Jagdpanzer IV: The better StuG?

A look at the Jagdpanzer IV which was the tank destroyer in the German Panzer Divisions in late-war, unlike the Hetzer that served primarily in Infantry Divisions. DISCLOSURE D: I was invited by the Deutsche Panzermuseum in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 & 2025.    / daspanzermuseum   »» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) -   / mhv   » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership -    / @militaryhistoryvisualized   »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military... »» SOURCES «« Baschin, Joachim/Block, Martin: Nuts & Bolts: Vol. 37: Jagdpanzer IV Part 1 - L/48 (Sd.Kfz. 162), Nuts & Bolts Verlag GbR: Neumünster, Germany, 2016. Baschin, Joachim/Block, Martin: Nuts & Bolts: Vol. 38: Jagdpanzer IV Part 2 - L/70 (Sd.Kfz. 162/1) (Vomag & Alkett), Nuts & Bolts Verlag GbR: Neumünster, Germany, 2016. Spielberger, Walter J./Doyle, Hilary L./Jentz, Thomas L. (Hgg.): Leichte Jagdpanzer: Entwicklung - Fertigung - Einsatz, Spezialausg., 1. Aufl, Motorbuch-Verl: Stuttgart, 2017 (Motorbuch-Verlag spezial). Jentz, Thomas L./Doyle, Hilary Louis: Panzer Tracts No.9: Jagdpanzer: Jagdpanzer 38 to Jagdtiger, Darlington Productions: Darlington, Maryland, USA, 1997. Higgins, David R.: Cromwell vs Jagdpanzer IV: Normandy 1944, Osprey Publishing: Oxford, UK, 2018. https://www.tankarchives.com/2020/08/... https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/na... 00:00 Intro 00:41 Development 01:48 Firepower 03:00 Secondary Armament 03:45 Penetration Values 05:35 Armor Protection 06:00 Side Skirts & Zimmerit 06:59 Mobility 08:00 Production Numbers & Divisions 09:26 Lower than a Hetzer? 10:30 Vision Blocks 10:59 Summary #jagdpanzer #wehrmacht #heer #ww2 #germanarmy #panzer #panzerjaeger #antitank