Panzerjäger 38t (Jagdpanzer 38)

Production history

Monthly production history for the **leichte Panzerjäger 38t**, as well as the **Bergepanzerwagen 38** and the **Jagdpanzer 38 starr**
Month	Goal	Production accepted by Waffenamt	BMM production	Škoda production
1944
March	0	0	3	0
April	20	23	20	0
May	50	50	50	0
June	100	100	100	0
July	175	100	100	10
August	175	171	150	20
September	250	124	190	30
October	330	290	133	57
November	350	403	298	89
December	380	327	223	104
Total, 1944	1,830	1,588	1,267	310
1945
January	430	434	289	145
February	350	398	273	125
March	350	301	148	153
April and May	250	?	70	47
Total, 1945	1,380	1,133+	780	470
Total	3,210	2,721+	2,047	780

Technical information on the **leichte Panzerjäger 38t**
Physical specifications
Length	6.27 m.
Length (without gun)	4.87 m.
Width	2.63 m.
Height	2.1 m.
Firing height	1.4 m.
Weight	16 t.
Engine	Praga AC 6 cylinder water cooled 7.75 l. gasoline
Horse powers	150 @ 2,600 rmp.
Crew	Commander Gunner Loader Driver
Armour	8-60 mm.
Armament
Main gun	7,5 cm Pak 39 L/48
Ammunition storage	41
Secondary guns	7,92 mm M.G.34 9 mm M.P.
Ammunition storage	600 * 7.92 mm. 192 * 9 mm.
Performance
Maximum speed	40 km./h.
Road speed	25-30 km./h.
Cross country speed	15 km./h.
Range (on road)	180 km.
Range (cross country)	130 km.
Fuel capacity	320 l.
Fuel usage (on road)	1.78 l./km.
Fuel usage (cross-country)	2.46 l./km.
Fording	0.9 m.
Step climbing	0.65 m.
Climbing, degrees	25°
Trench crossing	1.3 m.
Ground pressure	0.85 kg./cm²

JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. PANZER TRACTS No.9 - Jagdpanzer - Jagdpanzer 38 to Jagdtiger. Darlington (MD) : Darlington Productions, Inc., 1997. Read review
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JENTZ, Thomas L., DOYLE, Hilary Louis & BADROCKE, Mike. Jagdpanzer 38 'Hetzer' 1944-1945. Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2001.
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