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?The VK 2801 is a [[Germany|German]] tier 5 [[Light Tanks|Light tank]]. It mounts the powerful 10.5 cm KwK 42 L/28, which has low accuracy and poor penetration, but is still capable of penetrating most [[Self Propelled Guns|SPGs]] and dealing 410 damage. Gold ammunition makes this howitzer quite effective against the sides and rear of heavy tanks, dealing substantially more damage than the heavy driver would expect. It is fast with a decent turn rate and works well in pairs against slower mediums, other lightly armored vehicles and is good at defending artillery from other attacking scouts.+
?:The VK 2801 marks the end of the [[Germany|German]] [[Light Tanks|Light tanks]] line.+
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?In 1943, Germany planned to stop the production of the Panzerkampfwagen IV no later than the fall of 1944, and since it served as the base for numerous conversions, a replacement was planned. In June 1943, Guderian envisioned a new vehicle - Mehrzweckpanzer (multipurpose tank)- to be used as a reconnaissance tank, artillery observation tank, anti-aircraft tank, light tank destroyer, and light self-propelled carriage as well as other specialized vehicles. The new vehicle was to be designed by Krupp and was designated the VK 2801. Plans were made to start production of this 28 ton vehicle in April of 1945, but in October of 1943, the entire project was cancelled and production of the Panzerkampfwagen IV continued. In June of 1943, Krupp proposed the Mehrzweckpanzer mit Vierling 2cm VK 2801 anti-aircraft tank armed with quad 20mm Flak guns, but it also remained only a project and no prototype was ever constructed. +
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