307238 Modeler 1/72 ACS German tank destroyer Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer

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the Serial production of German light tank fighters Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer began in April 1944 in Czechoslovakia. Thanks to a successful combination of combat qualities, the self-propelled artillery unit has become one of the best machines in its class. First, the compact dimensions of the tank destroyer was handy for a quick disguise for the actions of ambushes and hideouts. Powerful weapons in the form of a 75-mm gun Pak 39 allowed the "Hetzer" to fight against all types of Soviet tanks. A remote-controlled 7.92 mm machine gun was mounted on the roof of the cabin. the Light weight and 160-horsepower engine provided the artillery installation with a sufficiently high speed. The closed low body of the combat vehicle had large angles of inclination of the frontal, side and aft armor plates, the thickness of which varied from 20 to 60 mm.