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WT auf Pz. IV — Tier IX German tank destroyer

WT auf Pz. IV

IX
Cost
  • 3 400 000
  • 163 500
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1600
HP
4 / 12
277.2m
View range
1 / 12
Firepower
Shell
2758
DPM
10 / 12
255
Penetration
12 / 12
600
Damage
5 / 12
203
Devices/crew damage
3 / 12
—
Burst damage
— / —
757
Velocity
12 / 12
5.88%
Penetration loss over distance
8 / 12
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2345
DPM
9 / 11
334
Penetration
6 / 11
510
Damage
6 / 11
203
Devices/crew damage
3 / 11
—
Burst damage
— / —
606
Velocity
11 / 11
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
—
Explosion radius
— / —
4138
DPM
8 / 12
85
Penetration
6 / 12
900
Damage
5 / 12
203
Devices/crew damage
3 / 12
—
Burst damage
— / —
757
Velocity
12 / 12
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
3.57
Explosion radius
5 / 12
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
150.0
Caliber
5 / 12
4.60
Rate of fire
9 / 12
13.05
Reload time
9 / 12
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.90
Base aim time
2 / 12
0.344
Dispersion
7 / 12
Dispersion factors
0.180
When moving
3 / 12
0.180
When rotating
3 / 12
0.160
When rotating turret
8 / 12
4.000
After shot
4 / 12
Gun angles
4°
Depression
10 / 12
24°
Elevation
2 / 12
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 12
21.87
Turret traverse speed
9 / 12
Mobility
25.20
Weight
11 / 12
Speed
40
Forward
3 / 12
12
Backward
7 / 12
Effective Power / Weight ratio
15.88
On hard terrain
4 / 12
13.43
On medium terrain
4 / 12
7.59
On soft terrain
4 / 12
Traverse speed
47.54
On hard terrain
1 / 12
40.23
On medium terrain
2 / 12
22.74
On soft terrain
3 / 12
5.84m×3.09m×2.23m
Size
4 / 12
Concealment
34.00%
While still
5 / 12
22.00%
While moving
5 / 12
10.09%
Upon firing while still
6 / 12
7.65%
Upon firing while moving
6 / 12
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 282m
203.1m
While still
231.0m
While moving
258.6m
Upon firing while still
264.2m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 328–410
  • 246–328
  • 164–246
  • 82–164
  • 0–82
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

Tank destroyer developed in February 1944 on the basis of the PzIV tank. Development was discontinued in favor of a similar vehicle on the basis of the Krupp Waffentrager 12.8 cm PaK 44 of Czech origin. Existed only in blueprints.