VK 30.01 (P)
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| ? | The VK 3001 (P) is long as a school bus and drives like one too. It's weak armor and poor speed, combined with it's low mobility, ensures that at close range, the VK 3001 (P) will be dead shortly. However, it makes up for this with a gun that does a good bit of damage. It is also really narrow, so at long range it's harder to hit. Additionally, just like most German tanks, it has an accurate cannon. Use this knowledge with applied skill, and you can find yourself out of this tank relatively quickly and into a [[VK 3002 (DB)]]. | + | The VK 3001 (P) is long as a school bus and drives like one too. It's weak armor and poor speed, combined with it's low mobility, ensures that at close range, the VK 3001 (P) will be dead shortly. However, it makes up for this with a gun that does a good bit of damage. It is also really narrow if facing forward, so at long range it's harder to hit. Additionally, just like most German tanks, it has an accurate cannon. Use this knowledge with applied skill, and you can find yourself out of this tank relatively quickly and into a [[VK 3002 (DB)]]. | |
| Note: that in WoT, a Leopard refers to the [[VK 1602 Leopard]], not this tank. | Note: that in WoT, a Leopard refers to the [[VK 1602 Leopard]], not this tank. | |||
Revision as of 07:51, 4 March 2011
VK 3001 (P)
| Germany | Medium Tank | Tier VII |
| Cost | 720,400  |
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| Health | 610 |
| Weight/Load Limit | 35.54/36.6t |
| Engine Power | 420hp |
| Speed Limit | 60km/h |
| Traverse Speed | 27deg/s |
| Hull Armor | 75/60/40mm |
| Turret Armor | 80/60/60mm |
| Damage | 83-138HP |
| Penetration | 80-133mm |
| Rate of Fire | 16r/m |
| Accuracy | 0.39m |
| Aim time | 2s |
| Turret Traverse | 38deg/s |
| Gun Traverse Arc | gunTraverseArc |
| Gun Vertical Limits | gunVerticalLimits |
| Ammo Capacity | ammo |
| Chance of Fire | 20% |
| View Range | 400m |
| Signal Range | 350m |
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The VK 3001 (P) is long as a school bus and drives like one too. It's weak armor and poor speed, combined with it's low mobility, ensures that at close range, the VK 3001 (P) will be dead shortly. However, it makes up for this with a gun that does a good bit of damage. It is also really narrow if facing forward, so at long range it's harder to hit. Additionally, just like most German tanks, it has an accurate cannon. Use this knowledge with applied skill, and you can find yourself out of this tank relatively quickly and into a VK 3002 (DB).
Note: that in WoT, a Leopard refers to the VK 1602 Leopard, not this tank.
Research along the VK 3001 (P) tree leads to the VK 3002 (DB) Medium Tank and eventually the Panther series of Medium Tanks.Modules
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Historical Info
In 1937, along with Henschel, Porsche was given the task of building a medium tank that would replace the Panzerkampfwagen IV. It's design was supposed to be capable of being armed with the 75mm L/24 or, if possible, the 105mm L/28 gun and one 7.92mm MG34 for local defence. The VK3001(P) was Porsche's first design since 1927's Grosstraktor I and it's drawings were finished by September 5th of 1939 by Porsche's Chief Engineer, Karl Rabe.
Prototypes were to be fitted with turrets manufactured by Krupp. Porsche considered arming the vehicle with the 105mm KwK L/47, the 105mm KwK L/52 gun, and finally with the 88mm KwK 36 L/56 gun (developed from the 88mm Flak 36 gun). Six turrets armed with 88mm guns were ordered in April of 1941, but none were produced. The Leopard's turret was similar in appearance to that used on the Tiger(P) and Tiger. Porsche planned to power the VK3001(P) with a gasoline-electric power/drive system (two air-cooled Porsche Typ 100 engines by Steyr and electric transmission). Only one or two turretless prototypes were completed by Nibelungenwerke in St.Valentin, Austria, in late (October) 1941, out of 3 hulls originally ordered. Although many problems were encountered with it's advanced power and drive system, prototype(s) performed well. During testing, prototype(s) reached a maximum speed of 60km/h, but it's fuel consumption was 170 liters per 100 kilometers. In order to solve the engine problems, Porsche designed a diesel engine (Porsche Typ 200), but it was never produced.
The VK3001(P) program was abandoned and two prototypes were used extensively in the development of VK4501(P): Porsche's Tiger, which started in July of 1941. In order to transport the VK3001(P) tank, Porsche designed a special tank transporter (Panzertransporter Porsche 142), but this project was also abandoned. Tests continued until May of 1942, but the VK3001(P) never went into production, just like the VK3001(H) and VK3601(H).
