This is why this vehicle should stick to short-range attacks. Do the sides still get caught on shit when they’re folded down? 110k. All rights reserved. Another thing is that when a crew needed to repair the tracks it was harder to do when you … Online. It can survive a surprising amount of shots, Its like the old magic flakbus, shells just pass through and its massive.

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top (suggested) best top (suggested) new controversial old q&a. 59. PS: Folding up the side plates actually reduces the reload rate by 2.6 seconds, it's a heavy trade-off. Apr 14, 2019 @ 7:57am VFW Reload 5.2 seconds? The reason people I know and I would like the M4 and the M4A2 to have the skirts taken off is because you never ever see that version of the Sherman with the side skirts because when they where taken off the production line. The battalion was transferred in February 1944 to counter the Allied invasion of Italy. All Ground.

It stayed in the Eastern Front and saw combat in the Warsaw Uprising. Posted by 18 days ago. Published by Gaijin Network Ltd. under the exclusive license.

User account menu. There was a time when the M4-748 (German captured M4A2) had its skirts removed, it looked great then. Everything World War 2, Guns, Explosions, Hunting.

Show more All answers (1) netanelyat. r/Warthunder. 35. 0. Hullbreak by gunshields make no sense. It stayed until forced to retreat by the Soviets before either being wiped out or surrendering. Its ~100 mm frontal armour is a force to be reckoned with (being about the same as a Tiger I's). Then you have to kill 6 crew before it gets its gunner back #5. maxmojoman. All Ground. 20 September 2020. Play a match, get a broken airplane, grind for hours to get stupid toolkits to take apart and examine each individual component (3-4 toolkits for each component), then you have to find new components in battles somehow (havent gotten any myself yet) then spend more toolkits to put it all back together, and I think you can either keep the plane or trade it for one of the vehicles, but if you want one of the "rarer" vehicles you have to do it several times, I'll be honest, i sold all my kits etc of the past 2 days and added another 20gjn and just bought the damn thing, even though the price will drop qucikly now XD. Posted by. Then you might aswell have j-ed out. r/Warthunder: This is a subreddit for War Thunder, a cross platform vehicular combat MMO developed by Gaijin Entertainment for Microsoft Windows … Press J to jump to the feed. its stomping right now because it has the reload rate of an autoloader, and aced crews … 0. netanelyat, just after the metal beast we can see the side skirt and top turret of a … It arrived on October 19th when it was no longer needed and was sent to Slovakia for further training and equipping before returning to Hungary to relieve the German troops at Budapest. Powered by Invision Community. Optic only provides aiming marks up to 800 meters, aiming past that is either in 3rd person view or guestimations, Frontal 20 mm plate, though extremely sloped, can still get overmatched by Sherman 75 mm and Soviet 57 and 76 mm guns. Members. u/Farrell1487.

It was introduced in Update 1.87 "Locked On" as a reward in the "Battlefield Engineer"event. All Ground. The game is based around combined arms battles on air, land, and sea with vehicles from the Spanish Civil War to today. All Ground. The Sturmpanzer was equipped in four independent battalions in the course of the war in the Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 216, 217, 218, and 219. A similar unit known as the Sturmpanzer-Kompanie z.b.V.

How far can the gun traverse with the sides folded up?
Scheißpöster. The first addition of side skirts were for the German Panzer III's (and later models, on the front of the hull and turret) to protect against the new and very common Soviet PTRD and PTRS firing the 14.5x114mm round. They did see combat at Caen in August 1944 however, but withdrew to recuperate after suffering major casualties. This thread is archived. or it would be fantastic, if there will be possibility to choose between those two options - like some modification or cammo? The guys at my local VFW do in fact, take quite a lot of shots. Today, four Sturmpanzers are known to have survived in intact conditions. Those sideskirts have some armor tho',you can never ignore extra armor. Close. Just enough for MG or can it bounce some actual shots as well? Many know. I want to know what you guys think about the idea of taking the skirts off just on those two tanks. The official names were "Sturmpanzer", "Sturmpanzer 43", or the "Sturmpanzer IV", however it was not known as the "Brummbär" by the Germans as that name was actually coined by the Allied forces. Rules. 2. The short "ideal" range of the gun makes short range urban combat its friend. for an 88mm?

log in sign up. looks like a new american event tank. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The "Brummbär" carries a 15 cm gun akin to that found on the KV-2 (1939). These last couple of months have been focused on School with only limited time to edit. Be wary of fast-moving vehicles, as, they are harder to hit with the slow, heavy gun, and especially since the Brummbär does not have a turret, they will flank easily. How do you take these kind of pictures, they look beautiful, With Nvidia Ansel, you need a Nvidia graphics card for it tho, how do you fold down the sides? New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Close. In WT, the early tanks that do have it, have protection on the sides from the American .50 cal that might usually penetrate it. Tank EC when; Justice for the Romanian EULA. 98% Upvoted. It took a Panzer IV chassis, turned it into a casemate structure, and added a 15 cm StuH 43 howitzer (derived from the 15 cm sIG 33) onto the vehicle. 2./218 was made alongside the 218th, though not much is known except that it went to form the actual Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 218 in January 1945.

They make your Panzer IV/Centurion look fine as all hell is what they do. with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB/RB/SB). View entire discussion (32. comments) More posts from the Warthunder community. r/Warthunder: This is a subreddit for War Thunder, a cross platform vehicular combat MMO developed by Gaijin Entertainment for Microsoft Windows … Press J to jump to the feed. If in a large, open map, move with a teammate as the Brummbär will not be able to fire at enemies from long range due to the nature of the gun. r/Warthunder: This is a subreddit for War Thunder, a cross platform vehicular combat MMO developed by Gaijin Entertainment for Microsoft Windows … Press J to jump to the feed. 5 mm of protection, barely enough to stop 30 cal rounds but enough to ward off artillery somewhat, The entire time I've played it so far I don't think I've gotten hullbroken once, just ammoracked. The first to receive the Sturmpanzers was the 216th in April 1943 with about 45 vehicles split into three companies with 14 each and 3 in the battalion headquarters. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. In October 1944, it only had 10 Sturmpanzers when Operation Panzerfaust was launched and Germany enters Hungary. From War Thunder Wiki. The skirts where taken off or probably never even installed because we needed to mass produce these tanks and planes and side skirts was a waist of metal that could be used on another tank instead of these fancy looking skirts that I personally dont think looks so good on these versions anyways. However, its sides are weak (as any Panzer IV is) and its rear is as well. The War Thunder Team. The guys at my local VFW do in fact, take quite a lot of shots. The 15 cm howitzer has 38 two-piece rounds available in storage, though rate of fire is low due to the heavy weight of each shell, the HE shell weighing around 38 kg (84 lb.)

I mean, i remember watching a documentary and it said that they were designed for Anti-Tank Infantry Weapons, and also to prevent Satchel charges and sticky bombs from landing on the tank. The skirts where taken off or probably never even installed because we needed to mass produce these tanks and planes and side skirts was a waist of metal that could be used on another tank instead of these fancy looking skirts that I personally dont think looks so good on these versions anyways. Also known as the Grille 10, the Flak 37 auf Sonderfahrgestell (German: special purpose-built vehicle), or the abbreviated technical name Sfl.IVc, was originally developed as a mobile gun platform using 8.8 cm flak guns. Skin and Camouflages for the Brummbär in Warthunder Live. How in the hell do you get this piece of glory? Another thing is that when a crew needed to repair the tracks it was harder to do when you have skirts implemented. The first addition of side skirts were for the German Panzer III's (and later models, on the front of the hull and turret) to protect against the new and very common Soviet PTRD and PTRS firing the 14.5x114mm round. The game is based around combined arms battles on air, land, and sea with vehicles from the Spanish Civil War to today. Looking at the placement of the big 88mm shells on the VFW and the fact that depending on where the gun is facing can block where the ammo is... how the hell is the reload 4.2 seconds with expert crew, maxed out leadership and reloading and with the side skirts down even possible? i cant find the keybindings anywhere, It's the "armour upgrade" package in the hangar, you can't do it in game, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Not sure if I should get the VFW or the Project 122bis. Any vehicle with hullbreak pretty much gets insta gibbed regardless where the shot was placed, or if it bounced. Very slow traveling rounds, hitting moving targets at range can be extremely difficult. 35. FYI You can kill the VFW by shooting its side skirts. 7 months ago. Close. Against high penetration weapons it's still pretty pointless but more times than not it actually helps you from getting a guaranteed ammo rack shot or track disabling, IF you're lucky.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick. Press J to jump to the feed. By Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. H chassis until March 1944 with improvements to the driver's compartment, internal ventilation, and steel-rimmed road wheels.