Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer - Duitsland: boeken - historie (2/3)

Jagdpanzer hatte es bis in die ersten Kriegsjahre nicht gegeben, man merkte erst, dass sie fehlen, als die Panzerabwehr-Einheiten nicht mehr mit den schnell vorrückenden Panzern Schritt halten konnten. Daher mussten die Panzerabwehrgeschütze motorisiert werden.
Die ersten Entwicklungen wie der "Marder" waren noch ziemlich provisorisch, später kamen dann niedrigerem flache Typen ohne Turm wie der Pz.Kpfw. IV L/70, die "Guderian-Ente".

Walter J. Spielberger dokumentiert in diesem neu aufgelegten Klassiker jeden Entwicklungsschritt dieser Jagdpanzer und stellt ihr Innenleben mit vielen aussagekräftigen Fotos vor.

This volume in the Spielberger series presents the light tank destroyers of the Wehrmacht with accurate scale drawings and previously unpublished photographs.

The first in a new series of books from Panzerwrecks. As its titles implies, the subject is the German Jagdpanzer 38 tank hunter.
The subject has been written about before and many photos published, but this book combines 20 years of original research and gathering of materials to take a look at the vehicle, using 117 rare large format photographs over 112 pages.

These pictures are supplemented by specially commissioned high quality artwork by Felipe Rodna. The author and artist have worked closely together and incorporated the latest findings to offer the reader the most authentic colour plates of the Jagdpanzer 38 yet published.

Archive photos and color profiles of the Panzerjäger 38 (t) Hetzer and G13. Includes also 3D visualizations.

The Jagdpanzer 38 is one of the best known German armoured fighting vehicles from World War II. Rushed into series production in the record time of less than four months, it was instantly recognisable by the sleek appearance created by its well-sloped armour. Many experts in post-war armour hold the opinion that this tank destroyer was just the answer to Germany's problem of dealing with the numerically superior American M4 Medium tank (known to the British Army as the Sherman) and the Russian T-34.

This title takes a close look at the Jagdpanzer 28 "Hetzer". It features an annotated cutaway as its centre piece and covers the technical details of the jagdpanzer and its variants.

Contents: Design and Development - Production modifications and improvements March 1944 to 1945 - Production history - Design and manufacture by BMM and later Skoda - Capabilities in Combat - Operational History - Tactical Employment - Organisation - Combat history examples - Development of variants - Bergepanzer recovery vehicle and rigid mounted gun version - Commentary on the Colour Artwork - Index.