World of Tanks Blitz: Rheinmetall Skorpion
2 min readRheinmetall Skorpion, a very well know German tank destroyer in World of Tanks PC finally makes it’s way to Blitz. Development of the second series of self-propelled guns on the basis of the Panther tank was started by the Rheinmetall company in January 1943. The design plans for the 12,8 cm Skorpion were completed on April 2, 1943. Existed only in blueprints. The vehicle will be introduced with Update 5.0.
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Rheinmetall Skorpion Details
ModulesSurvivabilityFirepowerManoeuvrabilityMobilityConcealmentSpotting
Rheinmetall Skorpion | Rheinmetall Skorpion | 12,8 cm Kanone 43 L/55 | Maybach HL 210 TRM P30 |
Hit Points | 1,150 (HP) |
Hull Armour | 30 / 16 / 20 (mm) |
Turret Armour | 14.5 / 14.5 / 14.5 (mm) |
Penetration | 246 / 311 / 65 (mm) |
Damage | 460 / 390 / 600 (HP) |
Reload Time | 12.2 (s) |
Rate of Fire | 4.92 (spm) |
Damage per Minute | 2,263 (HP/m) |
Accuracy | 0.34 |
Aim Time | 1.9 (s) |
Aiming Circle Spread | |
after Shot | 4.0 (?) |
on Turret Traverse | 0.12 (?) |
while Gun Damaged | 2.0 (?) |
Elevation / Depression | +14.0 / -7.0 (deg) |
Turret Traverse Speed | 18.0 (deg/s) |
Chassis Traverse Speed | 30.0 (deg/s) |
Weight / Load Limit | 42.94 / 45.00 (t) |
Engine Power | 650 (h.p.) |
Specific Power | 15.10 (h.p./t) |
Top Speed / Reverse Speed | 55 / 20 (km/h) |
Terrain Resistance | 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.55 (m/s2) |
Concealment of Stationary Vehicle (%) | Unknown (%) |
Concealment of Moving Vehicle (%) | Unknown (%) |
View Range | 250 (m) |
Signal Range | 750 (m) |
I can only hope that one day, WG will give us the option (as they did recently with the M 41 90mm GF) to trade our Skorpion G’s for the regular Skorpion. I love that tank but……..I wanna at be able to change camos and make it my own.