Waffenträger auf Pz. IV
Waffenträger auf Pz. IV
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[Client Values; Actual values in
3,400,000 Cost |
1600320 HP Hit Points |
26.89/2719.18/30 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Radio Operator
- Driver
- Gunner
- Loader
- Loader
360400 hp Engine Power |
38/12 km/h Speed Limit |
3236 deg/s Traverse |
13.3920.86 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
YesYes Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/HEAT/HE Shells |
1070/4800/935
1260/6000/1120 Shell Cost |
490/490/630750/750/950 HP Damage |
246/311/65246/334/85 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
5.66 r/m Standard Gun ▲
3.53 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2773.4 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2647.5 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.35 m With 50% Crew: 0.434 m ▲
0.38 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.471 m |
s 2.1 s 2.5 Aim time |
1818 deg/s Gun Traverse Speed |
360° Gun Arc |
-5°/+45°-5°/+24° Elevation Arc |
4530 rounds Ammo Capacity |
2020 % Chance of Fire |
m 370 m 370 View Range |
m 400 m 700 Signal Range |
Additional Statistics
(Top Configuration)
When using the 12.8cm Kanone L/61 gun:
Camouflage
- Stationary: 15.9%
- When Moving: 9.54%
- When Firing: 3.23%
Terrain Resistance
- On Hard Ground: 1.06
- On Medium Ground: 1.25
- On Soft Ground: 2.21
Dispersion Change Values
- Turret Contribution
- Rotation: 0.12
- Shot Recoil: 3.84
- Suspension Contribution
- Acceleration: 0.19
- Turning: 0.19
With 100% Crew
IX
3400000
The Waffenträger auf Pz. IV is a German tier 9 tank destroyer.
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.
The Waffenträger auf Pz. IV is a very similar machine to the Rhm.-Borsig Waffenträger. It has excellent camouflage, guns, and a turret, while having absolutely no armor. It also has much better acceleration than the Rhm.-Borsig, allowing it to get into position faster. Its two top guns are upgraded versions of the Rhm.-Borsig's guns, with even more penetration and damage, as well as better accuracy. As on the Rhm.-Borsig, the 128 mm gun has excellent penetration and accuracy, as well as good damage, while the 15 cm gun has exceptionally high damage at the cost of penetration, accuracy, and rate of fire.
The Waffenträger auf Pz. IV leads to the Grille 15.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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V | Maybach HL 90 | 360 | 20 | 550 | 16400 | |
V | Maybach HL 100 | 400 | 20 | 550 | 17700 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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VIII | Waffenträger auf Pz. IV für 12.8 cm | 27 | 32 | 0 | 12000 | 30000 | |
IX | Waffenträger auf Pz. IV für 15 cm | 30 | 36 | 0 | 12000 | 61000 |
Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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VIII | FuG 8 | 550 | 50 | 24240 | |
VIII | Fu.Spr.Ger. "a" | 700 | 150 | 27000 | |
VI | Fu.Spr.Ger. "f" | 400 | 40 | 10000 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Small profile
- High penetration with the 12.8cm L/61 gun
- Has 360 degrees of gun traverse, although it suffers from clunky gun elevation when the turret is facing backwards
- All of its available guns are Tier 10s with high damage and decent penetration, and (except 12.8cm L/61 gun) all of its guns doesn't need new tracks to support its weight
- As its modules are carried over it doesn't require a stock grind, apart from tracks to mount equipment and 12.8cm L/61
- Very high camouflage value
Cons:
- Almost no armor; Very vulnerable against HE shells
- Weak engine in the front (like the Rhm)
- Terrible view range for tier 9
- Horrible gun depression, -5 is only when the turret is facing backwards/to the side, gun depression is -2 otherwise
- Odd gun elevation, extremely high towards the front, almost none when turned to the back
Performance
The Waffenträger auf Pz. IV can be good training for the tier 10 Grille 15, as this tank has a similar rear-mounted turret (albeit the Grille 15 can only turn the turret 45 degrees to each side). This fact means that both tank destroyers severely lack gun depression. Many players will drive the Waffentrager auf Pz. IV in reverse to allow for minimal exposure and full use of its 5 degrees of workable gun depression. With the 12.8cm L/61, the Waffentrager auf Pz. IV is an excellent sniper, having a 0.32 dispersion (or 0.29 if Improved Aiming Unit and Brothers in Arms are used thanks to 1.10/Equipment 2.0), and has a decent shell velocity of 1,200 meters per second on its AP and HE shells, or 1,500 on the APCR. The 12.8cm L/61 also sports great AP penetration, fantastic APCR which has 352 pen (more premium penetration than all non TDs even at tier X, and beats out all tier IX TD's with APCR except for Jagdtiger, which basically has the same gun and the WZ-111G FT. At tier X, the 352 pen APCR of the Wt Auf Pz. IV still beats the Strv 103B and Grille 15), and also has a very good DPM (3,020 base) considering the high Alpha damage. With the 15cm Pak 38, the preferred playstle changes to that of more of a close range ambusher. The 15cm Pak 38 has fantastic alpha damage, even more than the 12.8cm, at a whopping 750. This allows for effective trading, even with other Tank Destroyers, although this isn't recommended, due to how fragile the WT auf is. Additionally, the high caliber of the gun allows the possibility to load High-Explosive, which chips down at anything as long as it hits, even hulldown tanks. However, the 15cm loses a lot for the alpha damage; (interestingly, the 15cm has less DPM than the 12.8cm) the shell velocity is 757/606/757, which completely limits sniping for the most part (as well as being nigh-impossible to hit EBRs with), and the dispersion is an only ok 0.36, and the penetration is 246 on AP. It is enough for most tier IX but at tier X HEAT or HE will be required a lot, which hurts due to the somewhat poor accuracy. However, the Waffentrager auf Pz. IV is still viable with either gun, although the 12.8cm is generally a far better performer.
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