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Most protection you’ll get with this is from the from of the Hull and driver armor which is where the most armor is at (14.5mm)
 
Most protection you’ll get with this is from the from of the Hull and driver armor which is where the most armor is at (14.5mm)
  
Weakest area on the whole tank is the gun armor plate and it doesn’t help when 3/5 crew members are behind it. The gunner and loader are next to each other and when a shot or two hit them the 4mm turret armor doesn’t help with protecting them. The armor that the turret gives isn’t enough for protecting the vital crew members (gunner / loader) As long as your tank is at an angle where the front hull is more visible then you’ll be protected a good amount, but if your turret mantle is exposed, you going to be a destroyed half track.
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Weakest area on the whole tank is the armor plate behind the cannon, it doesn’t help when 3/5 crew members are behind it. The gunner and loader are next to each other and when a shot or two hit them the 4mm turret armor doesn’t help with protecting them. The armor that the turret gives isn’t enough for protecting the vital crew members (gunner / loader) As long as your tank is at an angle where the front hull is more visible then you’ll be protected a good amount, but if your turret mantle is exposed, you going to be a destroyed half track.
  
 
The ammo stowage positions aren’t bad since they’re right behind the machine gunner and driver which will take all shrapnel from incoming rounds, but can still be easily destroyed
 
The ammo stowage positions aren’t bad since they’re right behind the machine gunner and driver which will take all shrapnel from incoming rounds, but can still be easily destroyed
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Hull || 14.5 mm (20°)  
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| Hull || 14.5 mm(20°) || 8 mm (35°) ||8mm(30°)|| N/A
14.5  mm (30° (MG/Driver)) 14.5  mm (20°(Driver/MG visor))
 
 
 
8       mm (81° Top) (Sides 41°)  
 
| 8 mm Upper <br>8 mm Lower || 8mm || N/A
 
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| Turret (Gun Shield) || 8 mm || N/A || N/A  || N/A
 
 
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| Cupola || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A
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| Turret (Gun Shield) || 8 mm || N/A || N/A || N/A
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The Sd.Kfz. 251/22 is a reliable vehicle and great for penetration against the thick armor vehicles such as the Matilda and KV-1. The infamous T-34s are easy to penetrate and many infamous Russians.
 
The Sd.Kfz. 251/22 is a reliable vehicle and great for penetration against the thick armor vehicles such as the Matilda and KV-1. The infamous T-34s are easy to penetrate and many infamous Russians.
  
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* Very effective from all ranges
 
* Very effective from all ranges
* Super Effective penetration against heavily armored tanks in same/high BR Ex. [[M4A3 (105)]] , any of the KV1/2's Even 1s, Zis-5 and the 85
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* Super Effective penetration against heavily armored tanks in same/high BR Ex. M4A3(105) , any of the KV1/2
* Can penetrate the [[T-34 (1940)]] / [[T-34 (1941)]] / [[T-34 (1942)]] very effectively despite its sloped armor.
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* Can penetrate the T-34s very effectively despite its sloped armor.
 
* Can make sharp turns while driving at good speed
 
* Can make sharp turns while driving at good speed
 
* Good forward speed able to pass same BR tanks
 
* Good forward speed able to pass same BR tanks
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* Open top leaves exposed against aircraft and artillery
 
* Open top leaves exposed against aircraft and artillery
 
* Low armor turret plate to defend against base MGs like the 12.7mm and 7.62mm
 
* Low armor turret plate to defend against base MGs like the 12.7mm and 7.62mm
* Short ammunition capacity of 24 shells, not very much to last the whole round alive
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*  Small ammunition capacity of 24 shells, not very much to last the whole round alive
  
 
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Revision as of 06:03, 3 August 2021

Introducing Wiki 3.0
This page is about the German tank destroyer Sd.Kfz.251/22. For other versions, see Sd.Kfz.251 (Family).
Sd.Kfz.251/22
Sd.Kfz.251/22

Description

The m.Schütz.Pz.Wg. (Sd.Kfz.251/22) is a premium gift rank II German tank destroyer with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Red Skies" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season IV, "Fearless Voltigeur".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back
Hull14 / 8 / 8
Turret8 / 0 / 0
Crew5 people
Visibility88 %

Most protection you’ll get with this is from the from of the Hull and driver armor which is where the most armor is at (14.5mm)

Weakest area on the whole tank is the armor plate behind the cannon, it doesn’t help when 3/5 crew members are behind it. The gunner and loader are next to each other and when a shot or two hit them the 4mm turret armor doesn’t help with protecting them. The armor that the turret gives isn’t enough for protecting the vital crew members (gunner / loader) As long as your tank is at an angle where the front hull is more visible then you’ll be protected a good amount, but if your turret mantle is exposed, you going to be a destroyed half track.

The ammo stowage positions aren’t bad since they’re right behind the machine gunner and driver which will take all shrapnel from incoming rounds, but can still be easily destroyed

Armour type:

Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 14.5 mm(20°) 8 mm (35°) 8mm(30°) N/A
Turret (Gun Shield) 8 mm N/A N/A N/A

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB57 / 12 km/h
RB and SB53 / 11 km/h
Number of gears8 forward
2 back
Weight9.9 t
Engine power
AB191 hp
RB and SB100 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB19.3 hp/t
RB and SB10.1 hp/t
Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 57 12 9.9 142 191 14.34 19.29
Realistic 53 11 88 100 8.89 10.1

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB474 Sl icon.png
RB537 Sl icon.png
SB599 Sl icon.png
Crew training4 800 Sl icon.png
Experts32 000 Sl icon.png
Aces210 Ge icon.png
Research Aces440 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 50 / 80 / 100 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 124 / 124 / 124 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Mobility Protection Firepower
Mods new tank traks.png
Tracks
Mods new tank suspension.png
Suspension
Mods new tank break.png
Brake System
Mods new tank filter.png
Filters
Mods new tank transmission.png
Transmission
Mods new tank engine.png
Engine
Mods tank tool kit.png
Improved Parts
Mods extinguisher.png
Improved FPE
Mods tank reinforcement ger.png
Crew Replenishment
Mods new tank horizontal aiming.png
Horizontal Drive
Mods tank ammo.png
75mm_kwk_37_40_HEAT_ammo_pack
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods tank cannon.png
Adjustment of Fire
Mods tank ammo.png
75mm_kwk_40_APCR_ammo_pack
Mods new tank vertical aiming.png
Elevation Mechanism
Mods tank ammo.png
75mm_ger_Smoke_ammo_pack

Armaments

Main armament

Ammunition24 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
7.6 → 5.9 s
Vertical guidance-6° / 22°
Horizontal guidance-22° / 22°
Main article: PaK40/3 L46 (75 mm)
75 mm PaK40/3 L46 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 24 -6°/+9° ±22° N/A 12.3 17.1 20.7 22.9 24.4 7.67 6.78 6.25 5.90
Realistic 8.3 9.8 11.9 13.2 14.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
PzGr 39 APCBC 151 148 135 121 108 96
Hl.Gr 38B HEAT 80 80 80 80 80 80
PzGr 40 APCR 182 177 159 140 122 107
Sprgr. 34 HE 10 10 10 10 10 10
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Velocity
(m/s)
Projectile
Mass (kg)
Fuse delay
(m)
Fuse sensitivity
(mm)
Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
PzGr 39 APCBC 792 6.8 1.2 14 28.9 48° 63° 71°
Hl.Gr 38B HEAT 450 4.4 0.05 0.1 872.1 62° 69° 73°
PzGr 40 APCR 990 4.1 N/A N/A N/A 66° 70° 72°
Sprgr. 34 HE 550 5.74 0 0.1 686 79° 80° 81°
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s)
Projectile
Mass (kg)
Screen radius
(m)
Screen deploy time
(s)
Screen hold time
(s)
Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
K.Gr.Rot Nb. 540 6.2 13 5 20 50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Sd.Kfz.251/22
Full
ammo
1st
rack empty
2nd
rack empty
3rd
rack empty
Visual
discrepancy
24 20 (+4) (+16) (+23) No

Note:

  • Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.

Usage in battles

The Sd.Kfz. 251/22 is a reliable vehicle and great for penetration against the thick armor vehicles such as the Matilda and KV-1. The infamous T-34s are easy to penetrate and many infamous Russians.

The Sd.Kfz.251/22 is the perfect tank for hanging behind larger tanks, assisting with supporting fire. Racking up all kinds of assists and kills leading up to the heavy metal warrior achievement .

Use the Long range to advantage, since this tank is a Anti Tank gun and a half track it was designed to be the nemesis to all tanks from light to heavy. Being on a hill top or across the lake is perfect for this. Always take into account that the light armor is a heavy Con and you can be destroyed by even light armament aircraft with basic 7.62mm or lower caliber weapons, so try to find some cover when planes are around.

There are not many tanks to avoids in the BR for this tank, pushing more than 2 tanks is not recommended due the light armor and open top exposing the crew.

Going against tanks like the T-34s, KV1s, M4s, Matilda's and other high medium armor tanks, is very easy due to the tanks high penetration, roughly the same as a Dicker Max, but at rank 2.

Tanks the Sd.Kfz. 251/22 should avoid would be the fast firing armored vehicles like SPAA tanks. Due to there high rate of fire they can wipe out your crew (which is exposed) very quickly. Avoid tanks that can only use HE even if they aren’t infantry or howitzer cannons, since a shot on a wall behind the Sd.Kfz. 251/22 can send shrapnel out and at the tanks crew.

This tank is perfect for those starting out Germany, and of course perfect as a first battle pass purchase. Great for everyone to learn the Germans superiority within the SPGs.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Very effective from all ranges
  • Super Effective penetration against heavily armored tanks in same/high BR Ex. M4A3(105) , any of the KV1/2
  • Can penetrate the T-34s very effectively despite its sloped armor.
  • Can make sharp turns while driving at good speed
  • Good forward speed able to pass same BR tanks

Cons:

  • Vulnerable to HE shells
  • No Machine gun for defense against lightly armored vehicles and Aircraft
  • Open top leaves exposed against aircraft and artillery
  • Low armor turret plate to defend against base MGs like the 12.7mm and 7.62mm
  •  Small ammunition capacity of 24 shells, not very much to last the whole round alive

History

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Media

Skins
Videos

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


Germany tank destroyers
Pz. I Derivatives  Panzerjäger I
Pz. II Derivatives  15cm sIG 33 B Sfl
Pz. 38(t) Derivatives  Marder III · Marder III H · Jagdpanzer 38(t)
Pz. III Derivatives  StuG III A · StuG III F · StuG III G · StuH 42 G
Pz. IV Derivatives  Jagdpanzer IV · Panzer IV/70(A) · Panzer IV/70(V) · Dicker Max · Nashorn · Brummbär · VFW
Pz. V Derivatives  Jagdpanther G1 · Bfw. Jagdpanther G1
Pz. VI Derivatives  Sturer Emil · Elefant · Ferdinand · 38 cm Sturmmörser · Jagdtiger
Wheeled/Half-track  8,8 cm Flak 37 Sfl. · Sd.Kfz.251/9 · Sd.Kfz.251/10 · Sd.Kfz.251/22 · Sd.Kfz.234/3 · Sd.Kfz.234/4 · 15 cm Pz.W.42
ATGM Carrier  RakJPz 2 · RakJPz 2 (HOT) · Wiesel 1A2
Other  Waffenträger · M109G · JPz 4-5 · Raketenautomat · VT1-2

Germany premium ground vehicles
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Medium tanks  Nb.Fz. · Pz.III N · Pz.Bef.Wg.IV J · ▀M4 748 (a) · ▀T 34 747 (r) · Ersatz M10
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Heavy tanks  ▀Pz.Kpfw. Churchill · ▀KV-IB · ▀KW I C 756 (r) · ▀KW II 754 (r)
  VK 45.01 (P) · ␠Tiger · Pz.Bef.Wg.VI P · Tiger II (H) Sla.16
Tank destroyers  Sd.Kfz.234/3 · Sd.Kfz.234/4 · Sd.Kfz.251/10 · Sd.Kfz.251/22 · 15 cm Pz.W.42
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