Inside the Tanks: The Hetzer - World of Tanks

[@panzerjaeger4274]

Having driven the Hetzer, I am constantly amazed how everyone raves about what a superb vehicle it is. I asked a Hetzer veteran what was the best thing about the Hetzer he operated. His reply, 'it was warm inside during the winter of 1944/5'. Operating the Hetzer in heavy rain across open fields is no joke. As a driver, you cannot see outside the tank because the rain obscures the vision blocks. Inside, the condensation from the engine and the crew's bodies steams up the vision blocks too. The inside walls run with condensation and the rain comes through the roof thanks to the sliding plate around the periscope. If the commander's hatch is open, the rain pours in here also. The floor is several centimetres deep in rain water and mud from the crew's boots add to the general air of misery inside. Outside, in muddy conditions, the mud collects between the drive sprocket and the hull and slows the vehicle almost to a halt. I am not talking several kilometres here, only a couple of hundred metres. In poor conditions, the sloped hull is very slippery especially when muddy. No one ever mentions the fierce clutch either, which makes the Hetzer such a pig to drive. I have driven most WWII Allied armoured vehicles from Valentine to IS-3, as well as Marder III and Stug III and while the Hetzer may look great, I can assure you it isn't great to operate in poor weather.

[@woody000555]

Any more info? I'm trying to collect as much info on the Hetzer as possible for my current project, there isn't much in the way of combat/crew records floating around.

[@panzerjaeger4274]

All I can tell you about the Hetzer vet was that he was posted to a unit where new Hetzers were being delivered and he helped to unload them. Some weeks later, he was posted to another unit as an instructor on the Hetzer! Obviously, times were getting desperate in late 1944. I can't help you with any more info except to say I have owned two Hetzer and a Stug III plus driven a Marder III. Both the Stug and the Marder were easier vehicles to drive.

[@woody000555]

I have heard that Hetzer crews weren't exactly elite, but that is something new all together! Thanks for info mate, I really appreciate it.

[@szaki]

>>If the commander's hatch is open, the rain pours in here also

[@danielzhao602]

Panzerjaeger 'It was warm in the winter.' Im dead lmao

[@lomparti]

Its incredible that there were men who actually fought and died inside of these tanks.

[@seancattie5180]

yep

[@willabe566]

friendlywhiteguy well why isn't it incredible people were in other tanks?

[@lomparti]

I meant all tanks in ww2.

[@willabe566]

friendlywhiteguy oh, okay sorry

[@gymkhanadog]

Mostly died, but why argue semantics. WarGaming has done a good job of sensationalizing what were essentially steel coffins with guns. Most tank crews never came back.

[@St0nedStoner]

And an IS2 at 100m In WoT that's another story

[@aceous99]

premium ammo, noob.

[@spotfleri5779]

@Marshall Eastwood It was better than Tiger 1 and 2 in every single aspect then?

[@cooltwittertag]

@Marshall Eastwood Obviously not.

[@happymoon8471]

I think is insane how this little tank can do something like that against an IS-2

[@adrianlencina4803]

@@happymoon8471 imagine if it would have the armor of a tiger

[@rastkoglisic4358]

This is still my favorite tank destroyer.

[@snowindafunboots4369]

same here..one of my 3 favs

[@Mega-P71]

JagdPanther is my favorite by far

[@romero-kyun2681]

stll better than the StuGIII

[@woogangamadeusmozart3642]

Jagdpanzer e100

[@foughtthelol]

@@woogangamadeusmozart3642 Jagdtiger.

[@rapidrotation]

You forgot the bit where some of these were built with flamethrowers.

[@archimades8701]

what?

[@rapidrotation]

Marek Lahovský yyyyep. some had flamethrowers, not guns.

[@archimades8701]

I never heared aboud any German vehicle with a flamethower but im not expert .

[@Wabaanimkii]

+Marek Lahovský battle of the bulge. Accounts and records say hetzers were equipped with flame throwers.

[@rapidrotation]

^^^

[@Sammyboiiii]

one of the most OP tanks on tier IV, The Hetzer really strong packed with strong frontal armor

[@timothywhite8130]

Vidslideshows8254 another is the humble and strong t40

[@jojorobino5312]

On the American line? American TD's are pretty good as well.

[@nerfinator03]

Vidslideshows8254 with the 10.5StuH

[@Ayeshteni]

And I still suck in it. :D

[@Sammyboiiii]

I mean 105 mm on tier 4? are you serious? It can one-shot light tanks with it's he and HEAT

[@okrajoe]

The deadly little Hetzer.

[@Aztlan632]

ltuPlayer564 you are wrong

[@lavishmctavish4905]

ItuPlayer564 you mean in WoT, perhaps.

[@squidy4082]

ltuPlayer564 nope

[@-vixthebrainlessrabbit-4198]

Matilda: i can destroy a hetzer by my self

[@dwiwahyu7638]

Kv2 the reaper

[@ChrisZukowski88]

Russians: "AWW LOOK ITS SO CUTE WOOZIEEE WOOZIEE WOO WOO GIVE IGOR A LITTLE KISS COME TO....." t34 *explodes*

[@AFatT34]

XD

[@destroyer1834]

lol

[@reservehuman6329]

They didn't know that the Hetzer is loaded XD

[@seemonthegac6283]

Hetzer: *Shoots*

[@miguelpaneda1607]

XD

[@halflifemasta]

i can't stop watching these videos

[@flamma6096]

Ikr

[@DigginSoul]

Ivan Dobrichkov To much porn isn't good for your health.

[@HuyV]

So you know you have an issue. Next step is to seek professional help. Fight the addiction! You can do it!

[@snowindafunboots4369]

good content 3years ago...sorryz😨

[@slaughterhouse5585]

I feel somewhat reassured to learn I am not the only person with this problem. 😳

[@WildBillCox13]

A small correction: the Czechoslovak military designation was LT vz. 38 (Lehký tank vzor 38, Light Tank model 38).

[@SpudsMcHaggis]

To me the Hetzer was the armies equivalent to the navies "Pocket Battleship". Small, compact and hard hitting! Thanks Richard for another insightful look at another great little AFV!

[@JWQweqOPDH]

Pocket battleships (heavy cruisers with upgraded main guns and engine, designed to stretch the Treaty of Versailles) are still very large compared to most ships. The Hetzer is not large compared to most AFVs.

[@horsemumbler1]

lol The Hetzer was more like the converted fishing vessels the Kriegsmarine used for cutters.

[@gleggett3817]

The German pocket battleships were slower than most cruisers, and only a bit faster than WWI battleships.

[@borkwoof696]

I visited this museum half a year ago. It is truely amazing

[@FSXNOOB]

Cute small beast :)

[@rOBvAN878]

Wow. Made me shiver when I saw how cramped the inside was and imagining the armour being hit and penetrated...

[@sebastiangniadek6473]

knocking out IS2......would like to see it in WoT

[@adamvaculik8668]

+Sebastian Gniadek If they will make it able to penetrate IS2 like in real life, it will be not able to be in tier IV anymore.. :P

[@CSSBTGaming]

Most likely the Hetzer had good cover and waited in ambush while the IS2 gave it a clear shot of its side. That kind of situation doesn't really happen in WOT as battles on WOT tends to be a poorly organized and chaotic melee during which the camo and spotting mechanics don't correlate well with real life. But the 7.5cm l/48 shooting AP should be able to pen an IS2's side in real life and in game. And obviously in real life a pen usually means a kill like the way it works in War Thunder...

[@blackskiesproductions915]

Sebastian Gniadek War Thunder ftw if you wanna do that

[@LockheedRep]

It was spamming HE and the is2 wasn’t letting its aim settle

[@kampfpiper3853]

Play Warthunder bro much better some aspects are still arcady tho

[@paulminson4686]

The description of the Panzergranate 39 is incorrect. The cap is soft--not hard--to prevent the main body from shattering during initial impact.

[@jtcomounamula]

Gracias por los subtitulos. Gracias a ellos pones al alcance de muchas personas éstos interesantes documentales.

[@alexbowman7582]

Hetzer means chaser or rabble rouser in English. When I was a kid in Scotland we used to play chases and the person chasing was "het".

[@muratsa100]

hetzer gonna hetz you little boy ahahah

[@SnowElf_96]

Wargaming Europe Love how you learn so much about tanks and do all the research, yet in game, so unrealistic.

[@happalula]

incredible, how well the insides look, considering its age..... if you compare this to some other tanks from these series, its a difference of night and day

[@gungatim6630]

The "marder III" at 1:03 is actually a Marder II. Great video and overview, thank you.

[@Teacher-lj6in]

Many thanks for the exciting detail about how these vehicles operated--your knowledge is appreciated, as part of a 4 man crew in a conflict situation the circumstances must have been horrendous. Thank you for a super production.

[@Wabaanimkii]

Dear Wargaming, Please do an inside look at the 38(t) please! I promise to become a premium member if you do.

[@chrisjanicki4031]

Wabaanimkii hahaha there is a nice video of a Pz 38t N/A, it's Russian with English subtitles. nice little scout tank but way too underpowered in wot. In wot you have to play very sneakily with it as it has a horrible cannon and very thin armor, it was also pretty alow for a scout and often became an easy target if spotted.

[@Wabaanimkii]

I've been trying to find one with subs but havent found a single good one. There is one video that I quite like, but it has no captions available. I play the second version of the 38t in War Thunder and its an absolute monster when played right. Best uphill performance in the game, decent acceleration, not bad turning and overall a pleasurable drive. So long as i dont fight T-34's my life is happy.

[@aceous99]

just type in the youtube search Chieftan 38t in part 2 he shows you the inside.

[@williamjc7195]

according to my book"weapons of war" the tank that the Hetzer is based on is the Czech-designed LTvz-38.When it became out classed as a tank (it only mounted a 37.2mm Skoda A7 gun,with 10-25mm of armour) ,the chassis was used for the tank destroyer 'Hetzer'. A well sloped armour casement was built up(10-60mm) and the German pak39 75mm gun was mounted along with the MG34. 1577 were built. the Hetzer"was a tremendous success." After ww2 the Czech army took over production and exports were still in service with the Swiss army in the 1970's ! I hope this clears up some of the confusion about the late great Hetzer.

[@SeriousGamingSteam]

Thanks for the history lesson. It's such a beautiful tank! So well build. It's amazing. Those Germans sure knew what they where doing.

[@evilassaultweaponeer]

Let's not forget that the bottom half was Czech.

[@SeriousGamingSteam]

+evilassaultweaponeer Do you mean the Czechs helped design it??

[@evilassaultweaponeer]

Luffy MonkeyD The Panzer 38t was a captured Czech type which was employed by the Germans early in the war. The Hetzer is a 38t with the top of the chassis and turret replaced.

[@SeriousGamingSteam]

+evilassaultweaponeer Wow, I see. Interesting.

[@negativejayklootynive914]

I wish I could build that but I love this

[@americanpatriot2422]

Outstanding video and presentation.

[@McRocket]

Great report...thank you. Have long liked this little tank destroyer, but had never got a good look at one..until now.

[@thelonewolf498]

It is great to see,that someone has made a documantary about World of tanks...Great job,guys!

[@Argentvs]

Why they didnt put the commander in the loader place and the loader behing the gun, he would have an easier way to load and get the ammo.

[@DamnedUsernameThing]

+Argentvs commander's equipment was located at commander's seat

[@Argentvs]

DamnedUsernameThing What?.

[@DamnedUsernameThing]

Argentvs If the loader sat in the commander's seat, the commander wouldn't be able to use his periscope or his hatch

[@Argentvs]

DamnedUsernameThing Dude... thats stupid... When i said why they put the ocmmander there i was talking about the designers... If they placed the commander in the other place all the commander elements would be in that other place too...

[@DamnedUsernameThing]

Argentvs The chasis was taken from the Pz. 38t, which might have something to do with the placement of the commander's seat. Either way though, even if the loader's seat was in place of the commander's seat, the problem would not be solved. Rounds were mounted on both sides of the interior, so even if he switched spots with the commander, the loader would still have to reach over to get the rounds.

[@pelontorjunta]

Where's your video about StuG III - that low silhouette ambushing beast?

[@KoljaGamer]

I was in the Panzermuseum Munster! :D (I'm from Germany) ^^

[@GlocknadeClipazine]

I was there during my recent visit to Germany. Was the best part of my visit!

[@KoljaGamer]

Glocknade Clipazine :)

[@mojahedenandamun3807]

Kolja.Gamer

[@Mattel_IQ]

lucky u

[@thepeg8]

DEUTSCHLAND?

[@BlackSkull1984]

His name is Tutel K. Panzerkampfwagen borned-1945 rested- 2013-2020

[@aarnealander9788]

why is the dirver allways on the left side (inside the tank) especially in this situation, why did not they desing it to driver sit on the right and the gun would be mounted to the left so the loader would have easier relload

[@---on2op]

then the problem is still there cus you switch places

[@aarcannist]

do you think driving, shooting, and reloading is easy? if the tank is moving and the person inside the tank loading the gun, then the tank will crashed thats why

[@donneale7555]

just guessing on this but since most people are right handed, it's much easier to operate the gun ( aiming, loading and so forth )...since the whole point of the machine is to fire shells at and faster than the other guy, it would seem natural to start from that point when laying out your interior plus, just like the towers on aircraft carriers are on the right hand side because people have a penchant to break left, it seem natural to me granted, this is all from a laymans point of view

[@binaway]

The Hetzer had to be designed quickly using an existing vehicle. Engineering is always having to make compromises and trying to place a large gun in a very small vehicle requires a lot of compromises. . The British built the first aircraft carrier with an Island, which was on the right side, followed by Japan then the US who followed the British lead. Britain and Japan both drive on the left side of the road. Should Nations who drive on the right have built their carriers with the Island on the left?

[@donneale7555]

binaway .....the island on carriers is on the starboard side due to pilots tendancies to "break" hard left in propeller driven aircraft days the japanese did build two carries with there islands on the port side but it was an experiment that didn't go past that, since then it's become jet power and now it's tradition

[@kanoschannel9957]

In my opinion germans didn't plan originally the model for the Hetzer.I tink that they were inspired by the Romanian Tank destroyer called 'Maresal'.Only 7 prototypes were made , starting from the year 1942-1944. The hetzer's in the other hand , began in 1944-1945.I would love to see the roumanian tech tree in WOT. They have soooo many great tank's.

[@majkmajers2325]

Pz 38 t ( Lt. Vz. 38 ) was a light tank! not medium

[@SC0RCH3er]

It depends, at the time of its development it might have passed as a Medium tank since the parameters were different for each country. Though CSR designated as LT vz 38 = (Light tank mark 38), german designation doesnt make it obvious how it was classified by Wermacht and of course for other Axis power 38t might have actually been designated as a medium (though this is just an assumption of mine). For example Pershing was a heavy tank, but it is present in WOT in a medium tech tree (since it fits there...kinda)...

[@sljiwowitza]

dont use wot tech tree as completely true classification

[@WargamingEurope]

There are certain discrepancies regarding historical classification of the said vehicle. It was designed to serve in a light/medium tank role, and when it was designed the parameters for classifications were fairly different that those of War era, as well as those parameters differing from country to country. So lets say no one is wrong in this case :) ~Hunter1911

[@JadigertheReal]

at this tme it was a Medium, a Pz4 was a heavy tank.

[@panzerfaust3607]

JadigertheReal The Panzer 4 was only classified as a heavy in Hungary.

[@mrRpublicThundrbolt]

Hetzen on this tank is something like rush or hurry, when we say "you hetz me" means that someone want that you run faster or doing something faster as you can. So yes, in english Chaser/Hunter fits good

[@minuteman4199]

+mrRpublicThundrbolt I asked my German speaking wife what hetzer meant and she said "a hetzer is someone who is trying to push you along to hurry up" so I think this is a pretty good translation. From the verb hetzen to harass.

[@builder396]

+mrRpublicThundrbolt I think its more analagous to "Hetzjagd" (a kind of hunt where you chase the prey at a very quick pace until its exhausted), hence the word Hetzer.

[@Wuei108]

It is hard to believe that four guys had to die in here.

[@mirovaran8438]

Lt vz 38( pkfz 38t) was a ligth tank, produced by Praga Company and designed by Alexej Surin so like Hetzer. Book- Tanky Praga by Ivo Pejčoch.

[@HeliRy]

Still my favourite TD of the game :-)

[@theotherguy__]

I love it, can play how ever I want when I want.

[@icecoldrugby]

So slow with stock engine. By the time I got anywhere the battle was decided.

[@HeliRy]

Yeah, it is rubbish when stock lol. Pretty quick though once it's fully maxed out

[@archiExist]

I like using my hetzer in city maps (yes I am weird). It's really like a turtle with it's bad acceleration (top speed is around 40 though). I just use the howitzer and strengthened my tracks, it can easily keep up with light tanks circling around it.

[@heinzsielmann5952]

+HeliRy Yea the Hetzer is very good but my fav was the Stug III.

[@Schutti73]

the CAP in the APCBC (Armour Piercing Caped Ballistic Caped) was soft to protect the hardened Penetrator.

[@HikaruKatayamma]

Very cool. Please do more of these!

[@JoshuaBurgess]

Hetzer gunna hetz?

[@huskycrusader463]

I think the 38t is a light tank with 9.5 ton.

[@da_cat]

Yea, Hetzer could knock out IS2, now go try that in WOT ... you will have a hard time even against kv1

[@mr.deefoster7898]

lol so you think war gaming tell the true?

[@alexmissio2230]

no, i killed some kv1s with hetzer.

[@da_cat]

Alex Missio go 1vs 1 from full hp and then talk you fucking shit

[@mr.deefoster7898]

Da Cat if you not a total fucking dumbass, you can win

[@alexmissio2230]

+Da Cat I can win because I shoot on the sides of the kv1 that are shitty.

[@justfishy6417]

The first Marder tank didn’t have extra plating at the front. It was only in later versions that they decided to add extra plating

[@TheMcClover]

1:48 damn look at all those marks of excellence

[@stopmotionking241]

One thing you guys forgot and many people overlook is that it was only known as the Jagdpanzer 38T during the war. It was only after the war that it mysteriously got the name Hetzer. Which is funny cause it wasn’t even named by the Germans as “Hetzer” never appeared in any German documents about the vehicle. Nobody truly knows where the name came from but everyone started calling it that.

[@lfoxx6935]

Hetzers gonna Hetz

[@coolyash2406]

The gun is a Pak40. In the inside video, the camera pans over the gun and you can see Pak40 along with the dials to zero the sight.

[@nicorosbergf1fan783]

I got the 10.5 for my Hetzer 2 days ago :)

[@neo3516]

Nico RosbergFan Ahh the Derp Gun ;) Always shoot HE to make damage, even when you dont penetrate tha amor

[@nicorosbergf1fan783]

Hauptfeldwebel Neo ! Yes I loved this gun, even more on the Pz IV H

[@InfernalDreamGuitar]

Hetzer was inspired from Maresal, a Romanian TD

[@ironheadfm]

I want to play my Hetzer now.

[@wellshit9489]

@Antares 1 the hetzer deals 100dmg wdym

[@plooboobl9689]

amazing video! The Hetzer is actually my favorite vehicle on wheels from WWII

[@mitternacht4062]

Could you have a look inside a Tiger II while you're in Germany? The Tiger I was so fantastic, I really want to know how the design was improved for the next version. Thanks. Keep up your great videos!

[@abrakadabra4117]

Tiger II is actually in the same building

[@nagmashot]

the Tiger 2 in Munster is a empty hull... if u want to see a fully operational Tiger 2 u have to go to Saumur France

[@nimbalo300]

nagmashot a muesm in england has a woking tiger tank

[@tyler_bt3326]

That's a Tiger I in bovington not tiger II

[@iljasidlun1952]

By all means Tiger 2 was an absolute downgrade from Tiger 1, it's thicker and more slopped armor was a rubbish quality, it was way too heavy and absolutely unreliable.

[@pavelmedek3968]

It is very likely that nickname Hetzer wasn't used during WW2, but appears later. A similar situation is with Sturmpanzer IV which is known today as "Brummbär". It was called "Stupa" by its crews. Brummbär nickname came postwar.

[@snupper2598]

The hezter. Nicknamed “The Trapezoid” By me

[@nicholaspoplawski3713]

A little big surprise!

[@RealRapidReelz]

I was in a game playing the hetzer, then I opened KZbin when it was loading, and this was first on the recommended page. Perfect timing

[@icecoldrugby]

I wish these videos were in game.

[@Vlad_-_-_]

Props to you wargaming! You do some stuff that annoys us, but this series is amazing! Thank you !

[@TheGeezzer]

Very good review of this AFV, wish the review had been longer though.

[@sergiokv5711]

I like to see at behind the hetzer there's a jagpanthers IV from the inside the hatch from the Chieftain

[@Tomcat_Coyote]

Wow , i want to work for Wargaming to , i want to go inside tanks ! xD

[@Tomcat_Coyote]

DerpSparky I have no penis ...

[@Oldaccount0038]

Centauri wtf?

[@luuko656]

Hetzer does not mean "Chaser', It means something like instigator.. or problem starter...

[@awwk8452]

“It’s fast, hard to spot, and even harder to hit”. E25: am I a joke to u

[@pvt.jamesramirez6810]

well E25 never built

[@awwk8452]

Wot hmm

[@Zathaghil]

Just a quick question. You said the Hetzer carried a PaK 39 cannon. Why at 8:03 does the sighting plate say PaK 40?

[@faduddin]

I love the hetzer I remember a time when my team died early and I took out the entire enemy team with it man hetzer also shout out to all the German td players there aren’t much like myself

[@VoimaVahtila]

So is the gun a 7,5cm pak 39 or pak 40? At 8:02 you can see "pak 40" engraved on the gun (or maybe they have used different parts during restoration?)

[@clothar23]

Hmm, the entire German war effort can be summed up as too little too late really despite some damn good ideas like this here Hetzer. Then again we all should be glad it can be summed up as such.

[@ElJackale]

+clothar23 Lol, you must be joking at the beginning of the WW2 the German weapons were better in almost every aspects than their counterparts. The tanks were an exception but only Russians had them. Planes, Handweapons, Submarines, Rockets were all dominated by the Germans. SG44, V2, German submarines were the best, Russians take them home after WW2 and used them to design their own. Hitlers most idiotic mistake was fighting the whole world at once, if he went only against Soviets he probably would have won. When Nazis came to Ukraine, Ukrainians welcome them as their saviors. They loved their Russian (Soviet) brothers so much, especially after the artificial famine caused by Stalin which killed more than 7 millions Ukrainians.

[@clothar23]

+ElJackale Really, Let's see the M1 Garand was a better rifle then the Mauser 98k, The bazooka was a better infantry anti tank weapon. The Shermans were a better tank then the Panzer IVs, and the E8 and E6 models of the Shermans could punch holes even into the best German Tanks. The T34 series were a better tank then anything the Germans built save the Tiger series of tanks. And the IS series of tanks could wipe the floor with the German tank core. Face it mate the Germans were undergunned, outfought, and in the end out produced. Only the most arduous Neo-Nazis think otherwise. Did they have some good ideas sure but drawings on paper don't win wars. .

[@clothar23]

***** Ah yes the ME 262, the world's first operational Jet powered fighter craft.. Was it ahead of it's time yes. But like everything Nazi made it was overdesigned, wasn't built in great enough numbers. And numerous maintenance and performance issues plagued it from day one to last day. Basically the same issue pretty much every Nazi thing ever built suffered from.

[@clothar23]

***** Oh did I make a mistake mate. Germany at the time was under the rule of the National Socialist party shortened to Nazi by pretty much everyone. Unlike some people I prefer to make the distinction between Germany as it is now and was then.

[@tomhannah3825]

clothar23 So, you're suggesting that if Hitler had had the patience to wait til better weapons were ready, he might have fared better? One thing that fits this narrative is tanks, I keep hearing the Germans were surprised by the T-34 and KV-1. Let's assume they'd found out about them long enough before Barbarossa to design, build and deploy heavy tanks. And the extra time would have benefited the Kriegsmarine as well, and probably the Luftwaffe.

[@sirtoxicchoclate2718]

small and fast? i like to see that happen in your games

[@Estrema939]

"he is so fast" 🙄

[@055deltic]

Thank you! A very interesting historical background to this little giant-killer; making the best of what they had so late in the war. Particularly liked the diagrams and interior shots which very simply and clearly explained what you cannot get from a museum walk round and the data card. Thanks for your time and effort to produce this - I have now subscribed and look forward to more.

[@poorman3134]

I would recommend to use open top. Since these tanks are used for ambus, not for close combat. Open top allow tank members to have better alertness in the battle field; heat and smoke from shooting the gun could spread out faster & hence better working environment & therefore improve efficiency; reduce the weight of the tank; in case they have to escape from the tank, it is much more easy.

[@zeeutuber1315]

It looks to me like they de-buffed it in game a little.

[@marianmarkovic5881]

well its end of war design crushing noobs in pre/early war designed tanks,.. of course its overpowered,... but still i have no idea where crew is if 105mm is mounted,..

[@parker1ray]

It would have been fairly easy to retrofit the commanders position with a forward facing periscope. Was this ever done?

[@muzyka4386]

certified tutel moment.

[@PitbullSMD]

the design of hetzer was made on papers by romanians , their model where called Marshal tank hunter

[@paraskaikessa597]

1:29 "Im already Tracer"

[@garysmith643]

I like the amount of details of the gun ! Awesome vid

[@raglanheuser1162]

my favorite

[@birddog9708]

Found one of these hiding in East Berlin back in 1987. It had been parked and not budged an inch since 1945.

[@7silent_peter730]

That’s cool

[@kathyf123]

Are his pants on backwards?

[@Bauhotte]

+Cathy Farger :'D

[@justfishy6417]

About the machine gun, it was only used in emergencies, meaning they weren’t allowed to use it in open warfare.

[@AkeN996]

Yay, it was inspired from a Romanian tank? :D

[@theog8891]

Actually,yes. It was inspired by the Maresal tank destroyer which was developed in 1942-1943,but due to the lack of funds it was cancelled by the romanian army. But the germans liked the idea and continued a similar program to create the Hetzer

[@TheForklifter]

Actually, that's false. Development of the Maresal was never discontinued. 200 Maresal M-05s were placed for order and other 800 Maresal M-06 would replace the the M-05. However, defection of Romania in 1944 ruined that prospect along with other projects.

[@mihaelaalexe1128]

Great video but I have to say that the first design of the Hetzer was Romanian. The Mareşal M series were a series of tank destroyers. Exactly 7 different prototypes. The designs were similar to the later Hetzer. The German army where closely watching the development of the Maresal even giving complicated components such as the optics. Because of the Soviet approach, the Romanian army canceled the prototype testing. But the German army continued, moving the gun to the right and changing the chassis.

[@Balzico569]

“Hetzer is also known as Chaser” No wonder its nicknamed the cockroach

[@asasad93]

It's probably because it looks like one

[@amtrack5348]

That´s not quite the correct translation. Chaser would be "Verfolger" back-translated into german. The word "Hetzer" has an additonial meaning in it: it indeed means to chase something or someone, but to a further extent in which the chased thing/person is almost close to a breakdown because of exhaustion.

[@activeal]

Great job describing this vehicle. Thanks!

[@Camperoftehintrowebz]

People complain about this being nerfed. Sure yeah, its not as good as It once was. but I still killed tier 5-6 heavies with it... Im talking churchills and kvs

[@basichistory]

Why are there not more videos like this?

[@pemainpesmalaya6023]

Hetzers gonna hetz.

[@verestoyjanos5013]

"This vechicle was really fast compared to the other tanks" Wg: best I can do is 9 km/h

[@CommissarWallace]

Totally missed out on how this was the brainchild of Heinz Guderian.

[@prechabahnglai103]

Whatever its downsides or history, the Hetzer as a vehicle still looks pretty good.

[@zgSH4DOW]

I wonder what percentage of viewers are actually WoT players, because the actual tank specs only matter in War Thunder.

[@tommythecommie9918]

zgSHADOW true

[@Phagastick]

zgSHADOW Hey, we are here for the truth! WoT is fun allright but we want to really know how the tank was

[@MM-ny7dv]

I play both

[@theblitzkrieggamer3196]

Yeah I immigrated from WOT into War Thunder

[@professorpannell4824]

zgSHADOW war thunders arcade battles are more realistic than wot. War thunder is supreme

[@HighDriver]

Even tho the nashorn was a slow big box brute that gun was a force to be reckon with that thing was a absolute tank destroyer for sure

[@Pinky01]

Hetzers gonna hetz

[@marksolarz3756]

Albert Speer said"to many types of tanks,to many types of ammo,always changing prioritys"any glimmer of greatness was overshadowed by incompatance by a chaotic system!

[@GlizzySoundWave]

Hetzer gonna hetz

[@jayco5837]

Please advise:I noted there is a gap or space between the main gun and superstructure, what would happen during raining? Is it sealed to prevent water or toxic gas?

[@GlizzySoundWave]

Hetzie betzie

[@ex59neo53]

As a kid ,I saw a G-13 in Switzerland ... 40 years later it is still my favourite tank design :)

[@robinfrenzy]

There is one at the Waffenplatz in Thun. I used to be a Panzergrenadier there and probably saw it a few times. I wish I knew more about all the old tanks when I was there because they have quite a collection.

[@c3pfett]

If three High school girls can man it then anyone can 😊

[@jakubcenek9591]

This one seems to be used by the Swiss army, which was using these tanks I think until 50s/60s.

[@dongilleo9743]

Did Switzerland get theirs from a factory that survived the war and was still able to produce new vehicles, or were they leftover surviving vehicles that Switzerland bought? I know the French Army had a battalion of German Panther tanks that they used until the mid 1950s or so.