Description
1/35 scale kit model of German light self-propelled gun Jagdpanzer 38(t) HETZER STARR, Trumpeter 05524.
The kit includes:
highly detailed model
top and bottom body,
caterpillars,
photo etching,
decal,
scheme for coloring the model,
step-by-step instruction.
Dimensions of the finished model: Length 204.8 mm; Width 78.4 mm.
"Hetzer" (German: Hetzer - instigator, greyhound) or Jagdpanzer 38 - German light self-propelled artillery unit (ACS) of the tank destroyer class. Used during World War II.
According to the German departmental designation system for military equipment, it bore the index Sd.Kfz.138/2.
It was developed by the Czechoslovak company BMM on the chassis of the light tank PzKpfw 38 (t) in November 1943 - January 1944 as a cheaper and mass replacement for the StuG III assault guns, but was later reclassified into a tank destroyer, intended primarily for completing anti-tank units infantry and cavalry divisions.
