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St. Emil — Tier VII German tank destroyer

St. Emil

VII
Cost
  • 1 300 000
  • 43 400
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1000
HP
11 / 21
277.2m
View range
1 / 21
Firepower
Shell
2428
DPM
20 / 21
231
Penetration
1 / 21
460
Damage
2 / 21
180
Devices/crew damage
2 / 21
—
Burst damage
— / —
880
Velocity
11 / 21
12.55%
Penetration loss over distance
20 / 20
—
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
3167
DPM
17 / 21
65
Penetration
2 / 21
600
Damage
2 / 21
180
Devices/crew damage
2 / 21
—
Burst damage
— / —
880
Velocity
11 / 21
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
2.71
Explosion radius
2 / 21
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
128.0
Caliber
2 / 21
5.28
Rate of fire
20 / 21
11.37
Reload time
18 / 19
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.54
Base aim time
4 / 21
0.326
Dispersion
10 / 21
Dispersion factors
0.200
When moving
9 / 21
0.120
When rotating
2 / 21
0.120
When rotating turret
13 / 21
4.000
After shot
13 / 21
Gun angles
15°
Depression
1 / 21
10°
Elevation
18 / 21
5°/7°
Aiming arc (left / right)
21 / 21
31.59
Turret traverse speed
4 / 21
Mobility
36.39
Weight
11 / 21
Speed
30
Forward
17 / 21
12
Backward
14 / 21
Effective Power / Weight ratio
10.17
On hard terrain
19 / 21
8.60
On medium terrain
19 / 21
5.33
On soft terrain
21 / 21
Traverse speed
46.87
On hard terrain
5 / 21
39.66
On medium terrain
6 / 21
24.55
On soft terrain
10 / 21
6.70m×2.22m×2.36m
Size
11 / 21
Concealment
23.80%
While still
19 / 21
15.90%
While moving
20 / 21
8.38%
Upon firing while still
20 / 21
6.63%
Upon firing while moving
20 / 21
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 271m
218.4m
While still
235.9m
While moving
252.5m
Upon firing while still
256.3m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 224–280
  • 168–224
  • 112–168
  • 56–112
  • 0–56
Spaced armor
  • 224–280
  • 168–224
  • 112–168
  • 56–112
  • 0–56
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

Experimental tank destroyer developed on the basis of the VK 30.01(H) heavy tank. Only two vehicles were manufactured. They fought on the Eastern Front. The tank destroyer was designated as “Sturer Emil” (German for “Stubborn Emil”) due to frequent breakdowns.