Flammpanzer 38 (t) 'Hetzer'
    Copyright (C) 1996 by James Lowry.

        In December 1944 20 Hetzers were converted to flamethrowing tanks by
    replacing the main armament with a flamethrower.  Other than the new weapon
    the vehicle remained unchanged.  A fake 75mm barrel was fitted over the
    flamethrower to disguise its true nature.
        The flamethower (crit.|fire|4d|15|7|n/a|100|1) uses 1 gallon of
    gasoline per second and is in a forward casemate mount.  The MG42 machine
    gun (crit|cr|7d|20|12|1000|3900|20|50) is in a pintle mount on top of the
    vehicle and is controled from inside.
        I used PzKpfw 38(t) in Action by Charles K. Kliment and Hilary L. Doyle
    as reference in designing this vehicle.
        The Flammpanzer Hetzer (v. 1.0) is a TL 6 vehicle [Mar. 96 errata
    sheet] with a weapon from High Tech, my alternate sloping rules and a new
    flamethower.

    Structure:  350 cf extra-heavy standard body (HT 900), max. load 31,500
        lbs. Tracked motive system with two tracks (DR 3, HT 450).  Sealed
        body, 70 degree sloped front and back, 40 degree sloped right and left.
    Propulsion:  118 KW tracked drivetrain.
    Power:  118 KW gasoline engine (DR 5, HT 50), uses 3.54 gallons/hour. 49
        gallon self-sealing gasoline tank (DR 5, HT 25), endurance 13.84 hours.
    Crew:  4; driver, gunner, loader, commander/machine gunner.
    Accomodations:  4 cramped internal seats.
    Accessories:  Environmental control, tactical radio (+0 intercept, 15 mi.).
    Cargo:  40 cf cargo space, 40 cf access space, 20.01 waste space.
    Weaponry:  Heavy flamethrower ($675, 50 lbs., 4 cf, DR 5, HT 15) in a
        forward casemate mount with 130 gallon self-sealing gas tank.  MG42
        machine gun ($400, 26 lbs., 3 cf, DR 5, HT 12) in a pintle mount
        w/chain with 1200 rounds.
    Armor:  414 points expensive armor.  F6/180, R6/60, L6/60, B6/60, T5/24,
        U5/30.
    Statistics:  Cost $106,179 (adjusted $21,236), design mass 27,691.5 lbs.,
        max payload 3,808.5 lbs., max cargo load 3,600 lbs., current payload
        800 lbs., loaded mass 28,491.5 lbs. (14.25 tons), Size Modifier +3,
        Radar Signature +3, IR Signature +4, Acoustic Signature +6.
    Ground Performance:  Ground speed factor 12, top speed 24 mph, acceleration
        3 mph/s, deceleration 20 mph/s, MR .25, SR 7, gets 7.14 miles/gallon.