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Hetzer — Tier IV German tank destroyer

Hetzer

IV
Cost
  • 85 000
  • 2 500
Preceded by
Succeeded by

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
490
HP
4 / 7
223.3m
View range
6 / 7
Firepower
Shell
1149
DPM
3 / 7
110
Penetration
3 / 7
160
Damage
4 / 7
100
Devices/crew damage
3 / 7
—
Burst damage
— / —
790
Velocity
4 / 7
14.55%
Penetration loss over distance
6 / 7
—
Explosion radius
— / —
933
DPM
4 / 7
158
Penetration
3 / 7
130
Damage
5 / 7
100
Devices/crew damage
3 / 7
—
Burst damage
— / —
988
Velocity
4 / 7
17.72%
Penetration loss over distance
5 / 7
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1292
DPM
4 / 7
35
Penetration
4 / 7
180
Damage
4 / 7
140
Devices/crew damage
1 / 7
—
Burst damage
— / —
790
Velocity
4 / 7
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.06
Explosion radius
5 / 7
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
75.0
Caliber
4 / 7
7.18
Rate of fire
2 / 7
8.36
Reload time
2 / 7
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.61
Base aim time
2 / 7
0.331
Dispersion
1 / 7
Dispersion factors
0.200
When moving
3 / 7
0.200
When rotating
3 / 7
0.080
When rotating turret
1 / 7
3.000
After shot
1 / 7
Gun angles
8°
Depression
3 / 7
15°
Elevation
5 / 7
5°/15°
Aiming arc (left / right)
5 / 7
46.52
Turret traverse speed
1 / 7
Mobility
15.17
Weight
5 / 7
Speed
42
Forward
2 / 7
11
Backward
6 / 7
Effective Power / Weight ratio
13.18
On hard terrain
5 / 7
9.67
On medium terrain
5 / 7
8.06
On soft terrain
6 / 7
Traverse speed
73.64
On hard terrain
1 / 7
54.00
On medium terrain
2 / 7
45.00
On soft terrain
2 / 7
4.68m×2.53m×1.41m
Size
3 / 7
Concealment
46.10%
While still
3 / 7
29.30%
While moving
3 / 7
19.32%
Upon firing while still
3 / 7
13.21%
Upon firing while moving
3 / 7
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 267m
167.0m
While still
203.4m
While moving
225.1m
Upon firing while still
238.3m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 108–135
  • 81–108
  • 54–81
  • 27–54
  • 0–27
Spaced armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

In 1943, the Wehrmacht were experiencing a dire shortage of StuG III tank destroyers because the joint U.S.A.-U.K. air raids caused considerable damage to the Alkett company's factory that produced these vehicles. December 1943, a decision was made to utilize the working capacities of the BMM company in Prague to start production of tank destroyers. Components of the Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) tank were widely used in the new vehicle. The first prototypes were produced in March 1944. More than 2,800 vehicles were built by May 1945.