Airfix JagdPanzer 38 Tonne Hetzer Early Version 1:35 WWII Military Tank Plastic Model Kit A1355, Multi

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 "Mareşal" 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 armored 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 armor 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.

• Classic 1: 35 Armor model scaled tank. Includes some interior details, and includes link and length tracks.
• Skill level: 3. Dimensions of completed kit: length 243mm x width 91mm. A great plastic model kit for the beginner or intermediate modeler.
• Primary Scheme: Jagdpanzer 38(T) Hetzer (Early Version) Attached to Heeres Panzerjager Abteilung 731, Summer 1941. Scheme 2: Jagdpanzer 38(T) ALS Befehlswagen Attached to Heeres Panzerjager Abteilung 731, circa 1944-45.
• Painting and assembly required. Paints and glue need to be purchased separately.
• Humbrol paints needed to complete the plane liveries are listed on the outside of the box.