15cm sIG33 (Sfl) auf Jagdpanzer 38(t) 'Hetzer'
    Copyright (C) 1996 by James Lowry.

        Constant demands had been made from the front for more self-propelled
    150mm infantry guns, but as production of the Grille M had ceased in 1944,
    meeting this demand quickly became imposible.  From December 1944 to
    February 1945 thirty 150mm infantry guns were mounted on Hetzer chassis.
        The MG42 machine gun (crit|cr|7d|20|12|1000|3900|20|50) is in a 360
    degree 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 sIG Hetzer (v. 1.0) is a TL 6 vehicle [Mar. 96 errata sheet] with a
    new weapon, a weapon from High Tech and my alternate sloping rules.

    Infantry Gun (TL 6)
        An infantry gun is a short-barreled, lightweight, direct-fire howitzer.
    The 150mm IG is $40,000, 2,300 lbs., 60 cf, HT 100 and requires a crew of
    two. The ammunition is incompatible with that of the 155mm Howitzer's, but
    uses the same statistics.
    150mm IG   Malf   Type   Damage      SS   Acc   1/2D   Max    RoF   Shots
      with HE  crit.  exp.   6dx25[11d]  no   9     n/a    1 mi.  1/20  1

    Structure:  450 cf extra-heavy standard body (HT 1,200), max load 40,500
        lbs.  Tracked motive system with two tracks (DR 6, HT 600).  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, 41.11 cf access space.
    Weaponry:  150mm infantry gun (DR 5, HT 100) in a forward casemate mount
        with 10 rounds.  MG42 machine gun ($400, 26 lbs., 3 cf, DR 5, HT 12) on
        a pintle mount with 1200 rounds.
    Armor:  414 points expensive armor.  F6/180, R6/60, L6/60, B6/60, T5/24,
        U5/30.
    Statistics:  Cost $176,652 (adjusted $35,330), design mass 30,080.5 lbs.
        max payload 1,419.5 lbs., max cargo load 1,419.5 lbs., current payload
        800 lbs., loaded mass 39,880.5 lbs. (19.94 tons), Size Modifier +4,
        Radar Signature +4, IR Signature +5, Acoustic Signature +6.
    Ground Performance:  Ground speed factor 12, top speed 21 mph, acceleration
        3.625 mph/s, deceleration 20 mph/s, MR .25, SR 7, gets 5.93
        miles/gallon.