Airfix 01355 1/35 Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer 'Early Version'

Airfix 01355 1/35 Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer 'Early Version'

Product Type: Plastic Kitset

Brand: Airfix

Scale: 1/35

Requires assembly. Glue and paint sold separately.

PRODUCT INFO
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.

TECH SPECS
Item Length - without Packaging (cm): 24.3
Item Height - without Packaging (cm): 6.2
Item Width - without Packaging (cm): 9.1
Item Scale: 1/35
What's in the Box: Sprues and decals
Number of Scheme Options: 2
Skill Level: 3