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The Panzerkampfwagen 38 (t) n.A. is a tier IV light tank. Originally a Czech tank, it is a prototype improvement of the standard Panzer 38, using welding technology instead of rivets for the construction. It never saw action nor was it mass produced. I was curious about the name and it breaks down as follows: The '38' may represent 1938, the year that the Czechoslovakia government ordered 150 to be manufactured. They would fall into German use after the occupation in 1939. The '(t)' means 'tschechisch', the german word for Czech. And lastly the 'n.A.' stands for 'neuer Art' which loosely translates into "State of the Art" because of the different manufacturing process utilizing welded plates.