By 1943 it was obvious to the Germans that their tank production could
not keep pace with battlefield losses. One of their efforts to expedite
weapons production was the conversion of old, outdated tank chassis into
tank destroyers, or Jagdpanzers. Early efforts demonstrated the rushed
and sometimes rough mating of a small, old tank with a large, powerful
gun. The Marder series
especially appeared cumbersome and top heavy. The most successful
conversion was the Jagdpanzer 38(t), commonly referred to as the Hetzer
Hetzer
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