German armored fighting vehicle production during World War II
Panzer 38(t)
Panzer 38(t)
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[thumb\|right\|Panzer 38(t)](/wiki/Image:Panzer_38%28t%29_Ausf._S.jpg "Panzer 38(t) Ausf. S.jpg")
The [Panzer 38(t)](/wiki/Panzer_38%28t%29 "Panzer 38(t)") was a pre\-war Czech tank design, following the [Occupation of Czechoslovakia](/wiki/Occupation_of_Czechoslovakia_%281938%E2%80%931945%29 "Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)"), the Czechoslovakian industry became an extesnion of Germany's. Pre\-war: 78\.

|  | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | **Total** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Panzer 38(t) | 153 | 367 | 678 | 198 | \- | \- | \- | 1,396 |
| Marder III Sd.Kfz. 138 | \- | \- | \- | 110 | 783 | 323 | \- | 1,216 |
| Marder III Sd.Kfz. 139 | \- | \- | \- | 344 | \- | \- | \- | 344 |
| Grille | \- | \- | \- | \- | 225 | 346 | \- | 571 |
| Jagdpanzer 38(t) "Hetzer" | \- | \- | \- | \- | \- | 1,687 | 1,335 | 3,022 |
| **Total** | 153 | 367 | 678 | 652 | 1,008 | 2,356 | 1,335 | 6,549 |

Variants:
* [Marder III](/wiki/Marder_III "Marder III") (*7\.5 cm PaK 40/3 auf Panzerkampfwagen 38(t)*, Sd.Kfz. 138\)) \- mobile anti\-tank guns formed by mounting 75 mm PaK 40 L/46 gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis
* Marder III (*Panzerjäger 38(t) für 7\.62cm PaK36(r)*, Sd.Kfz.139\) \- reworked Soviet [76\.2 mm guns](/wiki/7.62_cm_Pak_36%28r%29 "7.62 cm Pak 36(r)") on Panzer 38(t) chassis
* [Grille](/wiki/Grille_%28artillery%29 "Grille (artillery)") \- 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (figures include munition\-carrying versions of the Grille) (Sd.Kfz. 138/1\)
* [Jagdpanzer 38](/wiki/Hetzer "Hetzer") (Sd.Kfz. 138/2\), "Hetzer") \- 75 mm PaK 39 L/48 gun on a widened Pz 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 138/2\)


Were there any other tank designs besides the Panzer 38(t) that used a similar chassis?