Why the "Hetzer"? Why not Stugs?
Why build the "Hetzer" (Jagdpanzer 38 (t)) in the first place? Why don't continue the productions of Stugs - Sturmgeschütze regular assault guns? For this we talk to the director of the Panzermuseum Munster Ralf Raths.
Disclaimer: I was invited by the Panzermuseum Munster in 2020.
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Quite obvious. You have to unlock the Hetzer before you can further research the tank destroyer line.
Posted 28mins ago and already have a dislike? Probably stug fan
My father commanded one of these Jagdpanzer 38(t)s on the eastern front in 1945 with the Prague Uprising in May 1945 being his final action. He had to destroy his vehicle in Prague when they ran out of fuel. BTW he never referred to his vehicle as a Hetzer, only as a 38(t). The Hetzer name became popular in the war gaming world.
i totally love that the museum is aware of the memes lol
"Tank hunter" does sound better than "Tank back stabber, before running away so as to not get obliterated".
Crane capacity is why you see so many tanks in Britain, Australia, Canada, and the US being made by locomotive works.
Thanks for the interesting video on the HETZER. My barber was a gunner on a Hetzer. He volunteered at the age of 16 and saw combat soon after in early 1945 in the area of Austria/Czech Republic against the Red Army. They were knocked out, his commander was killed and the rest of the crew was trapped inside the tank. They heared russian voices around the tank but kept silent. After three days they heard German voices and consequently they were resued by German soldiers. The worst thing was thirst as they had only little fresh water supplies. When he left the tank his hair has turned grey bcause of the horror.
Why Hetzer? Because it’s better than dragging a PaK 40 through the mud.
Great that you explain the German language tank names to an English audience. So many native English speaking presenters say the German tank names without explaining them.
I didn't know the stug factories were actually destroyed, I thought they just wanted to get the concept upgraded. Thanks for the video and all the explanations guys.
That discussion of the crane capacity in Czech Rep. vs Germany was very interesting. I'm a Hetzer and PzKw 38t fan, but this is a level of documentary not found elsewhere. Thank you for the knowledge!
Side armor that protects against "hand guns and splinters", I love that description.
Such a great design, economical with such a punch! My dad was a tank commander of an M4 Sherman powered by a Ford GAA V 8 18 litre engine through Italy and his tank got knocked out by something in the Battle of Monte Cassino; luckily for me what ever it was, was low on Ammunition as it withdrew not firing another shot at my dads completely demobilised M4 Sherman, his team couldn't even move the Turret and they felt like sitting ducks. I learnt his stories by playing the waiter when his old mates came around, he was a Scotch and water man and his mates were either a Scotch or Gin and water; now and then they would go for a Rusty Nail, which was in their case 2 nips of Scotch and 1 Nip of Drambuie.
The hetzer was produced for the post war Swiss military as well. Great museum guide! Very academic and professional.
Finally real information on WW2 German tanks from German experts. Thank you for the historical information and "gaming" jokes/puns to make it more entertaining.
As a former tanker now employed as a crane operator, this episode resonated with me more than usual.
13 minutes lectures without chair, small table or a cup of tea. Just 2 guy standing straight up.
A couple of years ago at Militracks (somewhere in Limburg, the Netherlands) I had the chance to be in one of these being driven around. He is not exaggerating when he says it's cramped. It really is just a sardine can with a big gun right next to your face. Vision out was terrible. I sat in the position right behind the driver and I couldn't see shit. But I still love this thing, it's so tiny and cute
Man I wish the Panzer Museum had more English videos, or at least English cc. It could possibly bring a whole new subscriber base. Anyhow, I absolutely adored this video, I don't know why, I can't get enough of Hetzer content (I blame War Thunder and Lindybeige).
It seems like it did its job for the circumstanced. I didn't know that the stug factories got destroyed, which lead to them using the Czechoslovakian design to make a new version. Lindybeige made a video about the hetzer and I think he missed the point a bit, he complained a lot about the poor visibility, but this was to be used with infantry in ambush settings.