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Wehrmacht

A steadfast and elite force that can hold against even the most stubborn foe. Unlock unique arsenals to specialize your forces.

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Panther Heavy Tank

Very effective against all armored vehicles. Deals limited anti-infantry damage • Strong front armor, weak side armor. • High health.

Stats

panther_ger

vehicles

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Sight Range

35

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Speed

5.2

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Acceleration

1.8

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Deceleration

4

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Max Range

40

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Target Size

23

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Capture Multiplier

0

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Decapture Multiplier

0

Vehicle Armor

heavy tank

Vehicle Type
Frontal Armor

frontal

330

Frontal Armor

side

140

Frontal Armor

rear

80

Upgrades

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Support upgrade

Spotting Scopes

Upgrades the unit with a spotting scope.

Increases vision by +10 when stationary.

Costs
munition

30

Abilities

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Defensive

Smoke Canisters

Orders the vehicle crew to deploy smoke canisters in front of the vehicle.

Smoke blocks vision for a short period of time.

Costs
munition

25

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Disables Movement and Weapons while active.

Self-repair

Orders the crew to repair their own vehicle.

Support / Timed

Costs
munition

25

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Passive

Tank Hunter

Vehicle targets hit by the Panther's main gun are marked. Marked targets are easier to hit and are revealed for a short period of time, even in the fog of war.

Marked enemies are +25% easier to hit for 8 seconds. Unit is revealed in the fog of war.

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Toggle off auto-attack

Hold Fire Disabled

Unit will not engage unless given a manual attack order when active.

Stats

Costs
time_seconds

45

manpower

550

fuel

100

popcap

16

Hitpoints
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900

900

Upkeep per minute
manpower

24

Veterancy
vet 1 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 2000

  • Veteran ability
  • +35% weapon traverse speed
vet 2 starvet 2 starvet 2 empty star

XP: 6000

  • +15% rate of fire
  • +25% weapon accuracy
vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 3 star

XP: 12000

  • +30% rotation rate
  • +15% rate of fire
  • +40 damage against vehicles

Loadout

1
75mm_panther_ger
75mm panther ger

cannon - ballistic weapon

Moving Accuracy Multiplier

0.75

Moving Cooldown Multiplier

1

Near

Mid

Far

Accuracy

0.1

0.05

0.04

Rounds per minute (RPM)

12

12

12

Range of Fire

-1

-1

40

Penetration

300

250

220

Scatter Area

0

0

88

Min.

Max.

Damage

160

160

AoE Radius

-

3

1
mg34_coaxial_panzer_iv_ger
mg34 coaxial panzer iv ger

rifle - small arms

Moving Accuracy Multiplier

0.5

Moving Cooldown Multiplier

1

Near

Mid

Far

Accuracy

0.35

0.25

0.1

Rounds per minute (RPM)

524

400

319

Range of Fire

7

20

35

Penetration

1

1

1

Scatter Area

22

168

246

Min.

Max.

Damage

3

3

AoE Radius

-

0

  • The effective accuracy is impacted by several factors like target size or armor of the receiving unit as well as accuracy or penetration of the attacking one.