Sturer Emil - Revision history

U74396666: New Description Project - Germany Priority: Tanks - 128 mm K.40 Panzer Selbstfahrlafette V Ausführung VK 30.01(H) (Sturer Emil)

2023-09-21T11:01:49Z

New Description Project - Germany Priority: Tanks - 128 mm K.40 Panzer Selbstfahrlafette V Ausführung VK 30.01(H) (Sturer Emil)

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

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‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U44629479: /* Media */ Removed dead video

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‎Media: Removed dead video

U44629479: Edits

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Edits

U34062125: added con about fuse sensitivity

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added con about fuse sensitivity

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Removed/condensed some points due to redundancy

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‎Pros and cons

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‎Pros and cons

U9202753: New specs-card image

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (officially ''12,8 cm Selbstfahrlafette auf VK30.01(H)'' (12.8 cm Self-Propelled on VK 30.01 (Henschel))) is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]].
+The '''128 mm K.40 Panzer Selbstfahrlafette V Ausführung VK 30.01(H) (Sturer Emil)''' is an experimental World War II German self-propelled anti-fortification gun. It had a 128 mm Rheinmetall Kanone 40 L/61 gun (based on the 12.8 cm FlaK 40) and was based on the Henschel VK 30.01 (H) heavy tank prototype chassis. This gun has limited horizontal traverse but excellent vertical transverse, which makes it suitable to adopt a hull-down position. It had 15 rounds of ammunition for the main gun. The hulls were taken from the leftover of Henschel's proposal for the cancelled VK 30.01 heavy tank program (development of a 30-tonne tank that led to the [[Tiger I (Family)|Tiger Is]]), but the hull was stretched and an extra road wheel was added to its overlapped and interleaved Schachtellaufwerk roadwheel-based suspension system to accommodate the large gun breech, which was mounted on a pedestal ahead of the engine. Where the turret was supposed to go in the original design, it was redesigned and replaced with a massive open-topped fighting chamber.
-The Sturer Emil is quite similar to the [[Dicker Max]]; no armour, 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 unarmoured, always avoid being shot at.
+Introduced in [[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]], the Sturer Emil works in the same way as other self-propelled anti-fortification guns used by the German Army ground forces, particularly the [[Dicker Max]]. With no armour, an excellent gun, and exceptional gun depression, players must play to its strengths while limiting exposure to enemies' lines of sight. To lessen the possibility of being noticed by enemy aircraft, always try to conceal or stay close to a ground structure rather than in the middle of an open field. It can be a little difficult to utilize on urban maps because of its limited horizontal gun movement, but it can still be used to guard positions as long as cover is present.
 == General info ==
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=germ_pzsflk40_sturer_emil Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 With a fuse sensitivity of 19 mm, the APCBC shell may pass through very light opponents without detonating.
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+{{:K.40 (128 mm)/Ammunition|PzGr, Sprgr. L/5, PzGr 43}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=germ_pzsflk40_sturer_emil Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|zesNf8kYsKg|'''The Shooting Range #229''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 03:29 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.|4_cJ1CpEatw|'''Best gun depression'''  discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 1:33 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|GsCIbQ6TKIQ|'''German ground forces Rank III- review and analysis''' talks about the Sturer Emil at 4:30 - ''Oxy''|WBb2WJkfucI|'''Sturer Emil Tank Review''' - ''NUSensei''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|zesNf8kYsKg|'''The Shooting Range #229''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 03:29 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.|4_cJ1CpEatw|'''Best gun depression''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 1:33 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|GsCIbQ6TKIQ|'''German ground forces Rank III- review and analysis''' talks about the Sturer Emil at 4:30 - ''Oxy''}}
 == See also ==

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 ==== Ammunition ====
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 ! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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 * Limited gun traverse and elevation angles
 * Poor armour
 == History ==

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 * Limited gun traverse and elevation angles
 * Poor armour
 == History ==

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 * Outstanding gun depression, same as the [[Dicker Max]]
-* Extremely powerful gun with very lethal APHE shells
+* Extremely powerful gun with very lethal APHE shells for great post-penetration damages
 * It is almost impossible to knock out the tank with a single shot, as the 5 crew members are well spread out.
 * Good gun placement high in the superstructure
 * Massive gun breech that can shield some of the crew against enemy shells
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 * Limited gun traverse and elevation angles
 * Poor armour
 == History ==

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 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 15 || rowspan="2" | -15°/+10° || rowspan="2" | -5°/+6° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 10.6 || 14.6 || 17.8 || 19.6 || 20.9 || rowspan="2" | 23.66 || rowspan="2" | 20.93 || rowspan="2" | 19.29 || rowspan="2" | 18.20
+| rowspan="2" | 15 || rowspan="2" | -15°/+10° || rowspan="2" | -5°/+6° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 10.6 || 14.6 || 17.8 || 19.6 || 20.9 || rowspan="2" | 19.37 || rowspan="2" | 17.14 || rowspan="2" | 15.79 || rowspan="2" | 14.90
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 ! ''Realistic''