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* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull roof, hull rear - engine vents, turret roof, turret ring)
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| Hull || 85-200 mm (59-74°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 63-200 mm (13-60°) ''Lower glacis'' || 76 mm (5-45°) ''Front'' <br> 51 mm (0-44°) ''Rear'' || 35 mm ''Top'' <br> 25 mm (32-62°) ''Bottom'' || 57 mm (0-58°) <br> 30 mm ''Engine access panel'' <br> 12.7 mm (76°) ''Engine vents''
 
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| Turret || ___ - ___ mm ''Turret front'' <br> ___ mm ''Gun mantlet'' || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
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|Turret || 83.2-173 mm (0-48°) ''Turret front'' <br> 152 (2-14°) ''Gun mantlet'' <br> 250 mm ''Gun mount'' || 55-100 mm (15-50°) <br> 50.8 mm ''Gun mount''  || 51-55 mm (2-71°) <br> 25.4 mm (75-82°) ''Underpart of the turret'' || 25-69 mm
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|Cupola || colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | 70 mm
 
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* Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.
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* Mudguards are 4 mm thick and (short) side skirts are 8 mm thick.
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* The turret ring is 70 mm thick.
  
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The lower front plate is a weak spot. The sides are decently armoured, but not thick enough to make angling the hull a valid tactic. Some thin vents on the top of the hull are vulnerable to strafing runs by enemy aircraft, which may cause engine fires.
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=== Mobility ===
 
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Revision as of 00:54, 23 September 2020

M48A2 G A2
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M48A2 G A2
Germany flag.png Germany
VI Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
8.3 8.3 8.3
Class:
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This page is about the German medium tank M48A2 G A2. For the version in the American tree, see M48A1.

Description

GarageImage M48A2 G A2.jpg


The M48A2 G A2 is a Rank VI German medium tank with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.81 "The Valkyries".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour (hull roof, hull rear - engine vents, turret roof, turret ring)
  • Cast homogeneous armour (hull, turret, cupola)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 85-200 mm (59-74°) Front glacis
63-200 mm (13-60°) Lower glacis 		76 mm (5-45°) Front
51 mm (0-44°) Rear 		35 mm Top
25 mm (32-62°) Bottom 		57 mm (0-58°)
30 mm Engine access panel
12.7 mm (76°) Engine vents
Turret 83.2-173 mm (0-48°) Turret front
152 (2-14°) Gun mantlet
250 mm Gun mount 		55-100 mm (15-50°)
50.8 mm Gun mount 		51-55 mm (2-71°)
25.4 mm (75-82°) Underpart of the turret 		25-69 mm
Cupola 70 mm

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.
  • Mudguards are 4 mm thick and (short) side skirts are 8 mm thick.
  • The turret ring is 70 mm thick.

The lower front plate is a weak spot. The sides are decently armoured, but not thick enough to make angling the hull a valid tactic. Some thin vents on the top of the hull are vulnerable to strafing runs by enemy aircraft, which may cause engine fires.

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 54 10 47.8 1279 1,574 26.76 32.93
Realistic 49 9 730 825 15.27 17.26

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: L7A3 (105 mm)
105 mm L7A3 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 46 -9°/+19° ±180° N/A 22.85 38.2 38.4 42.5 45.18 8.7 7.7 7.1 6.7
Realistic 14.28 20.2 20.4 22.6 24.0

The 105 mm L7A3 cannon provides fast, accurate fire.

Ammunition

This tank has access to a stock APDS shell (DM13), a HESH shell (DM502) as tier 1 modification, a HEAT-FS shell (DM12) as tier 2 modification and a APFSDS shell as tier 4 modification (DM23).

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
DM13 APDS 303 302 296 277 257 252
DM502 HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
DM12 HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
DM23 APFSDS 337 335 330 322 314 306
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%
DM13 APDS 1,478 4 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°
DM502 HESH 732 14.85 0.4 0.1 4,310 73° 77° 80°
DM12 HEATFS 1,173 10.5 0.05 1 1,270 65° 72° 75°
DM23 APFSDS 1,455 3.79 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the M48A2 G A2

Last updated: 1.101.0.75

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
46 43 (+3) 29 (+17) 21 (+25) 6 (+40) 1 (+45) No

Notes:

  • As they are modeled by sets of 2, shells disappear from the rack only after you fire/load both shells in the set.
  • Racks 4 and 5 are first stage ammo racks. They total 20 shells and get filled first when loading up the tank.
  • These racks are also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 5 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3.
  • To go into battle with the frontal ammo racks empty, pack 21 (+25) shells.
  • Full reload speed will be realized as long as shells are available in the ready racks 4 and 5. If these racks are empty, a penalty to the reload time will occur.
  • Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1-3 into rack 4 then 5. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Machine guns

Main article: MG 3A1 (7.62 mm)

The M48A2 G A2 has two 7.62 mm MG3A1 machine guns with a total of 4,750 rounds of ammunition.

One gun is coaxial and one is located at the commander's hatch with which you can defend yourself against enemy planes.

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive DM502
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire DM12
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism smoke grenade NVD
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support DM23 Rangefinder

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Fairly good upper glacis armour
  • Highly effective 105 mm gun is a noticeable upgrade from the 90 mm gun on the M48A2 C
  • DM23 APFSDS shell makes it competitive against its peers, can frontally penetrate anything it encounters
  • Has effective armour against air attacks
  • Gun breech can protect turret crew from chemical munitions, although it will be damaged
  • Access to smoke
  • Acceptable reverse speed

Cons:

  • Frontal turret armour is not very reliable
  • Commander's cupola is still a large target
  • Can't deal with enemy aircraft as effectively due to the deletion of the .50 cal
  • Lack of gun stabilizer rarely allows it to make the first shot in a moving engagement
  • Ineffective armour in uptiers
  • Lacks thermals
  • DM23 APFSDS shell is a tier 4 modification - long grind with APDS and HEAT-FS to unlock DM23

History

In 1958, West Germany received the M48A2 Patton III tank. Originally this tank included the 90mm M41 cannon and a 750 HP engine. Later on the tank would receive an upgraded engine (from 750 HP to 825 HP) along with other changes and was designated the M48A2C in German service. This tank served from the early 1960's to the late 1970's. West Germany realized that the 90mm gun wasn't sufficient enough to deal with most of the top of the line Soviet MBTs, so in 1978 the tank received the German licensed built, 105mm L7A3 gun found on the Leopard 1. Other changes included minor fire control system changes, a new commander's hatch, passive night sights, and later on a laser range finder. This version was designated the M48A2 GA2 and remained in service till the 1990's.

Media

Skins
Videos
The Patton Family discusses the M48A2 G A2 at 6:57 - War Thunder Official Channel
M48A2 G A2 - Mr 2 Face - Napalmratte

See also

  • M48A1 - Basic M48 version that the M48A2 G A2 was upgraded from.
  • Magach 3 (USA) - A similarly upgraded M48 tank from a pack in the USA tech tree.
  • M48A2 C - The German version of the M48A2 Patton III

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on tank;
  • other literature.


Germany medium tanks
Pz.III  Pz.III B · Pz.III E · Pz.III F · Pz.III J · Pz.III J1 · Pz.III J1 TD · Pz.III L · Pz.III M · Pz.III N
Pz.IV  Pz.IV C · Pz.IV E · Pz.IV F1 · Pz.IV F2 · Pz.IV G · Pz.IV H · Pz.IV J · Pz.Bef.Wg.IV J
Pz.V  VK 3002 (M) · Panther A · Panther D · Panther F · Panther G · Ersatz M10 · Panther II
M48 upgrades  M48A2 G A2 · M48 Super
Leopard 1  Leopard I · Leopard A1A1 · Leopard A1A1 (L/44) · Leopard 1A5 · C2A1 · Turm III
Leopard 2  PT-16/T14 mod. · Leopard 2K · Leopard 2AV
  Leopard 2A4 · Leopard 2 (PzBtl 123) · Leopard 2A4M · Leopard 2 PL · Leopard 2A5 · Leopard 2 PSO · Leopard 2A6 · Leopard 2A7V
Trophies  ▀M4 748 (a) · ▀T 34 747 (r)
Other  Nb.Fz. · KPz-70
USA  mKPz M47 G · M48A2 C
USSR  ◊T-72M1

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