Oliver, Dennis Hetzer. Jagdpanzer 38 Tank Destroyer. German Army and Waffen-SS. Western Front, 1944-1945

Name: Oliver, Dennis: Hetzer. Jagdpanzer 38 Tank Destroyer. German Army and Waffen-SS. Western Front, 1944-1945
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English text, paperback, 200 bw- and colour illustrations, large format. 64 pages.

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By 1944 the German army was on the defensive on all fronts and Allied bombing was putting increasing pressure on the nation's industrial output. Since the earliest days of the war the Germans had experimented with mounting anti-tank weapons on obsolete chassis and one of the most successful of these would prove to be the Jagdpanzer 38, more often referred to today as the Hetzer. Small and unimposing the Hetzer's appearance belied its effectiveness. Armed with the powerful 7.5cm L/48 gun, the same weapon fitted to the Jadgpanzer IV, the Hetzer featured armour sloped armour plates of up to 60mm thickness and was capable of a top speed of 42 kilometres per hour. Almost 3,000 examples were assembled and its low cost and ease of production meant that it was Germany's most important tank killer of the late war period. In this book in the "TankCraft" series Dennis Oliver uses archive photos and extensively researched color illustrations to examine the Hetzer tank destroyers and the units of the German Army and Waffen-SS that operated them during the last months of the Second World war. A key section of his book displays available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models in various scales. Technical details as well as modifications introduced during production and in the field are also examined providing everything the modeller needs to recreate an accurate representation of these historic tanks.

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Oliver, Dennis
Title: Hetzer. Jagdpanzer 38 Tank Destroyer. German Army and Waffen-SS. Western Front, 1944-1945
Details: English text, paperback, 200 bw- and colour illustrations, large format. 64 pages.