Panzerjäger 38t
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
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 |
|
| 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 |
Sources
- 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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Additional reading
- Pz.Kpfw. 38(t)
- Technical details and photographs of the Pz.Kpfw. 38(t)
- The name "Hetzer"
- Explanation of the erroneous name "Hetzer"
All contents written by Christian Ankerstjerne unless stated otherwise
