Mantlet - 60 mm/Saukopfblende
POWER PLANT :	Praga AC/2 7.8 litres Six-Cylinder Petrol, Liquid Cooled
	Engine, Output 160 hp @ 2600 rpm
SUSPENSION TYPE :	Leaf Spring
ARMAMENT :	Main - 1 x 7.5 cm PaK 39 L/48 Gun
	Secondary - 1 x 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 or 42 Flexible
	Machine Gun
TRAVERSE :	5 deg Left, 11 deg Right (manual)
ELEVATION LIMITS :	-6 deg, +12 deg
SIGHT :	SflZF1a/Periskop 3 x 8 deg
AMMUNITION :	Main Gun - 41 Rounds of 75 mm
	Machine Gun - 600 Rounds of 7.92 mm
CREW :	4 - Commander, Driver, & 2 Gun Crew

PERFORMANCE
SPEED ON-ROAD :	42 km/h (26 mph)
SPEED OFF-ROAD :	28.9 km/h (18 mph)
FORDING DEPTH :	---
VERTICAL OBSTACLE :	---
TRENCH CROSSING :	---
COMBAT RANGE :	On-Road - 177 km (110 mi); Cross Country - 130 km (80.6 mi)

	REFERENCES
	Doyle, David. German Military Vehicles. Wisconsin: Krause Publications. 2005. ISBN 978-0-87349-783-1, ISBN 0-87349-783 Chamberlain, Peter; Doyle, Hilary. Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two. London: Orion Publishing Group Ltd. 1978, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003. ISBN 1-85409-518-8

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