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OFAB-250Sh (250 kg)

2023-08-09T16:50:23Z

U80383618: commented out a line under "General info"

== Description ==
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Jet fighters'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|MiG-27}}{{Specs-Link|mig_27k}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mig_27m}}
{{Navigation-Line|MiG-29}}{{Specs-Link|mig_29_9_13}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mig_29_9_12_germany}}
{{Navigation-Line|Yak-141}}{{Specs-Link|yak_141}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|Su-17}}{{Specs-Link|su_17m2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_17m4}}
{{Navigation-Line|Su-22}}{{Specs-Link|su_22m3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_22um3k}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_22m4}}
{{Navigation-Line|Su-25}}{{Specs-Link|su_25}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_25k}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_25t}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_25tm}}

{{Navigation-End}}

== General info ==


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Bomb characteristics
|-
| '''Mass''' || 275 kg
|-
| '''Explosive mass''' || 99 kg
|-
| '''Explosive type''' || TG-20
|-
| '''TNT equivalent''' || 131.67 kg
|-
| '''HE max penetration''' || 83 mm
|-
| '''Armour destruction radius''' || 7 m
|-
| '''Fragment dispersion radius''' || 122 m
|-
|}

=== Effective damage ===
''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe situations when you would utilise this bomb in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''
*

'''Cons:'''
*

== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
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{{Retarded bombs}}

[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

OFAB-250Sh (250 kg)

2023-08-09T16:49:25Z

U80383618: new table: "Bomb characteristics"

== Description ==
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Jet fighters'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|MiG-27}}{{Specs-Link|mig_27k}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mig_27m}}
{{Navigation-Line|MiG-29}}{{Specs-Link|mig_29_9_13}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mig_29_9_12_germany}}
{{Navigation-Line|Yak-141}}{{Specs-Link|yak_141}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|Su-17}}{{Specs-Link|su_17m2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_17m4}}
{{Navigation-Line|Su-22}}{{Specs-Link|su_22m3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_22um3k}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_22m4}}
{{Navigation-Line|Su-25}}{{Specs-Link|su_25}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_25k}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_25t}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|su_25tm}}

{{Navigation-End}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the bomb.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Bomb characteristics
|-
| '''Mass''' || 275 kg
|-
| '''Explosive mass''' || 99 kg
|-
| '''Explosive type''' || TG-20
|-
| '''TNT equivalent''' || 131.67 kg
|-
| '''HE max penetration''' || 83 mm
|-
| '''Armour destruction radius''' || 7 m
|-
| '''Fragment dispersion radius''' || 122 m
|-
|}

=== Effective damage ===
''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe situations when you would utilise this bomb in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''
*

'''Cons:'''
*

== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Retarded bombs}}

[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

User talk:U80383618

2022-09-17T15:12:33Z

U80383618: Blanked the page

User talk:U80383618

2022-09-17T15:10:51Z

U80383618: Created page with "Why does the VT1 rocket wiki page have a history of adding and removing the FlaRakRad as a vehicle equipped with it?"

Why does the VT1 rocket wiki page have a history of adding and removing the FlaRakRad as a vehicle equipped with it?

VT1

2022-09-15T23:14:46Z

U80383618: FlaRakRad added as a vehicle equipped with this weapon

== Description ==

The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a French SACLOS-guided surface-to-air missile. It was introduced in [[Update "New Power"]].

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|fr_crotale_ng}}
* {{Specs-Link|sw_crotale_ng}}
* {{Specs-Link|germ_flarakrad}}

== General info ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
|-
| '''Calibre''' || 165 mm
|-
| '''Mass''' || 73 kg
|-
| '''Guidance''' || Semi-automatic (SACLOS)
|-
| '''Maximum speed''' || 1,250 m/s
|-
| '''Maximum overload''' || 35 G
|-
| '''Firing Range''' || 12 km
|-
| '''Missile guidance time''' || 24 secs
|-
| '''Explosive mass''' || 7.86 kg TNTeq
|-
| '''Fuze sensitivity''' || 0 mm
|-
| '''Arming distance''' || 300 m
|-
| '''Trigger radius''' || 8 m
|-
| '''Armour penetration''' || 59 mm
|-
|}

=== Effective damage ===
''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of missile (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe situations when you would utilise this missile in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''

*

'''Cons:'''

*

== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Missiles}}

[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

Sturer Emil

2020-03-01T07:43:28Z

U80383618: pen and shell details

{{Specs-Card|code=germ_pzsflk40_sturer_emil}}

== Description ==

[[File:GarageImage_SturerEmil.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
{{break}}
The '''Sturer Emil''' (officially ''12,8 cm Selbstfahrlafette auf VK30.01(H)'' (12.8 cm Self-Propelled on VK 30.01 (Henschel)) is a Rank III German tank destroyer with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in [[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]].

The Sturer Emil is quite similar to the [[Dicker_Max|"Dicker Max"]]; no armor, excellent gun, great gun depression. Due to its limited horizontal gun traverse, it can be a little trickier to use in urban maps, but it can still be used to guard positions as long as cover is available. Being unarmored, always avoid being shot at.

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===

The Sturer Emil is typical of the German open-topped tank destroyers: fragile and particularly vulnerable to air attack. With a maximum of 50 mm of armour, the best protection is to not get shot at in the first place. On the plus side, the Sturer Emil cannot be hull-broken.

The sides of the superstructure are covered by ammunition and any clean hit on the Sturer Emil is likely to detonate the ammunition. The loader also stands in a particularly exposed position at the back of the tank destroyer, where he is very vulnerable to stray bullets or shrapnel. The rest of the crew is fairly spread out, which means that it is not easy to get a crew knock-out with one shot.

'''Armour type:'''

* Rolled homogeneous armour

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 12 mm (83-88°) ''Front glacis'' 50 mm (10°) ''Driver/Co-driver ports'' 50 mm (12°) ''Lower glacis'' || 20 mm || 10 mm (47°) || 12 mm
|-
| Superstructure || 50 mm (16-17°) ''Front'' 50 mm (9-52°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 30 mm (11°) || 20 mm (0-12°) || 0-10 mm
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick.
* Belly armour is 10 mm thick.
* Superstructure roof armour barely covers the crew
* Tracks at the lower glacis and superstructure front provides +15 mm armour.

=== Mobility ===


{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 440|rbMinHp= 274|}}

Based on the VK 30.01 (H) heavy tank chassis, the Sturer Emil has very lackluster mobility thanks to the weak engine. It is not very well suited to mobile, fast moving battles, and cannot relocate easily.

== Armaments ==
=== Main armament ===

{{main|K.40 (128 mm)}}

The 12,8 cm K 40 is easily the most powerful gun carried by any vehicle within the Sturer Emil's BR range, and it is a very deadly threat; it is capable of frontally penetrating any vehicle the Sturer Emil faces. On top of that, the APHE shells have a massive amount of explosive filler, all but guaranteeing a one-shot kill upon penetration. It should be noted, however, that the APHE shells have a 28 mm fuse threshold, and are likely to penetrate lightly armoured vehicles without exploding.

Conversely, the large size and weight of the 12,8 cm shells result in a long reload time. If the loader is knocked out, the reload time is massively increased, crippling the tank destroyer. The vehicle is also not very spacious, resulting in an ammunition capacity of only 15 rounds. The gun also has a limited amount of elevation and traverse, which can make it rather difficult to bring the gun to bear in some situations. This, combined with the lack of any machine guns, also renders the Sturer Emil virtually helpless against aircraft.

The Sturer Emil platform also provides the gun with an excellent gun depression angles, allowing the Sturer Emil to go hull-down on relatively steep slopes while exposing very little of the vehicle. The gun is mounted near the top of the superstructure as well, which allows the Sturer Emil to use its gun while exposing very little of the vehicle.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" | [[K.40 (128 mm)|128 mm K.40]]
|-
! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
|-
| colspan="3" | 15 || -15°/+10° || -5°/+6° || N/A
|-
! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
|-
! style="width:4em" |Mode
! style="width:4em" |Stock
! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| ''Arcade'' || 7.1 || 9.9 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
| ''Realistic'' || 7.1 || 8.4 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| 23.6 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
|}

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10m
! 100m
! 500m
! 1000m
! 1500m
! 2000m
|-
| PzGr || APC ||233||230||219||205||193||181
|-
| Sprgr. L/4,5 || HE ||37||37||37||37||37||37
|-
| PzGr 43 || APCBC ||248||245||234||220||207||195
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="11" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| PzGr || APC || 880 || 26.35 || 1.2 || 19 || 786.5 || -1° || 48° || 63° || 71°
|-
| Sprgr. L/4,5 || HE || 880 || 28 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 3,700 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
|-
| PzGr 43 || APCBC || 880 || 28.3 || 1.2 || 19 || 786.5 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
[[File:Ammoracks_SturerEmil.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|[[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] of the Sturer Emil.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Ammo Part
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''15''' || style="text-align:right" | ''Projectiles'' ''Propellants'' || 11 ''(+3)'' 7 ''(+8)'' || 3 ''(+12)'' 1 ''(+14)'' || style="text-align:left" | Yes
|-
|}

== Usage in the battles ==

There are two ways one can use the Sturer Emil in combat:

'''Direct Engagement'''

In other words, how one would typically use a tank destroyer of this type - find a good vantage point, and use your gun's impressive long range pen stats to destroy even heavy tanks. When doing so, keep in mind to make as much use of your tank's depression as possible, and backing away from the open when reloading, as that is when most tanks will attempt to take you out.

Don't even think of trying to use the Sturer Emil in an "offensive" capability, the vehicle does not have the mobility nor armour to do so. Use it in an ambush-style method and conceal the vehicle before pouncing on the enemy. A spotted Sturer Emil is vulnerable to flanking maneuvres, artillery, and air strikes.

'''Indirect Fire'''
[[File:Sturer Emil Indirect Firing Method.gif|x480px|thumb|right|Step-by-step procedure to "Indirect fire", note how the Sturer Emil conceals itself past the hill slope while able to use the cannon to lob shells over to the enemies downrange. (''View image if .gif is not playing'')]]

One of the greatest capabilities of large caliber guns on vehicles like the Sturer Emils is that they allow you to take advantage of their high angle of projectile drop. This method works great beyond 1,000 metres, but varies depending on the type of terrain and hull-down positions are available on the map.

When on long range maps like [[Sands of Sinai]] or [[Maginot Line]], drive to places where you are on the back slope of a hill relative to potential targets. From there, do not poke out and stay behind the hill slope to use it as cover and concealment against the enemy downrange. This way, the enemy has no way of spotting/engaging the Sturer Emil from their angle, but the Sturer Emil can still certainly see and hit the enemies. To do this, use the binoculars to look over the hill for long range targets. Adjust for the range to the target from behind the hill so when you fire, the round will essentially be fired over your cover (due to the necessary adjustment to your gun's elevation to hit targets at distance), with the rate of projectile drop creating a parabola trajectory for the round to come back down from over the hilltop into the target below, allowing you to essentially hit targets who cannot even see your position.

Another benefit of this method is being able to maintain position during reloading (as opposed to receding to cover as stated in the "direct engagement" section) meaning that while you wait for reload, you can correct your aim for range and target heading, allowing you to home into where you need to aim to make accurate hits.

=== Pros and cons ===

'''Pros:'''

*Outstanding gun depression, same as the [[Dicker_Max|"Dicker Max"]]
*Extremely powerful gun with very lethal APHE shells
*Five fairly spread out crew members
*AP shells with HE filler will have little trouble doing damage
*Cannot be hull-broken
*Good gun placement high in the superstructure

'''Cons:'''

*Poor mobility
*Long reload time and limited ammunition capacity
*Exposed loader
*Very vulnerable to airstrikes due to open top
*Limited gun traverse and elevation angles
*Poor armour

== History ==

The '''Selbstfahrlafette auf VK30.01(H)''', or better known as the '''Sturer Emil''' (''Stubborn Emil''), was a heavy self-propelled anti-tank gun developed by Nazi Germany sometime in 1941 and 1942. The Sturer Emil mounted the extremely large 12.8 cm gun on a extended chassis from the cancelled Henschel VK 30.01 armoured vehicle. The gun was laid on the back with the engine in the middle and the driver up front.

Not too much is known about the vehicle, only two were ever made in 1942, but they were involved in the Battle of Stalingrad. One was destroyed, but the other was captured during that battle in January 1943. When it was discovered, painting on the barrel indicates a score of 31 tank kills before its demise. The sole remaining Sturer Emil remains at the Kubinka Tank Museum in Russia.

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== Read also ==
[http://warthunder.com/en/news/3752-development-sturer-emil-en/ [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> Sturer Emil] 

== Sources ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Germany tank destroyers}}

Dicker Max

2020-02-28T03:20:34Z

U80383618: pen, fuze, & tnt values

{{Specs-Card|code=germ_pzsfl_IVa_dickermax}}

== Description ==

[[File:GarageImage_DickerMax.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
{{break}}
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update_1.57_"Battle_March"|Update 1.57 "Battle March"]].

The Dicker Max is a open-topped SPG with a 105 mm (10.5 cm), based on the [[Pz.IV E|Pz.IV E]] chassis. The 10.5 cm artillery gun is not only more effective than the [[StuH_42_G|StuH]]'s 10.5 cm howitzer, but it is very consistent in terms of the results: hits that usually devastate the enemy. Its 14 second reload is not bad either, for a gun of its size, 4 seconds faster than the StuH, and over twice as fast as the KV-2's. The 105 mm HE round can also be effective on many lightly armoured vehicles like the M18 Hellcat.

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===

'''Armour type:'''

* Rolled homogeneous armour

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides (Slope angle) !! Rear (Slope angle) !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 12 mm (77°) ''Front glacis'' 50 mm (20°) ''Lower glacis'' 50 mm (14°) ''Driver ports''|| 20 mm || 20 mm (9°) || 12 mm
|-
| Superstructure || 30 mm (14°) ''Front'' 50 mm (16°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 20 mm (21°) || 20 mm (9-17°) || 10 mm
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick and tracks are 20 mm thick.
* The roof of the superstructure does not fully cover the top, thus still exposing the crew members.

=== Mobility ===


{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 256|rbMinHp= 159|}}

== Armaments ==
=== Main armament ===

{{main|K.18 (105 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" | [[K.18 (105 mm)|105 mm K.18]]
|-
! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
|-
| colspan="3" | 26 || -15°/+10° || ±8° || N/A
|-
! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
|-
! style="width:4em" |Mode
! style="width:4em" |Stock
! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| ''Arcade'' || 7.1 || 9.9 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
| ''Realistic'' || 7.1 || 8.4 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| 16.9 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
|}

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
|-
! 10m
! 100m
! 500m
! 1000m
! 1500m
! 2000m
|-
| PzGr || APHE ||155||153||144||133||123||114
|-
| Gr.19 || HE ||23||23||23||23||23||23
|-
| Pzgr.rot || APCBC ||187||184||174||162||151||141
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="11" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuze delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuze sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| PzGr || APHE || 822 || 14 || 1.2 || 19 || 238 || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65°
|-
| Gr.19 || HE || 835 || 15 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 1,850 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
|-
| Pzgr.rot || APCBC || 822 || 16 || 1.2 || 19 || 357.5 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
[[File:Ammoracks_DickerMax.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|Ammo racks of the "Dicker Max".]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Ammo Part
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
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== Usage in battles ==

As with any open-topped SPGs (such as the [[Marder III]]s), this is not a vehicle to charge the opponent with. However, one that can very effective at long ranges and from behind cover. An alternative play style for these vehicle in a closer range is supporting standard tanks by watching their flanks. It is NOT a fast vehicle, especially in realistic and simulator battles, but once it finds a place to stop and take aim, its gun is a very, very efficient anti-tank weapon, comparable to that of the mighty [[KV-2 (1939)|KV-2]] turreted assault gun. Its most notable feature is its extreme gun depression, over -15° to +10°, which allows this tank to take advantage of great hull-down positions behind hills, becoming near-invisible in [[Realistic Battles|RB]] and [[Simulator Battles|SB]] at [[Visibility_mechanics|distance]]. Its weakness however, is rather obvious: the crew compartment is thinly armoured, which means basically anything can penetrate it can cause havoc for the tank commander and his crew. Combined with its slow acceleration, this is a vehicle to be used in a tactical manner in both offensive or usually, defensive combat.

With only 50 mm of armour at a battle rating of 4.3, the Dicker Max can be defeated frontally by any vehicle of its rank, even at some range. It is particularly vulnerable to SPAAs with a high rate of fire (heavy machine guns can penetrate the rear, or shoot down into the cabin should the opportunity present itself) and large-caliber shells. Airplanes are also devastating, especially if they are full of guns. Artillery is also worth noting.

=== Pros and cons ===

'''Pros:'''

* 105 mm shells have excellent armour penetration.
* Gun is very accurate, even when stock.
* Somewhat fast reload for it's caliber.
* Excellent post penetration damage.
* 5 crew member.
* Nigh invincible from the front when hulled down behind a hill.
* Absurdly excellent gun depression.
* The Pzgr.rot shell is a huge boost to it's already lethal gun, with penetration comparable to the 122mm guns of the IS-2.
* Somewhat low profile.
* Very good in maps with lots of open grounds.
* Has no trouble when getting uptiered with the Pzgr.rot equipped.
* With the Pzgr.rot shells equipped, it can reliably penetrate the Panther's upper glacier, a feat that few guns in its rank could do.
* Introduced a new play style in the German TD tech tree that can be employed with great effectiveness with later vehicles on the tree.

'''Cons:'''

* Stock shells are inadequate when getting uptiered.
* With thin armour and a open top, Dicker Max is extremely vulnerable to artillery, HE shells, heavy machine gun fire, [[:Category:Anti-aircraft_vehicles|SPAA]]s, and air strikes
* With a top speed of 20 mph and a slow acceleration, this SPG will not get to places very quickly.
* Bad in maps with urban environment.
* Vehicle turns at a slow rate, which is bad in any situation.
* Very slow at scaling cliffs and obstacles.
* Underwhelming performance of HE shells.
* Rear section of the fighting compartment sides are littered with ammo, shots there are often lethal.
* Reverse speed is abysmal.
* No coaxial or mounted MGs.
* Frontal hits tend to break gun

== History ==

===Development===
The role of the “assault gun” in the German army in World War II gave the infantry an upper hand in assaulting fortification. However, heavy bunkers could withstand large punishment from artillery and closing up to the bunker for a closer shot exposed the assault guns and artilleries to defensive artillery weapon. A weapon was needed to fight bunkers at an extreme range that the bunkers and other defensive weaponry would not be able to return fire, something with a very heavy gun to destroy these bunkers. Krupp began development of such a vehicle in 1939, but such a vehicle soon became unnecessary with the conclusion of the Battle of France. Thus, the project shifted from a heavy “assault gun” to a tank destroyer. Two of these vehicles were built in January 1941 and were presented to Hitler in March 1941. It was hoping that if proved favorable, the vehicle would be able to be put into service and production by Spring 1942.

===Design===
The vehicle design during its development was called the ''10 cm K. (Pz. Sfl. IVa)'' and the ''10.5 cm K (gp.Sfl.)''. Another name it was called was '''Dicker Max''' (''Thick'' or ''Fat Max''). The design took a [[Pz.IV E|Panzer IV Ausf. E]] chassis and removed the turret to add an open-topped superstructure on top to hold the heavy 10.5 cm gun. The design had armour around 50 mm in the front angled at 15 degrees. Armoured compartments were present in the vehicle rear to protect loaders from overhead attacks. The front has a false driver port present on the right side of the vehicle with the real one on the left, whether it was there to deceive enemy fire or simply a design oversight is unknown. The commander, gunner, and loaders all have their own sights available to them to observe the landscape for targets. The engine is the 180 hp Inline-6 Maybach HL66P. Though the prototype vehicles used the Panzer IV as the basis, it is predicted that in production, the vehicle would use the [[Pz.III F|Panzer III]] instead due to increased mobility of the suspension and running gear.

===Combat usage===
Trials with the two prototypes Krupp produced were done by Anti-tank Battalion 521. The battalion took the vehicles with them during Operation Barbarossa. One was destroyed due to catching fire and an ammunition explosion, but the other was able to last until the end of 1941.The sole vehicle also saw use in the German offensive Case Blue in Summer 1942, but it was not reported to be operational by the battalion afterwards. Opinion of the vehicle was that it was unsuitable for participation in a frontal assault due to its low armour and maneuverability. The gun was deemed effective in supporting an infantry assault and knocking out tanks, but the heavy muzzle blast caused large dust to obscure the gunner view, requiring an observer to watch where the shots land. No reports were made on engine and transmission problems, but there were issues with the brake system. Due to these issues, the Dicker Max did not see mass production for widespread usage. Thus, only the two prototypes were made before interest in the project dropped.

== Media ==

[https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=germany&vehicleType=tank&vehicleClass=tank_destroyer&vehicle=germ_pzsfl_IVa_dickermax '''Skins''' and camouflages for the Dicker Max from live.warthunder.com.]
[[File:Dicker Max Gun Depression Tunisia.jpg|x300px|thumbnail|none|The "Dicker Max" showing off its amazing gun depression.]]

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==


* [https://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/882/ [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> Pz.Sfl.IVa Dicker Max: 'Fat Max']
* [[Wikipedia:10.5_cm_K_(gp.Sfl.)|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> 10.5cm K (gp.Sfl.)]]

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