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Rhm.-B. WT — Tier VIII German tank destroyer

Rhm.-B. WT

VIII
Cost
  • 2 400 000
  • 71 000
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1150
HP
13 / 24
277.2m
View range
1 / 24
Firepower
Shell
2375
DPM
23 / 24
215
Penetration
24 / 24
600
Damage
2 / 24
203
Devices/crew damage
1 / 24
—
Burst damage
— / —
645
Velocity
24 / 24
13.95%
Penetration loss over distance
24 / 24
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2019
DPM
21 / 22
334
Penetration
3 / 22
510
Damage
3 / 22
203
Devices/crew damage
1 / 22
—
Burst damage
— / —
516
Velocity
22 / 22
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
—
Explosion radius
— / —
3563
DPM
15 / 24
85
Penetration
3 / 24
900
Damage
2 / 24
203
Devices/crew damage
1 / 24
—
Burst damage
— / —
645
Velocity
24 / 24
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
3.57
Explosion radius
2 / 24
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
150.0
Caliber
2 / 24
3.96
Rate of fire
24 / 24
15.16
Reload time
22 / 22
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
2.63
Base aim time
22 / 24
0.416
Dispersion
24 / 24
Dispersion factors
0.180
When moving
5 / 24
0.180
When rotating
5 / 24
0.180
When rotating turret
23 / 24
4.000
After shot
9 / 24
Gun angles
5°
Depression
21 / 24
15°
Elevation
9 / 24
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 24
24.30
Turret traverse speed
18 / 24
Mobility
18.45
Weight
24 / 24
Speed
35
Forward
16 / 24
12
Backward
12 / 24
Effective Power / Weight ratio
15.42
On hard terrain
10 / 24
12.34
On medium terrain
12 / 24
7.71
On soft terrain
10 / 24
Traverse speed
51.53
On hard terrain
2 / 24
41.22
On medium terrain
3 / 24
25.76
On soft terrain
10 / 24
6.89m×2.42m×1.87m
Size
5 / 24
Concealment
43.50%
While still
3 / 24
27.70%
While moving
3 / 24
12.02%
Upon firing while still
4 / 24
8.81%
Upon firing while moving
6 / 24
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 271m
174.9m
While still
209.8m
While moving
244.4m
Upon firing while still
251.5m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

Developed by the Rheinmetall-Borsig company and designed as a special artillery carrier. The vehicle was designed to carry an artillery system as well as to fire from the chassis. The vehicle utilized the suspension of the Hetzer tank destroyer. Development continued from the end of 1942 through to the middle of 1944. However, the project was discontinued in favor of the Ardelt project because of a complicated design, high cost, and excessive weight.