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hm, 60mm of armor unlike Jagdpanzer IV L70
could work in BR4.
that being said, I never heard of a Hetzer with the long Panther gun…
Its just another planned E-series tank, welp its an SPG actually.
I think its supposed to be the E-25, basically a Hetzer redesigned to share components and parts with E-100 and other E-series tanks, however with little to no production capabilites left and even existing couldn’t not be diverted, it remained a dream only.
Are E-series realistic at all?
This is just a theory of mine, but I believe that it was desperation that forced Germans to standardization while Allies could afford in 1944-45 to have decentralised production with specialised vehicles.
However it was the opposite in 1941-42.
So since it was impossible to adopt the E-series or better said abandon already used vehicles (since they would stop producing all StuG, Pz IV parts and many Tiger I, Panther, Hetzer parts) thus changing the production while at war is unrealistic, but had Germany won, why on earth would they bother with the E-series?
So honestly, other than a 1946 Festung Europa fort holding out in the Alps scenario, the E-series don’t have much place in alternative history theories.
- wants to standardize
- look inside
- multiple tanks
A quick read into seemed less E series like, and more, “what can with what we have on hand”. That combined with some wacky designs based off it, including a kugelblitz style turret, 2cm gun equipped scout tanks, some proposed to have a 10.5cm gun taken from StuH 42’s and etc.
Also only a 50mm front plate due to the weight of the gun.
Apparently two prototypes were made and theoretically were fully operational, so its about just under par with the Maus in those terms.
Though worth stating, when I say fully operational, just about were completed by early April 45, apparently meant to go under review of Hitler come the 20th of April, Im sure we can all see why that didnt happen though.