Hetzer - a German mobile armoured coffin

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The Hetzer (or Jagdpanzer 38t) - it is a 'cool'-looking vehicle, and a favourite with WW2 tank enthusiasts, but was it all that great to fight in?
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[@barnabyjones3708]

That threading on the outside of the barrel is for the bayonet.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

lol

[@vapomaster6967]

It isnt a japanese tank bdw. :D

[@BobBob-pf3bp]

Yup perfect for tank jousting

[@Gerbs1913]

Knowing how the fighting on the Eastern front was I don't even doubt this.

[@historyshlibber7176]

Silencer

[@Mystakaphoros]

"I think that one thing that keeps crews safe is the ability to see. Also, being on the side that is winning is quite handy..."

[@jakeflfirelegend5377]

Tell that to the Soviet crews

[@geraldk.4247]

@@jakeflfirelegend5377 i laughed so hard i spit beer on the keybord. Great.

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

The Hetzer wasn’t a tank. It was a self propelled armoured anti tank gun. It weighed only 16 tons and had pretty good armour. It wouldn’t get employed as a tank or be put in those situations.

[@tinnyle2719]

**when the last order was radio silence and you don't know the war is over.**

[@chromitehertz9016]

@Rodolfo Ramos Right. And one could attempt to kill p4s in short range with a Churchill I by relying on the shockwaves to knock the crew out. But that's not the intended use and a poor way to judge the Churchill's performance. Just so, while a Hetzer may have been employed as a tank, it was not a tank and that was not it's intended use.

[@cre8ivecat23]

Why do I get the feeling that Lindy just asked sone random passerby to hold the camera for him, then started rattling off about the Hetzer for the next 15 minutes

[@LeatherSoup-c5j]

Because that's exactly what he did

[@caleb4369]

Cre8iveCat he would kidnap you and would assault you with a ramble or two

[@manictiger]

Hey kid, want to make a quick 10 bucks?

[@noahjohnson935]

@@manictiger i read this in his voice

[@travisrolison9646]

Probably was like would care for some tea and a biscuit? Come this way, oh since you are here, hold this camera. The poor person didnt have the heart to be rude and leave.

[@nahkohese555]

I have a friend who acquired a Hetzer from some museum in Europe. It was more or less intact - the pieces they had to remove to make it "demiliterized" were shipped separately. Via the internet he also managed to aquire a full set of manuals for it. They were in German, obviously, but he can read German fairly well, so that wasn't a problem. It took him about 4 or 5 years, but he completely rebuilt it. The canon and machine gun fire propane blanks, but otherwise its fully functional. He takes it around to military shows and WWII reenactments.

[@samholdsworth420]

Bullshit!!! Tanks are illegal everywhere

[@infinitewaterglitch]

nice 👍

[@were-owlinwisconsin4441]

By any chance, would this guy's Hetzer be the one that usually shows up at the WWII event in Rockford, Illinois?

[@nahkohese555]

@@were-owlinwisconsin4441 That's him!

[@Leo3ABPgamingTV]

"It was a mobile coffin" "It did do the job" made me chuckle.

[@steffenrosmus9177]

Well Switzerland used this tank until the nineteen eighties!!!! So much for coffin thr design was brilliant . Coffins were built in Italy ( M 13/40) or Japan!

[@paoloviti6156]

Steffen Rosmus the Hetzer had an ugly drawback as it had thin 20 mm armour at the sides so it was easily defeated with anti-tank rifle or anything bigger but it was not meant to fight in the streets or in the open fields, it was built as a tank destroyer to shoot from concealed bushes. In this it was very effective also because of it's diminutive size making it relatively easy to conceal! I understood that despite it was cramped making it difficult to handle the ammo it was quite popular with the crew and was quite easy to mantain. In my opinion it was handicapped by having poor placing of periscopes and limited view with the too narrow armoured glass for the driver. Nevertheless it gave good account at the final months of war!

[@petrameyer1121]

@Aodh buí Mac an Ridrí You mistake that with the STUG.

[@CS-zn6pp]

@@petrameyer1121 He is right, the infantry did love having these Hetzer around. StuG's were better in almost every way but when you are facing hordes of T34's these things were great. They were cheap to build and were reliable running in the field. Their gun was more than capable of stopping a T34 or a Sherman at range. The gun, dispite the periscope sight was more likely to get a first round hit than the T34 or the Sherman under combat conditions.

[@timberwolf1575]

@Carnivorus The offset of a periscope sight above the tank could cause misalignment of the shot. A periscope sight is great to line up the initial shot while behind cover. An inline sight mounted on the cannon's frame is better for final alignment of the shot. Ideally you want both for flexibility in use.

[@SLIQ6]

Editor: what animation u want for "hetzer" words Lindybeige: YES

[@theminuskai7453]

Lmao

[@xdj77]

No.

[@knightshousegames]

He basically just took every possible stock text animation preset in Sony Vegas and put it in the video.

[@engleberteverything421]

So he had a conversation with himself

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

Will that lame joke ever die?

[@mtf_nine_tailed_fox385]

Normal Winnie Pooh: "Hetzer" Winnie Pooh With Tux: "Jagdpanzer 38(t)" Winnie Pooh with Wermacht outfit: "JAGDPANZER ACHTUNDDREIẞIG (TSCHECHISH)"

[@klobiforpresident2254]

@cis this Well, yes, but actually, no.

[@klobiforpresident2254]

OP, tiny nitpick if I may, German numbers are spelled without space or hyphen. As such it is ACHTUNDDREIẞIG.

[@mtf_nine_tailed_fox385]

@@klobiforpresident2254 ah yes I forgot about that, danke Schön meine Freund/Freundin

[@klobiforpresident2254]

@@mtf_nine_tailed_fox385 Gern geschehen, Kamerad!

[@majormadjack8600]

@cis this does it not mean tankhunter?

[@JettMann8]

Herzer irl: rolling coffin, horrible visibility, roughly designed Herzer in warthunder: death incarnate, crusher and driver of enemies, listener of lamentations

[@niklasw.1297]

broken transmission intensifies EVERYONE shoots the lfp

[@leonardogomez8812]

Jared Mannarino Same thing could be said in WoT

[@2drift826]

*D E S T R O Y E R O F W O R L D S*

[@leeham6230]

If anyone is having trouble against this tank, you can shoot the LOWER FRONTAL PLATE, which will 100% dedtroy the transmission. Without the ability to move, it can be easily flanked and shot in the side. Alternatively, you can shoot the barrel, or just keep on shooting that lower frontal plate to kill the driver over and over until the crew is exhausted. Happy hunting :)

[@Manglet762]

I was wondering if War Thunder would pop up.

[@Sreven199]

Already six minutes into this video... And... Oof. Ouch. 1) Yes, the Hetzer was pretty blind as far as tanks go, but if Infantry got that close to any tank.... That tank is already dead anyway. 2) The MG on top was not just a "Blind fire spray and pray" weapon. It had a periscope equipped 3x zoom sniper scop mounted with it that was used to aim. 3) The gun sight is on top of the roof. Under that upside down U shaped bracket. Roof mounted sights are actually a good thing, as they allow you to be be able to see the enemy while behind cover or concealment. Perfect for an ambush vehicle like this. 4)The 7.5 Pak 40 was an excellent gun, and is capable of taking on any allied medium (majority of what the allied armies fielded. Shermans, T-34s, Cromwells) from a good distance away.

[@GodwinCarpenter]

Thanks beat me too it.

[@Staghound]

also ambush vehicles are very useful. It's the tank equivalent of a sniper. it may not knock out that many tanks but imagine driving down a street and suddenly your lead tank erupts into flames and the crew bail out. everyone dives for cover and the rest of the column swiftly turns around and high tails it back. everyone now knows something is lurking at the end of the street, gasp it could even be a tiger! and you don't want to drive head first into a tiger do you? you now have a whole armour column tied down and trying to flush out one vehicle (which has probably already relocated) It's not the kill count but the psychological effect that hetzers were great for.

[@adamwash917]

found the hetzer fanboy

[@AgentTasmania]

Captain Beige addressed the roof sight and described the gun as good but not devastating (ie, Churchill VII or IS would resist)

[@Sofus.]

It was also not downgraded to an ambuch vehicle, it was designed to operate this way.

[@KamiRecca]

... what is an "Imperial Hour"? Like is it 60 minuts +5 minutes for tea?

[@walthanas]

Yeah, especially seeing how it was most likely the Egyptians who invented the 12 hours (times two) scale of time to begin with.

[@minuteman4199]

55 minutes, with 5 minutes for tea.

[@mikolajwitkowski8093]

@@walthanas Egyptians were very imperial.

[@Amateur0Visionary]

@@walthanas i was thinking it was the Sumerians. I'm likely incorrect...happens a lot.

[@michaelguth4007]

Guess lindy wanted to make people aware that the French invented a decimal based time system after the revolution, and even the French thought it sucked.

[@BastuGubbar]

oh no he's stuck in the tank museum again. *puts on hat and grabs gun* 'don't worry lindy, i'll come save you'

[@germanvisitor2]

It's time for an intervention.

[@theblancmange1265]

I think it's footage from his visit over a year ago. He's wearing the same sweater in the museum clip he did back then.

[@remainingknight8339]

@@theblancmange1265 You are new to Lindybeige aren't you?

[@stevenstice6683]

The only thing he'll leave a tank museum for is vinegar.

[@benholroyd5221]

@@remainingknight8339 yeah, he's really up on his continuity.

[@CLipka2373]

In modern German, "Panzer" as a stand-alone word has taken on the exclusive meaning of "tank". The older meaning of "armor" has been entirely taken over by the words "Panzerung". The only exception I know of is the field of biology/zoology, where "Panzer" means "carapace", and thus could still be translated as "armor". But other than that - no, the German word "Panzer" does NOT mean "armor" these days.

[@CLipka2373]

@@Бегемот-г6м Where do you have your information from? I'm a native speaker living in Germany. I've actually never heard the use of "Panzer" for pieces of body armor, except in rare historic contexts. "Kugelsichere Weste", "Splitterschutzweste" or "Schutzweste" for short would be terms for modern equipment, while "Rüstung" and "Harnisch" would be terms for historic equipment (the complete kit and the breast piece, respectively). I _have_ heard compound terms such as "Brustpanzer", but I'm pretty sure I've never heard or read "Panzer" used, in this sense as a stand-alone term, anywhere in Germany, neither in person nor in German media, by any contemporary speaker/writer. I concede that "Panzer" might still be in use in that sense in Switzerland or Austria, or a few regional dialects. But in mainstream "German German", from my experience that use of the word has gone extinct.

[@xlvrstl]

@@CLipka2373 The word "Panzer" for " armor" is correct and understandable, also in germany. Its obviously not that often used, as people dont talk about armors or tanks the whole day, but often enought in documentations, books, movies, videogames...etc. Besides, i am quite shure if someone would tell you he is wearing a panzer, you would not think he is balancing a t-34 on the palm of his hand.

[@pascalbaryamo4568]

Nicht ganz wahr, auch in vermodernden Kontexten wird noch von Panzer geredet- Schuppenpanzer, Plattnepanzer, Lamellenpanzer (das Zeug was die Samurai trugen) usw.

[@adamelliott2302]

A rhinoceros is a panzernashorn in german. At least it is in the Berlin Zoo.

[@dialektischabgefahrenerwel1654]

I too think it's regional. In the southern German dialects it's not as weird to still say Panzer to an armor. Especially in Combinations like "Brustpanzer" (chestplate).

[@xxAnaconta]

With that attitude arguably every tank is an armoured coffin.

[@Judasdfg]

And every soldier would be an unarmoured coffin.

[@miskakopperoinen8408]

No, every footman is an exposed carcass. Unarmored vehicles would be unarmored coffins.

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

Back in those days? Yeah. Save for a select few, like the Sherman from 1943 onwards, most tanks were heavy, metallic coffins.

[@kiorde]

Churchill being an exception, of course!

[@Judasdfg]

@@miskakopperoinen8408 True, but you get what I mean.

[@darkblood626]

"I don't care if it's wrong I'll call it what I want" - Like a true Englishman, sir.

[@louisswanepoel1614]

Not very surprising, but true.

[@wierdalien1]

He does that. MG-42 anyone

[@wclark3196]

Those bloody foreigners all understand English. You just have to speak it loud enough.

[@hermitoldguy6312]

A name is that by which something/someone is known. If a machine is known as a Hetzer, then that is its name.

[@philipbossy4834]

@@hermitoldguy6312 By that logic England, Great Britain, and the UK are all the same thing.

[@Kaadilac]

Tank: Has weakness WW2 Enthusiasts: Mobile Coffin

[@I_Art_Laughing]

Tank: Is weakness. FIFY.

[@CassiusGreen]

It's not just a weakness to not have a fucking gun sight

[@CassiusGreen]

@@Kaadilac Tell that to the M10, or the M18, or the Jadpanzer, or the SU-85, or ISU-152, or the Long 88 gun emplacement. Or the infantry manned soviet 75mm. All of them had gunsights. You kind of need to see what you're shooting at. It's like shooting a gun 3 meters to the left of the trigger and not seeing the target having to rely on someone to tell you if your shot was correct when he can't even see the barrel well enough. But the gun is a 75mm cannon and you're shooting at an armored vehicle with a cannon bigger than yours and a gun sight. Why even bother defending it lol.

[@Kaadilac]

@@CassiusGreen Yea fair enough

[@derekschoots]

@ALSO-RAN ! You need a optics that are in line with and next to the gun. Like on modern tanks.

[@chaosvolt]

Moral of the story: hetzers gonna hetz, live the stug life instead?

[@augustopinochet2495]

The virgin hetzer vs THE CHAD STUG

[@Mercure250]

I didn't choose the stug life, I was drafted by the Wehrmacht

[@OPBPanzerBricks]

Stug was build by Alkett which was bombed in Nov 43. This is one of the main reasons the Hetzer got introduced in first place. (Böhmisch Mährische Maschinenwerke didn't have a 25 tons crane to build Stugs.....) (source "panzermuseum munster")

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

@@threadworm437 so said every virgin about every Chad.

[@jmac46951]

Stug- ASSAULT GUN Hetzer- Tank Destroyer NOT the same role

[@MayDayMei98]

"I don't want to expose myself on the roof of this thing!" What's meant: A crewman popping out to reload the gun What I imagined: awkward nude solider on the roof of a Hetzer

[@SlavicCelery]

Germans do love their nudity.

[@henri.stach1208]

Whats wrong with you both

[@TheNunWhoKnocks]

@@henri.stach1208 everything.

[@tollerancewithpride]

Anytime Lindy goes to a museum Tour guide: That’s my job!

[@geiroveeilertsen7112]

11:20 "that's about 41 kilometres per imperial hour" 🤣🤣🤣

[@Paciat]

LoL, That would mean a day is imperial too, since an hour is just 1/24 of it. I think people could count days before imperial times.

[@AAArnold]

@@Paciat Yes, the hour is way older than the hot mess people call the imperial system.

[@jovanciric2742]

Kylo metros*

[@szczwanylisek2173]

actual SI unit of speed would be metres per second, not kilometres per hour, so Lindy did not have to mix metric and imperial units ;)

[@davedraycott5779]

@@Paciat yep, the hour et al goes back to the Sumerians of Mesopotamia so predates the British Empire by several thousand years.

[@calamusgladiofortior2814]

German senior officer: "So you have ze experience with tanks, ja?" Tanker: "Ja, mein commandant. I was commander of a Panzer V crew." German senior officer: "Well we have a new command for you. Some of the men call it a Hetzer." Tanker (looks at Hetzer): "Scheisse. We're losing, aren't we?" German senior officer: "Ja."

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

Hetzer crews were largely from PAK gun crews. it would be more like Officer: "here is your new PAK gun. you like it, Ja?" AT-crewman: "Ja, it is Wunderbar mein commandant, we will not have to worry about being overrun in this UND we can surrive a few shots with this armour UND it is small so i can hide it... but its abit cramped" Officer: "glad you like it..." AT-gunner: "we must be winning if we are all getting tanks!" Officer: "yessssss, winning, nothing to worry about Hans." *laughs nervously*

[@PilotTed]

Correction Tanker: *Sees Hetzer* "Were... WINNING THE WAR JA?" Commander: JA WE ARE GOING A THE WAY TO MOSCOW (GERMAN TECHNOLOGICAL SUPIRORITY INTENSIFIES)

[@PilotTed]

Hetzer gonna Hetz

[@HeIsAnAli]

@@PilotTed *_S E K A I I C H I_*

[@lolsoos4205]

You gotta write in German for realism but I can translate it if you want lol

[@jojobama7815]

" Also, being on the side that's winning is quite handy" Immediate sub

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

"Steered like a cow"; brilliant.

[@artificialavocado9652]

I can forgive using the name “hetzer.” I can never forgive Lloyd’s use of comic sans.

[@oz_jones]

At least it's not Papyrus.

[@Xeno426]

@@oz_jones But those are the two best characters!

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

WHERE MY WANGDANGS AT

[@stayhungry1503]

one interesting thing about the hetzer is that they managed to churn out so many of them at such a late stage in the war, unlike most other vehicles.

[@uwskie8672]

well maybe because it was so damn easy to produce? instead of the monstrosity that were the tigers

[@allewis4008]

Cech was still generally safe to work in and they still had factories to build the excellent 38T hull. Kitbash a casemate and PaK40, and the little Hetz was all set.

[@moviewizard471]

I let out a gleeful gasp whenever a new Lindybeige video is published these days, I'm hooked

[@Olebull93]

I didn't choose the Hetzer life i was drafted by the Wehrmacht.

[@chooyongming110]

I chose the StuG life instead

[@zero-nh3rj]

@@chooyongming110 we all chose the stug, but it didnt choose all of us

[@Cadfael007]

My uncle fought in a Hetzer during the Battle of the Reichswald. Go to museums of the Norfolk / Shrophire +++ Regiment or to Bovington and you will find City names like Cleve, Goch, Kervenheim, Uedem +++. My uncle survived in the Hetzer 38(t). He was forced to serve in the Waffen-SS and was only 165 cm - to small for SS but ideal for the Hetzer.

[@bman6065]

Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead actually bought one of those.

[@RoosterFloyd]

You know, I am not into motorhead but love Lemmy and his genuine personality. There are amazing bassists out there, there will continue to be forever, but there will never be another like him. I'm almost glad Lemmy got out before these days, the media would love to vilify him.

[@Johnc259]

I would be surprised by absolutely nothing he did. And I agree he was a master of his musical instrument. I can’t say I want to spend a yearlong tour with him. Homicide comes to mind for one of us. Peace

[@gleeart]

As a bong?....

[@bman6065]

@@Johnc259 huh?

[@Johnc259]

@@bman6065 I was just stating that he had a rather abrasive personality. Especially when he was under the influence of chemicals. As am I. That’s all.

[@Ondricak]

For almost half the cost of stug with same battle effeciency, this was certainly not a bad TD.

[@wolfshanze5980]

I think your cameraman, as well as I, would like to hear a lot more about the ceiling of the Tank Museum.

[@teutonalex]

The best translation is “harrier” as in harrying prey during the hunt. It was a defensive ambush weapon and worked great in that role. More enemy armor was destroyed by self propelled guns than by tanks.

[@FokkeWulfe]

So they strapped jet engines to it and made it a VTOL?! Oh.... wrong harrier..... nevermind. (I don't doubt you, I just wanted to make a bad joke 3 years late)

[@MrZzdannyzz]

Lloyd: If they were so popular throughout history they had to be good Also Lloyd: If something is popular it doesn't mean that it's effective

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Context is important - they used chain mail for CENTURIES. Meanwhile, putting sandbags on your tank was fairly popular among US tank crews in France - though like military planning no sandbag applique armor survives contact with the enemy.

[@sumvs5992]

Modern pop music

[@AAArnold]

There is two meanings for popular, here it means that people like it, in his other statement he meant that something is very prevalent and often used.

[@majungasaurusaaaa]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 Chainmail was very effective. It was the most expensive armor on the market until custom made heat treated plate arrived. People wouldn't bother with the cost and weight if it didn't work well.

[@majungasaurusaaaa]

In case of the defensive machine gun, it's job wasn't to hit anything, but to keep infantry off the tank destroyer. It was both effective and popular.

[@ari.5889]

It was fantastic, it could defeat any allied tank on the battlefield with its gun and no need of sight! Oh, by allied I meant not the enemy.

[@thatchannel195]

Hello what's the news from the other provinces?

[@michaeltherrien8172]

@GreenTea shoots friendly tanks because it can't see wtf it's aiming at

[@opoxious1592]

Why does the title says "Coffin"? The one and only real steel coffin is the Sherman tank. And the Hetzer often did wreck the Sherman tank into a steel coffin. And the Hetzer was mostly used with infantry support, so enemy infantry couldn't get as close as this guy want us to believe. The Hetzer was a very succesfull verhicle.

[@beefy1212]

I agree with you the hetzer did well in the role it was meant for, but not sure why you persist in calling the Sherman a coffin, it was the most survivable tank in WW2, the base model was fantastic against the panzer 3/4, and forced the early deployment of the panzer 4g a tank it still outperformed. The panzer 4h did our gun the m4a1 but not the jumbo firefly or 76w variants, all of this being moot since the Sherman was designed for infantry support not tank warfare and in that role fighting stug’s and pillboxes it was fantastic. The Russians thought so poorly of them they gave them only to their elite guard units, and the British thought so little of them they replaced every tank they had in service with them as fast as they could. It really is time we stop pretending the Sherman was a bad tank.

[@opoxious1592]

@@beefy1212 What i meant, is that it's pretty well known, that the Sherman was very vounerable for tank, and anti tank fire. Veterans tell this story, time and time again. The moment a Sherman got hit, most of the time the crews could not get out in time, before the Sherman bursted into flames.

[@simong2007simong]

Diebels Alt - “Ronson’s they light first time?”

[@opoxious1592]

@@simong2007simong That's seemed to be kind of a nickname for the Sherman.

[@beefy1212]

Simon Gardner ronson’s they lite the first time was a Robson slogan from the 1950’s and a total urban legend that anyone called them such There was a version of the Sherman called Ronson, guess what it was a flame thrower tank that never saw action Sherman’s were also not particularly vulnerable to catching fire this is another urban legend that was partly true of early British deployment of Sherman’s due to improper ammo storage. As for the Sherman it’s frontal armor was comparable to tiger 1’s a tank that weighted nearly twice as much. Part of the legends about Sherman’s being death traps is because of how many Sherman crews survived tanks getting knocked out. The Sherman was an excellent tank that has an undeserved reputation for being a bad tank not supported by facts.

[@zombicatproductions]

Lindy never misses an opportunity to put the boot in, whether it be the metric system or the Frenchies. Its a long running gag that NEVER gets old. His easy, natural, classic comedy style is just BRILLIANT... imho.

[@uwskie8672]

okay but the metric system is easier than whatever americans use again was it pizzas per pancake?

[@zombicatproductions]

@@uwskie8672 "pizzas per pancake"... HAHAH Very funny. But, in truth, the Americans took the even MORE complicated British Imperial system, and simplified it.... to their credit. It may be just my OCD, but, as a child, I could spend hours at school or at home, reading and studying the back of my exercise books, where the British Imperial system of weights and measures, and conversion tables, were found, in those days.

[@Paciat]

How dumb was of him to say that a hour was invented in imperial times. Earth deos a full spin - 40.000.000m within 24 hours. Hour is metric. If it was imperial you would know how many hours it takes to grow a foot.

[@Izumabakumatsu]

I've always thought the Hetzer looked like a mini Jagdpanzer IV. Then again, I'm a casual.

[@CarrotConsumer]

That's pretty much what it is. It's the same principle and surves a similar purpose it's just a different chassis.

[@haroldfiedler6549]

It doesn't look anything like a Jagdpanzer IV. Maybe you should actually find a picture of one before making such dopey statements.

[@yonneye2427]

Harold Fiedler. What do you mean? They look very similar, the Jagdpanzer lV just looks like a shorter and longer “Hetzer” with a different style of armour.

[@yeboxxx_channel_2505]

I also though that. Becouse it is smaller version. (Recorrecting) I meant Jagdpanther

[@2009Berghof]

"Steers like a cow." Have you driven one? I have. Two in fact. My own and that which belonged to the Patton Museum. The Hetzer is one of the most responsive and quick turning, except when backing up, of WWII tanks. The driver had two choices for turning. Normal driving down the road and close quick turns can be made by activating (pushing in) the steering lever buttons. Gear changing certainly beats any Sherman. The Hetzer had a semi-auto transmission, a preselect. It is like driving an automatic with a clutch. You can select the gear you want to use and when ready push in the clutch and release and the gear changes. The machinegun's ammo drum held fifty rounds. I do agree with the practicality of remote MG34. On mine, the remote mount was used sans the inside operating mechanism. We just stuck out the left hatch and grabbed the gun by its grip. Regarding the barrel: The Hetzer was originally designed using a standard tank barrel (as in the late Pz. IV) with the muzzle brake. It was soon discovered that the muzzle brake suck out a bit too far. Look at the profile and the vehicle's 'angle of approach'. Even with the muzzle brake removed we stuck the Patton Museum's barrel into an dirt embankment and stalled out. Postwar, the Swiss opted for the muzzle brake and a lot of the Hetzers in museums today are ex Swiss army examples. Most museums have removed the muzzle brake so the tank destroyer looks like one as used by the Wehrmacht. Adding the brake the Swiss had to install a counterweight on the end of the loading safety cage to keep the mounting in balance. That left hand hatch is for the loader, gunner, and driver. Another portion of the commander's hatch can also be opened. The Swiss did away with the remote machinegun retaining the periscope feature of it and they swapped two positions. The Swiss commander moved to the left behind the gunner and the loader moved over to the Wehrmacht commander's spot. Does anyone know what those three round socket looking gizmos are for on the roof top? (I do.) Do you know how I could tell if a Hetzer was running properly? If it would get up and go 44 kilometers per hour - it was good. (On flat gravel road.) Speaking of escape hatches there is a question? Did the WWII Hetzers feature one on the floor? I am not sure but I think these were added by the Swiss postwar. That round item in the back is the fan blower for radiator/engine cooling. There was a steel cover there. The air intakes were on both rear sides as in under the wheel wells. The blower contained a clutch. The air came out at the rear top near the exhaust pipe. Regarding the threaded muzzle on the Polish museum's example. Their version is a early one with the narrow gun and driver vision slits. Could the very first examples made have the muzzle brake? More likely the barrel may have been replaced by the Wehrmacht and they used a standard KWK40 barrel with the brake removed. (I am guessing though.) What is it like inside during battle re-enactments? I served as a loader but spent many hours/days as the driver. It took time to get over that enclosed feeling. On mine I had installed a old fashioned tape player and car radio for when I was forced to sit in the driver's seat - I found the music very calming. If I wanted out two others had to get out first. I recall what actor Jack Kelly said to the Sherman tank's commander in TO HELL AND BACK: "How thick do you think this GI shirt is."

[@anthrazite]

Your own? Uhmmm...

[@gabrielgarcia9822]

The cow or the tank?

[@2009Berghof]

@@anthrazite That is correct, mine. I owned ex-Swiss #78038 for some twenty years.

[@2009Berghof]

@@gabrielgarcia9822 Good point, I meant a Hetzer not the cow. I've never driven a cow, yet.

[@aymann7234]

> mobile coffin dreadnought.jpg "EVEN IN DEATH I STILL SERVE"

[@foxhound963]

It might not have good line of sight, but worth it for the wisdom of the ancients.

[@OCMOOO]

Or in German "Selbst im Tod diene ich noch"

[@Yes-tv6bc]

"They named it 'twat' which means bold and resourceful person" - Thanks Lindy, I'll remember that when I go to visit London next summer

[@widgren87]

19+ minutes of Lindybeige and tanks, time well spent :-)

[@adlerarmory8382]

My father-n-law was an enduser in 2. Kompanie, FBB, Hetzer was his favorite, having operated in Panzer III, Panzer IV, Tiger I, Panther and T-34. He said it was like driving a sportscar, the limited traverse wasn't an issue, between close quarters and the intercom, the Gunner would just tell the driver to pivot left or right X degrees then take it from there. But what did he know, right?

[@potatopotato1639]

What does FBB stands for?

[@adlerarmory8382]

@@potatopotato1639 Fuehrer Begleit Bn , the Fuehrer Escort Bn of Infantry Division ,,Grossdeutschland"

[@potatopotato1639]

@@adlerarmory8382 Ahh. Thanks a lot!

[@keyem4504]

Great video. However, I would like to offer alternative translations. The word "Abwehr" in PAK stems from the verb abwehren, which is usually not used as "defence". It is more "to repel" or "to fight off". Defence, by the way, would be "Verteidigung". Concerning "Hetzer", others already pointed out that the English word "to hound" is quite close. What I would like to point out, though is that it is a hunting term. Since the German name "Jagdpanzer" literally translates to " Hunting Tank" for a German speaker the association between "Jagdpanzer" and "Hetzer" ist quite strong, if not obvious.

[@d4r1us58]

"armoured coffin" *coffin dance noises intensifies*

[@NacnudPinky]

DamnDalliluz eventually a hetzer dance will come soon

[@neeevirus]

4:17 "Oh sh8t theyre recording" "ACT NORMAL ACT NORMAL"

[@endlesnights3817]

And to be fair it's much easier and shorter in conversation speech to say Hetzer than "Jagd Panzer Achtunddreißig T" Though it's quit sexy to say; 1:24 and people say Spanish and French are the languages of romance. And doubles great at 5:49!

[@harveybrown37]

There's a juicier one in London's Imperial War Museum. As I recall, the later models were very successful Tank killers

[@professorwoland3181]

I will always love that scene in Saving Private Ryan when they throw a petrol bomb on the Marder crew

[@adamh1991]

The face at the end was perfect

[@kingbunny9141]

For all you who ask: Böhmisch-Mährische Maschinenfabrik means ”Bohemian-Moravian Machine Factory” Bohemia is an old name for the Czech lands, and Moravia is a region in the Czech Republic

[@exharkhun5605]

Incomplete. Forgot to explain how to adjust track tension.

[@markholm6955]

Exhar Khun No, that’s The Chieftian’s bit.

[@jmac46951]

Rear Idler Wheels

[@sailevillage6907]

It's so cute when he tries to speak German

[@brianthesnail3815]

I believe I read somewhere that many Hetzers were found by allied troops backed into ruined buildings, no shells left and abandoned. They literally fought until there was nothing left and if they were lucky their crew just walked away. Many did survive so in that sense they were successful. My favourite little beginner tank on WOT too. Sneaky and with an upgrade can give somebody a nasty scratch and a detracking long enough to get an assisted kill. Quite good for forward spotting duty too with camouflage nets.

[@logicalspartan]

I submit that the Hetzer was the perfect "ambush" tank destroyer. The gun could defeat any allied tank except a churchill and it was very easy to hide.

[@AllThingsCubey]

I mean, IS2 and M26 would like to make themselves known.

[@chaowingchinghongfingshong3109]

@@AllThingsCubey Only like 12 of the M26 saw combat in Europe

[@loganb7059]

logical spartan Sherman Jumbo says hi

[@matthewnunya8483]

@St0rm Ranger id disagree with you on that. Ive played WOTB off and on for years and the hetzer has always been a lethal staple and one of my favorite tanks for seal clubbing and getting back into the swing of the game after a long absence. The derp guns not as effective anymore but the 75mm is wonderful

[@Ark_3311]

@St0rm Ranger maybe because that game is unrealistic

[@barrylucas3830]

My dear sir, your videos could not possibly be "too long"

[@siegfried2k4]

I like to think sometime in 1944, one unfortunate IS tank got blown up by a Hetzer hiding in a bush beside the road

[@Bert2368]

"Oh my God, the Hetzer is on fire!"

[@davedraycott5779]

‘Being on the side that’s winning’ is a good way of ‘keeping safe ‘ Gotta love it.

[@coltpiecemaker]

*Sees title* Freeaboo: Dis is gonna be gud!

[@Unknownmonkey13]

The swedish verb Hätsa, which is pronounced very similarly means ”to agitate”

[@gavinmay6949]

Well, if it was for infantry devisions, I can see it being very effective in a support role. Embedded within infantry.

[@todcarter110]

The infantry are it's eyes and ears. It's what radio and coordinates are for.

[@NotLilWien]

They really went all out with the effects with the Hetzer text at the start

[@FarmerTed]

Funny if it was a coffin it sure killed a lot of enemy tanks. It was very effective.

[@gerendeulf9241]

Farmer Ted because at the point in the war where the hetzers were being primarily used they were on the defensive, when you are defending against an attacking force that you are aware is coming towards you, you are at an advantage, you can remain hidden and fire on your terms.

[@jamessteale805]

[HRE] Gandalf The White hence the reason it was designed that way

[@Robban.D.Jonsson.]

@@gerendeulf9241 why would you ever use a tank destroyer offensively? They are made for defensive operations.

[@An_Cummanach]

@@Robban.D.Jonsson. because you are desperate. The Germans did it a lot of times.

[@rebelgaming1.5.14]

@@An_Cummanach The StuG was originally an Assault gun, later made into a tank Destroyer with the F and G variants. The JPanther had a 88, which could be used offensively. The Germans built Tank Destroyers in the early and mid years to be used offensively, but also could be used defensively when needed, thus the effectiveness of the StuG both Offensively and Defensively. Tank Destroyers were effective Offensive and Defensive tanks. The Hellcat, Jackson, and Wolverine are good examples of it. Before you comment, do research.

[@edi9892]

You did the German sections surprisingly well. Most English won´t do it half as well.

[@michaelfoye1135]

That's because just about all Germans speak English well. No one can learn to speak German well, because when we try while in Germany, the German people consistently default to speaking our language rather than suffer our terrible pronunciation.

[@edi9892]

@@michaelfoye1135 you certainly got a point, but I've heard a lot of horrible English from German speakers and don't get me started on Swiss (I don't even understand their German). The best English speakers I've seen in the region are the Dutch. I bet it's because Germans have the capability to synchronize Movies, where's smaller countries tend to use subtitles. My English is a bit of a mess too as I've learned British English, but the Internet is full of American English...

[@michaelfoye1135]

@@edi9892 The point being that if we were in Stuttgart you, and everyone else around would insist on speaking English rathet than cope with my vicious mispronunciations, and inaccurate syntax.

[@HorrorshowEU]

So happy I came back to this video since I found I had accidentallly DISLIKED a Lindybeige video. Happy to say this has been rectified sir.

[@joku02]

Hetzer gonna hetz!

[@Transgender-ProphetMohammed]

Hetz it like Hetzham!

[@PeteCourtier]

TheSimpleGamer I was going to say that 🤣🤣🤣

[@alaindonnell8924]

Uh, cows are actually pretty nimble. Was run over by one in my youth when I was pretty nimble too LOL

[@boneshaman8912]

The 1980s TT game called battletech re-created this vehicle. It looks almost the same with the exception that they made it a wheeled vehicle with the largest gun in the game AC/20 (auto cannon) has about the same reliability as its WW2 counterpart.

[@certaindeath7776]

I liked the Hetzer in Warthunder for its low profile and bouncy front. with some angling, you can really mess up with enemies. In real life with such bad optical equipment, i think it would not perform near as well as in war thunder. But still, for low cost and the role it was in, i think it was more then adequate. i would rather be in an hetzer, then in a marder when at the front. If you manage to dig it in a bit, so that bottom plate is hidden and its a bit upward, so frontal armours angle is even steeper, it would be hard to penetrate.

[@killertruth186]

Hetzer in World of Tanks (and Blitz) is quite amazing once you upgraded the engine (also tracks). Even better with upgraded gun as well.

[@RagPlaysGames]

Hetzer tipping was my favorite pass-time whenever my friend was in one. His cries of "Pls, No Bully!" sustained me.

[@danb4900]

Angling Hetzers is a shit idea, that 20mm side armor can be penned by anything and then theres the two silly sproket weakspots on the front.

[@certaindeath7776]

@@danb4900 just some angle ;) enough that you can still make your cannon aim for target. you get not much more on the front plate. i guess around 10% more effective armour. but its 10%, and side armour will still 100% bounce.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

“The ‘leichte Panzerjager 38’ had passed its test in fire. The crews are proud of this Jagdpanzer and the infantry have faith in it. Especially praised is the … machine gun. The effective weapons, low profile, and well-sloped armor make it fully adaptable to both its main roles in combating enemy tanks and supporting infantry in both attack and defense.” “In a short period, one company destroyed 20 tanks without a single loss. A task group destroyed 57 tanks, of which two were JS 122s at a range of 800 meters.”

[@TokyoCraftsman]

The face the dude at 2:11 makes when he realizes he might have to wait a moment to take his fan boy picture is priceless. LOL,

[@Catcrumbs]

11:20 the SI Brochure lists the hour as a non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI. It also mentions the kilometre per hour in particular as an example of an alternative unit to the base unit for a particular quantity (speed, in this case).

[@alexbowman7582]

When I was a kid in Glasgow we used to play chases and the person chasing was said to be het which is probably from the German hetze.

[@roosterbooster6238]

Alex Bowman the person chasing was “it” but mispronounced. We said the same.

[@TheyBrutus]

Your German is the best German I ever heard by a foreign speaker

[@billbolton]

It impressed me, but I don't speak German.

[@BlackBoxEnte]

Hetzers gonna hetz and props to your german skills especially for our stupid number calling system.

[@Reactordrone]

@Christian D The same as blackbirds in a pie.

[@9SMTM6]

I always hated our German number system. Then I had to learn the French one.

[@18947ful]

@@9SMTM6 you see ... it's really not that bad. Better go and learn Japanese ... they have a rather consistent number system :)

[@BlackBoxEnte]

@@18947ful its simple, do you want words for number 70 and forward or do the math like 4x20 or 60+10 every time

[@chrisfarrell8691]

About the word: "Hetzer" is the nominalisation of the verb "hetzen". Translated it means to chase with the intention to wear the chased or prey down. Usually dogs "hetzen" an animal until it is tired so the Hunter can close up to the prey. Additionaly there is the word "aufhetzen" which means to bring someone, or a group up against another so they would hate and/or hurt them.

[@lfricmunuc4534]

7:50 THE ELDER BEIGE!

[@leximatic]

0:55 "Hetzer" translates most literally into "courser", while "coursing" is "Hetzjagd", which is hunting on sight. "Chaser" would also work, i guess. "Harrier" is a bird of prey, which translates into "Weihe".

[@kenmazoch8499]

the jpz38t was a reasonably effective use of available components. the czech tank works were the least bombed of german muntions plants. they needed an effective tank destroyer, they had the chasis of the 38t tank, which had been used already for the marder series of tank destroyers, so they basically updated and improved marder. and when used for infantry support, they were pretty effective,

[@TonyAguilarFigure-atively]

I want to use Lindybeige's remote control machine gun sound effect as my ringtone.

[@year111]

Hetzer irl: Armored coffin with a gun sticking out of it. Hetzer in Company of Heroes: It was alright I guess.

[@Chilldi1988]

"Tank defense canon" is a bad translation. Dont search for "Abwehr", search for "abwehren". You could translate it with "Tank beat off canon" or "Tank fight off canon".

[@aralornwolf3140]

Or just Anti-Tank Cannon?

[@adirondacker007]

In the driver's seat, the transmission is right next to you and it has some pretty serious cooling fins on it... for the driver, especially, I'm betting it was a self-propelled Easy Bake Oven in warm weather.

[@Braun30]

Swiss museum has a couple in running order. In Isone we had a couple used as a target for the swiss version of a rocket propelled round, the RakRohr.

[@wolf310ii]

No wonder, swiss used them till around 1970

[@alanfike]

I love the thought of the Germans destroying this *prize* of a tank so that it doesn't fall into the hands of the British or Americans. We'd give it back and hope they use it!

[@danbell3827]

The lack of vision , and poor options for self-defence against infantry, would likely not be as much of an issue as you might think. One of the first points you made, was that this was meant to be given to the infantry, not tank forces. While armour forces could often be pushed into the frontline, ahead of their infantry support, this would be operating among infantry squads on the field. In theory, it would always have friendly troops covering its sides, and preventing enemies from getting too close or outflanking it. If it was in a position to be attacked from the sides, up close, things have already gone pretty well sideways

[@wolf310ii]

Actually the options for self defence are better than in other tanks. The MG can rotate nearly 360°, quickly and has a periscope, it dont had to shot blind and hope to spook the enemy with the loud noises. This tank in the museum couldnt see to the side and back just because the optics for that are missing, but you can still see the mounting points in the roof.

[@striker121S]

“Metric fans” meaning almost the rest of the world.

[@striker121S]

Patrick Glaser are you implying that the imperial system is the reason no other country reached the moon ? Because that would be horribly wrong.... also it’s a fact that the metric system is just better it’s more convenient.

[@john_cullen]

Patrick Glaser are we just gonna ignore the fact that China (a metric system user)has also landed on the moon

[@striker121S]

Patrick Glaser Who said that I am European, btw I lived both in Europe and in USA. I have used both systems but it is still much more convenient to use the metric system. So before attacking me for no reason at least know who you are attacking so you don’t look bad :)

[@thebigjul]

@Patrick Glaser, as an american Citizen you should stfu because you live in the worse western country regarding science and education (was not the case 30 years ago but america is now 37th country inscience thank to your fundamentalist). By the way the scientist making the trip to moon possible were not americans but europeans, in fact german nazi scientific who used metrics because imperiial system sucks.

[@striker121S]

Patrick Glaser yea exactly thanks for proving my point. You called me out without any knowledge, but only because you didn’t like what I have to say and you couldn’t just ignore it. How dare I offend the holy imperial system. The funny thing is that I was just making a joke about him saying metric fans like they are a small group of people while they are the majority.

[@JackAkaJCK]

Well chaser is the best translation but Hetzen(the verb that describes what a Hetzer does ) is chasing but in extreme

[@Idengard]

„Hetzer“, it‘s Conan‘s favourite tank. To see your enemies driven before you...

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Except you can't see at all!

[@Idengard]

Freestyle I assume you can hear the lamentation of their women, though

[@JMark-zk5pj]

Strange, I spoke to a veteran driver from SS Div. Langemarck, he liked it. He also drove a Stg IV.

[@ThomasBrumm333]

Swiss Army used it out of newer CZ production after WW2 as "G13"

[@historyandpoliticsexplaine4876]

The camera man wanted the tank grounded in the shot. And the ceiling looks nice!

[@henrikhilskov]

you have a lot of comments so not sure if anybody had mentioned. The Hetzer was developed to infantery division as a substitute for their antitank guns there so far had been suited with a open gun on wheel and a shield. This was very hard to get into position because it was moven forward with a horse or engine not turning the dangeous part of the system towards the enemy. To substitute this it was a huge succes among infantery antitank units...

[@flashstarpants]

"It was really cheap, and crews LOVE that!" LOL Best quote ever. Great video.

[@travis5125]

I think the idea of having such a skewed front∶side∶back armor ratio was to ensure that the crew always faced the enemy.

[@rkitchen1967]

Yes, if the remote-controlled machinegun was popular with crews, that means that it was effective.

[@adirondacker007]

I can say it actually has a fairly decent periscopic sight and intuitive controls.

[@CZ350tuner]

Gun length calibres describe the breech face to the muzzle tip length divided by the bore NOT the start of the rifling to the muzzle tip.

[@darrenmills3943]

eery time Lloyd says he doesn't want the video to be too long I get disappointed

[@ulch11]

Hetzer in this context means chaser. So someone giving chase. There is a thing called Hetzjagd. Wich is a hunt (Jagd) where you chase the prey. Or have the prey chased by dogs usually. Given that it's a Jagdpanzer I think the name makes most snese in that context.

[@Armageddon2077]

Wasn't there a flame tank version of this called the Flammpanzer 38(t) as well?

[@viktorbimmel4007]

BUT YOU PRONOUNCED KILOMETERS WRONG! :-)

[@soloxlucks7692]

British

[@robertgreen6027]

5:10 every soldier when out of ammunition! XD