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The Jagdpanzer 38 ( t ) fitted into the lighter category of German tank destroyers that began with the Panzerjäger I, continued with the Marder series and ended with the Jagdpanzer 38 ( t ).

The 75 mm PaK 39 L / 48 gun of the Jagdpanzer 38 ( t ) was a modified version of the 75 mm StuK 40 L / 48 used in the StuG III and StuG IV assault guns.

With this gun the Jagdpanzer 38 ( t ) was able to destroy nearly all allied or soviet tank types in service at long ranges ( except heavy tanks ) and its fully enclosed armor protection made it a safer vehicle to crew than the open-topped Marder II or Marder III series.