WWII Hetzer STARTUP and interior tour! (WARNING: Loud!)

AusArmour Assistant Manager, Jason, gives us a Hetzer startup and an exclusive view of the interor and exterior of this iconic WWII vehicle.
Careful! The engine is loud!
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[@TheSlugstoppa]

"Yeah pretty cramped"...THUD - "Son of a B**" . Another great presentation guys many thanks for posting,

[@StuSaville]

Hetzer's gonna hetz

[@FrancSchiphorst]

"Fully operational" "This can still penetrate a T-34" .... I asume almost fully operational. Would be bad ass night at the museum if the collection was fully operational! :D

[@terrenceodgers5866]

LOL!

[@pezpengy9308]

send it to ukraine. the russians dusted off a bunch of t34's and are using them at roadblocks.

[@williamjackson5942]

@@pezpengy9308 Ukraine has a fake Panzer, Tiger?, from a shooting range. It was used for people to drive about for fun. It is being used as a decoy to draw Russian attention from real tanks at roadblock.

[@krakdechev]

@@williamjackson5942 It's a fake Panther, Panzer V!

[@americanpatriot2422]

Outstanding video and presentation. Great rare footage of the interior, close up exterior detail and start up and running of the Hetzer engine.

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

Great video guys and those German soldiers must of gone deaf with the noise from that engine.

[@Henning_S.]

Probably they all had headsets with ear protection, otherwise it would also be almost impossible to communicate with each other while in battle...

[@sandgroper1970]

Probably were not to worried about future hearing damage

[@jerryle379]

​@@Henning_S. It near the end of Nazi German doubt they even can give the poor bastard ear protector mate

[@musclecarbear4704]

That’s the least of their problems in 1945. Considering what the so-called Allies were going to do to them, once captured.

[@Slaktrax]

These short video ''tours'' are a great idea. Thanks Karl and Jason. 🙂

[@tablesizeproductions4360]

Finally! A Jagdpanzer 38 with the proper engine! Fantastic restoration work and I love the inclusion of black "sniper bait" rectangles.

[@calessel3139]

Back in the 80s I knew a guy who owned a G-13. At first he kept it at a local museum. Later he found permanent housing for it and only brought it out for reenactments. BTW this one is beautifully restored.

[@antonzemanek7770]

Amazing! This machines were produced somewhere just in front of my window in Prague.

[@user-zj8gu6we4q]

Гордишься? Ты верный гитлеровец

[@jb6668]

These videos highlighting individual vehicles are so good.

[@markwatters6875]

7.8 litre petrol engine. Man I’m glad I’m not feeding it. Thanks for the video fellas 👍🇦🇺

[@musclecarbear4704]

One word: catastrophic But it’s still, a cool looking tank destroyer.

[@alanantoniobre189]

The danger was tanky and the crew suffered a little, but it was a rolling terror, its cannon was very advantageous, a very dangerous "small", that engine at the beginning of the video, by God!!, It's all that's right, I wish that That symphony will be left to us for a few more minutes 🖤🙌,And the restoration work is more than impressive! It is sublime! 👏

[@vrbka2692]

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[@GBurgosFernandez]

I made a model of this anti-tank. It was one of the best I ever made. How many memories!

[@cpawp]

I love the engine sound, original engine, czech engine, makes the old 'car' (not a tank) come alive ...

[@AKUJIVALDO]

Car... LOL

[@vrbka2692]

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[@SPSteve]

One of my favorites, the Hetzer. Beautiful example.

[@Jonas-jq9qo]

Thats awesome! Im sure i am not the only one that would love vids like these for your other running vehicles!

[@giuliobuccini208]

Ì'm not an expert, but "your" tanks seems way better restored than the ones I see all around the world. Compliments!

[@djfly247]

I had a ride in this a few years ago on one of your Field Days. It was awesome to say the least.

[@brealistic3542]

The Hetzer is a very practical td. Very good punch for the price Imo.

[@michaelrieber4858]

I like the inside overview of the tank. Always wondered on the amount of room noise and overall crew “comfort”. Now I have an idea on this model. Keep up the good work

[@playwme3]

Was lucky enough to get a ride in this at Tankfest a couple years ago. It wasn’t coping well with the heat and was doing limited runs. We held onto our tickets for half the day and right when we were considering trading them for something else, i heard it start up. Luckily i was standing about 2m away from Rob at the time and managed to get on the next run. Highlight of the weekend, as it’s one of the few tanks you rode in, rather than on top of.

[@tileux]

What was it like to ride inside it? It looks bloody uncomfortable!

[@playwme3]

@@tileux it was tight, hot and loud, and you really wouldn’t want it to tip over on its roof.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Impressive looking beast! Definitely helped having this example in Swiss service to keep it well maintained until it was retired and restored.

[@vicpecka7356]

Transfer the rounds on the commander's side to empty slots on the loader's side during lulls in the action.

[@andrewsteele7663]

I am loving these video's keep them coming, cheers

[@S1nwar]

one of these simulation channels showed that the 6cm frontarmor is slightly better than the tigers 1's due to its angle

[@patrickporter6536]

Well done guys!

[@michaelcalland801]

Really appreciate the tour guys .. Great Job .!

[@russwoodward8251]

A fantastic restoration. Thank you.

[@steve1315]

Love the hetzer watched the history of this on Bruce Crompton they sure did a good job.Gutted when I was in Australia your museum didn't exist sadly won't be able to get to OZ now.

[@MililaniJag]

Very cool! Cheers!

[@awf6554]

That sounds great! During the presentation I was thinking it would help to have a small driver to manage the pedals, but those vision blocks would suit a taller driver. It's lucky the Hetzer was an ambush vehicle. Driving it in an engagement battle would have been hell.

[@RickJZ1973]

Absolutely awesome! I really enjoyed this presentation. Thanks very much for posting it.

[@kiwifruit27]

Awesome stuff, thanks

[@w.g.6961]

Great presentation as always. Thx!

[@robheidel5627]

Thank You, Jason!

[@robertmartin5662]

Excellent videos, really interesting. Very much like watching your videos. Your very knowledgeable on tanks. Keep them coming.

[@matthewmoore5698]

Cause they help each other they a team, those chec, were brilliant

[@MGB-learning]

Great tour videos.

[@guidor.4161]

Excellent format, video and vehicle!

[@vinnywelsh]

It's almost like they didn't expect the crew to survive long enough to use the ammo stored on the other side of the hull! Great video guys!

[@88997799]

You could hear it coming down the road 10 miles away… 😂… Not much chance.

[@jerryjeromehawkins1712]

Considering prewar Germany was roughly the size of the state of Montana... a war of attrition vs Detroit was unwinnable. The Hetzer was a great, cheap way to get an excellent gun out onto the battlefield while also giving its crew "some" protection.

[@terribleauthority]

If a Hetzer crew had to use that much ammo in one engagement, they were facing bigger issues than just loading. Otherwise they'd swap the extra rounds to the left once it the fighting was over.

[@blogobre]

Another top notch one, thanks!

[@neillh]

Thanks for sharing another great video 👍

[@w.p.958]

Fantastic! Thank you!!!

[@bigsparky65]

Fantastic video, excellent presentation, ideas

[@davidkimmel4216]

Great video

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Those plate welds are AMAZING 👍

[@gitfoad8032]

Straight out of the box.

[@azelkhntr4992]

That was cool.

[@jocking3]

2:20 - typo, it's "WÄHREND", not "WÄHRED". Missing an "N".

[@tommytaylor4458]

Love these video’s!!! Would love visit sometime!!

[@essiturbo]

Nice work and beautifull restored! Best regards from germany.

[@maxrpm2215]

Nice, do one on the Jagdpanzer lV

[@bluemouse5039]

I could imagine being in that vehicle during the hot humid summer time during battle, a couple of men cramped into a small compartment with little air circulation, everybody hot and uncomfortable trying to do their job , the inside filled with smoke from the gun firing and the vibration and excessive noise from the motor so loud you would have to yell to be heard, it would take a very well trained crew to make that vehicle perform in battle effectively

[@timgosling6189]

I see Praga have just announced their latest car, the Bohema, but they've outsourced the engine to Nissan. I guess they were looking for a bit more performance than the Hetzer.

[@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle]

Interesting! Canada also has a running Swiss g13

[@user-iw2mo7yu4d]

My favourite AFV!

[@sir_bertimus1547]

back when Paul Allen had his museum in Everett Washington he would bring his G-13 Swede out to some events and we would get to play recon jeep hunting for the Hetzer. Great fun. Love the Czech made armor.

[@dehpeh5614]

Hi guys, in the font above the start button, the first word is missing a letter - German word "WÄHRED" is correct "WÄHREND". Thanks for the great video.

[@TrustyZ900]

Sounds like Bob Glidden's Pro Stock 351 Cleveland. Excellent!

[@somerandomalbinodude]

this was the first vehicle i got a ride in at the first ausarmourfest way back in 2016

[@DeliveryDemon]

Damn... that thing is just... absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Say what you will about the Krauts and their tank destroyers, they were powerful. Maybe not an M18 Hellcat or M36 Jackson powerful, but very powerful indeed

[@MB-oc1nw]

Sounds like a hotted up 6 cylinder Torana X-U1

[@yattaran1484]

Awesome video as always !. Just wondering what is the purpose of two holes on the G-13 track link ?. Do they hold ice cleat or something ?🤔

[@jensmaul6749]

Very nice tank. But there's a typing error visible at 2:20. The correct German word is "WÄHREND". There's a "N" missing.

[@flitsertheo]

Correct. That is also a very odd font, never seen that before.

[@Henning_S.]

@@flitsertheo it is probably because they used a stencil to spray the letters, so all letters with hollow sections like A, B, D, O, P, Q need support for the center section so they need to be divided. Just like the sprayed letters on wooden crates...

[@nirrec]

Is this the completely restored machine which was brought over from the UK... Bruce Compton and the 'twins' did a fantastic job

[@Weltspiele]

Outstanding Job! But i found a small mistake. Above the driversdashboard is a text: "Während der Fahrt Fuß vom Kupplungspedal" .... but i looks like "Währed" 😉

[@scienceknight5122]

ty

[@dannyhonn973]

If they have a jagdpanther, do a video on it

[@patchmack4469]

great to see the insides as well as detail on the outside - it does save us bashing our heads etc, something you get very used to working with military equipment, howz ya head Kurt, or was it an arm or something? - you do end up with many bruises to tell the tale

[@matthewwadwell6100]

Was the dial on the far right of the drivers panel the speedometer? As it went up to 100 - which is either very optimistic, or very scary (depending on where you were sitting....) 🤣

[@HeartAino193]

Please give credit to Kadotani Anzu, Koyama Yuzu and Kawashima Momo for having this kind of tank.

[@Alexeiiii]

Small mistake in that text in front of the driver : it should say ' Wahrend' so the n is missing. (It means dont keep your foot on the clutch while driving). And two dots on top of the letter a but I can't type that on my phone )) great video !!

[@g.patton6872]

Not sure what type phone you have, but typically you can type the German umlaut by pressing and holding the vowel until a pop-up menu appears. Then slide over to the umlaut.

[@Henning_S.]

Während

[@EnterTheFenix]

Was always under the assumption that it was Driver - gunner - commander as the human centipede on the left, with the loader on the right side of the tank. mainly because of the MG mount and top hatch

[@rcsavo]

Feind hört mit! - Enemy listens too! Während der Fahrt Fuẞ vom Kupplungspedal - While driving [take] foot off the clutch pedal Behälter Links/Rechts - Reservoir tank left/right

[@MusicHavenSG]

Is it the exact same Hetzer that you got from Bruce of Combat Deals?

[@danielt.3152]

Would the smoke from firing the rounds in the Hetzer wind up inside tank?

[@mr.m2556]

Oh ya buddy! A3 team.

[@mr.dangernoodle6294]

I never knew how bad the crew's outside field of vision was in tanks until I saw the driver's view port.

[@indocliquepictures5567]

2:20 min You guys are missing the N its : "WÄHREND DER FAHRT FUß VOM KUPPLUNGSPEDAL"

[@Shinzon23]

Hetzer gonna hetz!

[@frosty3693]

As far as visibility out of the vehicle, it's not a tank, more of a mobile artillery piece so the commander would have is head out, or more, much more often. If you are getting shot directly you are doing it wrong. The armor is more for the "to whom it may concern" shots.

[@davesherry5384]

ROunds on the right side are not "ready rounds" thay are stored ready to replenish the ready round bin.

[@Ali-fx6jd]

I hate this tank in war thunder. it destroyed so many of my t-34's lol. Nice video

[@leopard_2A6-906]

Just shoot the bottom front plate it should make the crew into tomato sauce

[@shoktroop]

THANK YOU! Wow. That was a great video.

[@puttz2]

What is the purpose of the larger pipe surrounding the main exhaust pipe?

[@Tempestzzzz]

Great video. Confirms for me it's a death box. Junk.🤣

[@vincentwesolowski459]

I noticed that your museum is a stones throw to the Royal Australian Armored Corps, (RAAC), do the soldiers of the RAAC, hold any classes at your museum? I would think that by studying history you can learn and keep from making some mistakes of the past?

[@freagle123]

7:07 "Während der Fahrt Fuß vom Kupplungspedal" (what means "While driving, foot off the clutch pedal") should be written above the instruments, but unfortunately there seems to have been a spelling mistake in the first word. If I read it correctly, it says: "WÄHRED" but it should be "WÄHREND", apparently the "N" is missing. Greetings from Germany.

[@65cj55]

How do you see inside them when you visit, is there any with cutaways or viewing ports etc ?

[@flitsertheo]

Cutting out pieces would almost be considered sacrilege, according to the reactions to another tank which has cut-out pieces (though it arrived as such at that museum).

[@65cj55]

@@flitsertheo Yes, i seen that Video on Sofilein's Channel, some People are weird..

[@pumelo1]

Czechoslovak Praga engine power💪

[@robertstranaghan7391]

Is that the one that was on combat dealers

[@askjeevescosby2928]

Don't you think they would have outfitted these tanks with mufflers and resonators so they would operate silent. Like I have to imagine a quite tank may have come in handy more than once during the war. And im sure gm had tons of resonators and mufflers laying arround from the cadillacs so they would have just had to make it fit the manifold then use the same machine when they ran out of already built ones.

[@NinjaKittyBonks]

It seems as though the allies would do all they can to fire ammo and grenades upon the viewing lenses. I am sure they are very strong, but if lenses are damaged badly, the tank is far less effective.

[@Henning_S.]

I remember the Jagdpanther or Tiger had replacement lenses, I'm pretty sure the Hetzer also had some replacement lenses.

[@jpmtlhead39]

A very successfull tank destroyer,this "little" machine.

[@davidthomspson9771]

What a interesting coffin

[@FairladyS130]

May I be so bold as to suggest that the camo scheme should go from top to bottom and not sort of break above the wheel line? In other words it should include the wheels having two colours.

[@jeremdav6451]

Don't think so, an elaborate camo scheme put in a circular motion on the wheels when the tank is moving would be too eye-catchy for the enemy...

[@flitsertheo]

Tanks arrived at the field workshops in a basic dark yellow livery, and the workshops applied additional camouflage. Sometimes they didn't bother to paint the wheels also.

[@czwarty7878]

After some time in the field the dirt, dust, mud and debris would create buildup line above wheels, which would cause blending effect anyway, the "break" of camo pattern would not be visible. This was taken into account and was desired effect.

[@FairladyS130]

@@jeremdav6451 Good point.

[@davor3219]

which is code of this green color?

[@GreasyStool]

Sounds like a 2 stroke outboard not in the water!

[@HK94]

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