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The E-series designs were simpler, cheaper to produce and more efficient than their predecessors; however, they offered only modest improvements in armour and firepower over the designs they were intended to replace, such as the Jagdpanzer 38(t), Panther Ausf.
The Jagdpanzer 38 fit into the lighter category of German tank destroyers that began with the Panzerjäger I, continued with the Marder series, and ended with the Jagdpanzer 38. The 75 mm Pak 39 L/48 gun of the Jagdpanzer 38 was a modified version of the 75 mm StuK 40 L/48 used in the StuG III and StuG IV assault guns.
Hetzer/Jagdpanzer 38; 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf schwere Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz 8) 15 cm sIG 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B or Sturmpanzer I Bison. 15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf) or Sturmpanzer II Bison. [14] [better source needed] 15 cm sIG 33/2 (Sf.) auf Jagdpanzer 38(t) [15] [better source needed]
The Jagdpanzer designs followed on from the more lightly armored Panzerjäger ("tank hunter") designs, which took an anti-tank gun and mounted it on top of a tank chassis with supplementary armor fitted around the gun crew. However, the armor typically had an open rear and top, almost never providing the crew with full protection from the elements.
Also known as: PzKpfw 38(t), Panzer 38(t), Sd. Kfz. 140 In March 1939, Germany invaded Czech territory and took over the Czech arms manufacturing industries. The Czech LT-38 tank, then in production, was produced for German use as the Panzer 38(t) ("t" standing for tschechisch, German for Czech). By the start of the war, 78 Panzer 38(t) tanks ...
Flakpanzer 38(t) auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) Ausf. L (antiaircraft tank version of the Panzer 38(t)) Flamingo (common name for the Panzer II Flamm) Flammenwerfer auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. A - flamethrowers mounted in a Panzer I Ausf. A; Flammpanzer 38(t) - flamethrower version of the Jagdpanzer 38(t) Funkkraftwagen - designation for the Kfz 14
About 1500 Marder III models were produced, which is more than 1400 Panzer 38(t) produced. After Marder III, Jagdpanzer 38(t) was produced based on altered Panzer 38(t) chassis with approximately 2800 produced. Chassis for Panzer 38(t) was the basis for small number of anti-aircraft guns as well.
This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.