M48A2 Räumpanzer
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M48A2 Räumpanzer
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[Client Values; Actual values in
6,700  Cost |
| 1500300 HP Hit Points |
| 50/5319.3/53 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Driver
- Gunner
- Loader (Radio Operator)
| 650650 hp Engine Power |
| 40/18 km/h Speed Limit |
| 3535 deg/s Traverse |
| 1333.68 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
| YesYes Pivot |
| // mm Hull Armor |
| 254/76.2/50.8254/76.2/50.8 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
355/4400/260
355/4400/260 Shell Cost |
| 240/240/320240/240/320 HP Damage |
| 205/255/45205/255/45 mm Penetration |
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8.57 r/m ▲
8.57 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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2056.8 ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
▲
2056.8 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
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0.4 m ▲
0.4 m With 50% Crew: 0.496 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.496 m |
| 1.7 s 1.7 s Aim time |
| 3030 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -9°/+19°-9°/+19° Elevation Arc |
| 6464 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 1212 % Chance of Fire |
| 380 m 380 m View Range |
| 745 m 745 m Signal Range |
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The M48A2 Räumpanzer is a German tier 8 premium medium tank.
The predecessor of engineering vehicles, developed on the basis of the American M48 post-war medium tank. Equipped with the M8A1 dozer blade, these vehicles entered service in Bundeswehr engineering units and were used until the late 1990s in territorial forces, but with demounted guns. A total of 53 vehicles saw service in Bundeswehr.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Guns
| Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIII | 9 cm Kanone M41 | 205/255/45 | 240/240/320 | 8.57 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1075 | 100000 |
Engines
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IX | Continental AVI-1790-8 | 650 | 12 | 1349 | 80000 |
Suspensions
| Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIII | M48A2 Räumpanzer | 53 | 35 | 0 | 8000 | 30000 |
Radios
| Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | AN/GRC-8 | 745 | 105 | 54500 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Good aim time and gun handling
- Decent armor, same hull and turret as the Tier 10 M48A5 Patton
- Very good gun depression
- Dozer blade counts as spaced armor and completely covers the lower glacis
- Large hitpoint pool
Cons:
- Very poor accuracy
- Large target with poor camouflage
- Very poor speed and mobility for a medium tank
- Enormous and poorly armored turret cupola
- Awkward crew trainer, the loader is also the radio operator
Performance
The Räumpanzer is a difficult medium tank to come to grips with. One would think that, being an American chassis in the German tech tree, it would either be a flexible fighter or a reliable sniper. However, the sum of its parts is that this tank is ultimately neither of those things. Its main strength is that it uses the solid M48 as a base, which has a decent armor layout for a tier 8 medium. However, this strength is hampered by lacking maneuverability and a gun that struggles to behave itself. In this way it is spiritually akin to the T26E4 SuperPershing as a concept. However, note that the Räumpanzer gets full matchmaking and will see tier 10s.
The poor accuracy on its 9cm gun is one of its greatest limiting factors. Unfortunately, with a base .42 accuracy, it will take vents, food, and Brothers-in-Arms to bring it down to even a remotely reasonable level (.37), and this still means that you will be less accurate than other tanks such as the M46 Patton KR. This makes long range combat a non-viable option, and will force you get to close to put the Räumpanzer's DPM to work. This is not helped by other features such as its sluggishness, making it hard to fight up hills, and its mediocre agility, which are more in line with a fast heavy than a medium.
Fortunately, the bulldozer blade and the M48-type armor layout means that the Räumpanzer will do quite well in street fights. While it handles more slowly than comparable mediums, it is noticeably tougher and most equal-tier medium shots will simply fail to defeat the sheer thickness of the turret face. At close range, the lack of accuracy is not such a factor and the quick aim time will help you pull clutch shots against enemies. Angle your hull (as the bulldozer blade can often make the actual alignment of your lower glacis difficult to discern at a glance) and keep your front pointed towards the enemy while you pelt them with shots where you can. Take the time to aim; not only is the Räumpanzer's accuracy poor to begin with, but its penetration is merely average, and it needs all the help it can get to put shots where they will be most effective.
Since the rounded eggshell-type hull and turret face can give opponents considerable trouble at tier 8, especially those relying on HEAT, your most obvious weakspot will be your cupola. Unfortunately your turret traverse is somewhat too slow to protect it in the open via turret wiggling, but you can still make it work at medium ranges or by using it as bait in a city fight. Attack around right turns so that you can tempt your opponent with quick peeks of your cupola. Pull back when you think they're going to take the shot to trick them into missing, then advance and punish before they can pull back. It may also be worth tricking enemies with the edge of the bulldozer blade, as it is not always immediately apparent where your tracks or lower glacis are behind it.
Use the Räumpanzer as a bully. Follow your team's heavies or even lead the attack yourself, and harass enemies with your rate of fire. While you won't get very far in your attempts to flank, this is a more viable option in the cities than the fields. Protect your heavies from flankers, who are often too thin-skinned to survive against your gun (which renders the accuracy problem moot most of the time). Remain aware of artillery at all times. Your hull deck and turret roof are lacking in protection and you will take heavy damage from artillery hits anywhere other than directly on your thick frontal armor. This is even more reason to stay in cities, canyons, and other close, restrictive terrain.
As the name suggests, the Räumpanzer is pretty good at ramming enemies thanks to its spaced armor bulldozer blade and considerable weight. It is noticeably hefty as the 7th heaviest tier 8 medium tank, and can smash lighter opponents such as the Type 59 if it can catch them off guard. Russian mediums are noticeably at risk of taking severe damage from a ramming attack. If you have the opportunity to punish a T-44 with a ramming attack, go for it! A Räumpanzer weighs almost half again more than a comparable Russian medium, and they don't have the spaced armor to take the hit the way the Räumpanzer does. Consider equipping a spall liner if you intend to go for rams often.
Early Research
As a premium tank, the M48A2 Räumpanzer is elite in its stock configuration.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
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