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V3 Change log
- Angle correction: Side and lower front armor slope angle changed from 45deg to (~) 50deg.
- Modified inner layout to simulate real Hetzer.
- Machine gun rotation axis further optimized.
- Fuel amount set to 320 units. (Real Hetzer carries 320 litres, so…)
- Various visual adjustments.
- Streamline work, part count dropped from 190 to 188.
Guess this is it for now, this little devil took me too much time…

Album contains 18 pictures.
Click here for album of the first version

V2 Changelog
- Now with tracks instead of bare wheels
- Action Group 1 for repeated firing of the main gun
- Machine gun rotation axis optimized
- Visual adjustment especially for the periscope sliding cover and for the backup track
- Streamline work, part count only increased by 5 (185 to 190)

Strangely enough, among all those fancy heavy cats, this little buddy is probably my favourite WWII german armoured vehicle. I got a nice 1/72 diecast model on my desk, so I decided to also build one in KSP. Now in winter camouflage!

Key Features

• With tracks (only decoration, but allow movement)
• Exhaust effect (stage once, adjust with throttle. This also activates fuel cells.)
• Gun firing muzzle effect (stage twice and throttle up. Hit AG1 to fire more shots.)
• Real crew accommodation: driver, gunner and loader sit on the left in a row, commander sits on the rear right. Has a functional commander’s hatch.
• Machine gun can be rotated in SPH (rotate the Oscar-B tank)

• Visual adjustments are marked by dots. Also note the different inner layout. Pity that the driver can’t see outside through his tiny window.
• Some screenshots are outdated but look nice, I’m too lazy to replace all of them.

Design Notes

• This is a semi-accurate (examined only with bare eyes), moderately detailed one-day build (and another day for tracks + optimization).
• It’s larger than the real thing, meanwhile its wheels are too small. Currently I have no idea how to get around this.
• About gun firing. First of all the principle: it uses the flame-out burst of fire from a hidden rocket motor. This burst of fire only appears when fuel supply is suddenly cut off or resumed with a >0% throttle. This rocket motor is fed via a decoupler (with a LOT of offset). Action group 1 is set to toggle its fuel crossfeed, which becomes the fire button. Thrust limit is set to minimal to eliminate normal exhaust.
• Ironically, the addition of tracks actually made it a bit less all-terrain, for the tracks will explode if they collide too hard (>8m/s) with slopes etc. But it can still travel over most normal terrains. Just drive with care.
• Real Hetzer has a top speed of around 42km/h (11.7m/s) on paved road and 15km/h (4.2m/s) cross-country. This replica can make it with no problems.

Wish you enjoy and happy driving!

Description

A stock aircraft called Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer V2. Built with 188 of the finest parts, its root part is probeStackSmall.

Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.7.0.

Details

• Type: SPH
• Class: rover
• Part Count: 188
• Pure Stock