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Hetzer (Tank destroyer)

LC control no.sh2006001866
Topical headingHetzer (Tank destroyer)
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Variant(s)Jagdpanzer 38(t) (Tank destroyer)
See alsoTank destroyers
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Found inWork cat.: Edmundson, G. Modelling the Jagdpanzer 38(t) 'Hetzer', 2004.
WordiQ.com, Mar. 13, 2006 (Hetzer. Based on the Czech Panzer 38(t) chassis, Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer was an excellent tank destroyer; the Hetzer was intended to be more cost-effective than the much more ambitious Jagdpanther and Jagdtiger designs of the same period; the name Hetzer was at the time never used for the vehicle; the usage is a postwar mistake conferring the name of a related prototype)