World of Tanks Blitz Supertest: Krupp-38(D)
1 min readWorld of Tanks Blitz Update 4.6 brought some new tanks to Supertest, and the first one to be shared is the Tier V German medium Krupp-38(D). The vehicle was one of several proposals to create a new light tank with the Pz.38 (D) chassis, also know as Hetzer. One of these proposals made by Daimler-Benz offered a lighter version of the SchmaIIturm turret, armed with a cannon with a barrel length of 48 calibres, but without a muzzle brake especially for this tank.
Krupp-38(D) Preview
https://sketchfab.com/models/4123c73b582448cb9f5d67e9a71c6483%5DKrupp-38(D)
Krupp-38(D) Modules
Suspension | Turret | Gun | Engine |
?Krupp-38(D)-ketten | ?Krupp-38(D)-turm | ?7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 | ?Tatra Typ 204 |
Krupp-38(D) Stats
Overall
Tier | V |
Cost | 2,400 |
Durability | 700 HP |
Weight | 18,39 / 35.00 |
Armour
Hull Armour | 80 / 35 / 15 mm |
Turret Armour | 80 / 30 / 30 mm |
Maneuver
Engine Power | 300 h.p. |
Top Speed / Reverse Speed | 40 / 15 km/h |
Traverse Speed | 36 deg/s |
Firepower
Damage | 160 / 135 / 200 HP |
Average Penetration | 110 / 158 / 38 mm |
Reload Time | 8.10 s |
Turret Traverse Speed | 44 deg/s |
Communication
View Range | 240 m |
Signal Range | 500 m |
I’m a sucker for German mediums, so I would love to see this one on the PC, even if the stats were **** (which they probably would be, seeing that it’s not Russian and all). For this one I would even break my promise to myself not to pay any more money to Wargaming.
There are several tanks on Blitz that could be on PC, I see no reasons why aside from the fact WG only wants to release Tier VIII premiums…
“armed with a cannon with a barrel length of 48 calibres, but without a muzzle brake especially for this tank.”
*looks at muzzle brake
uhm
This vehicle doesn’t have a Schmalturm turret either so I think it was referring to a different proposal altogether.
Yes, it’s a shame. As far as I am concerned, this is Wargaming’s loss – I am not interested in buying any more Tier VIII, but I would not mind picking up the occasional Low Tier tank.