Wiesel 1A4

This page is about the German SPAA Wiesel 1A4. For other versions, see Wiesel (Family).

Wiesel 1A4

Wiesel 1A4

Description

The Waffenträger Wiesel 1A4 MK is a rank German SPAA with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Ground Breaking".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				124			__.__
Realistic				77			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

20 mm Rh202						Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	400 (100)	800	-10°/+45°	±110°	N/A	52.8	73.1	88.8	98.2	104.5	10.40	9.20	8.48	8.00
Realistic						35.7	42.0	51.0	56.4	60.0

Ammunition

• Default: HVAP-T · HEFI-T
• DM51A1: HEFI-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T · HVAP-T
• DM43: HVAP-T · HVAP-T · HVAP-T · HEFI-T
• DM63: APDS · APDS · APDS · HEFI-T

Penetration statistics
Belt	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Default	57	52	37	24	15	10
DM51A1	57	52	37	24	15	10
DM43	57	52	37	24	15	10
DM63	66	61	45	31	21	14

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
4	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Excellent acceleration and mobility
• Good anti-air capability
• Low profile, can hide in small areas
• Its 20 mm has a high rate of fire
• Access to thermals, night vision and a laser rangefinder

Cons:

• Almost no armour
• Can't penetrate tanks reliably
• Turret can't rotate a full 360°
• Its gun heats up quite quickly
• Poor gun elevation

History

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Media

Videos

Wiesel 1: Firepower for the Fallschirmjäger - Military History Visualized

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

• [Devblog] Wiesel armored vehicles: MK20/TOW/2 ADWC

Germany anti-aircraft vehicles
Wheeled	Sd.Kfz.222
Half-track	Sd.Kfz.251/21 · Sd.Kfz. 6/2
Flakpanzer IV	Wirbelwind · Ostwind · Ostwind II · Kugelblitz · Zerstörer 45
Other Flakpanzers	Flakpanzer I · Flakpanzer 38 · Flakpanzer 341
Wiesel AWC	Wiesel 1A4 · Ozelot
Radar SPAAG	Gepard · Gepard 1A2
Missile SPAA	FlaRakPz 1 · FlaRakRad