VT1-2

VT1-2

VT1-2

Germany

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.3	8.7	8.7

Class:

Tank destroyer

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

Description

The Doppelrohr-Kasemattpanzer Versuchsträger VT1-2 is a gift rank VI German tank destroyer with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB) and 8.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced during Update 1.91 "Night Vision" as a reward for the Operation Shipyard event.

General info

Survivability and armour

Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.

Mobility

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forward and backwards.

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)	Add-on armour weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
43.5	N/A	76 (AB)
		70 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	???	???
Realistic/Simulator	???	2,200
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	??.??	??.??
Realistic/Simulator	??.??	50.57

Armaments

Main armament

120 mm Rheinmetall L44
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
18			-10°/+15°	N/A	Two-plane
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	??.??	??.??	??.??	??.??	??.??
Realistic	??.??	??.??	??.??	??.??	60.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
5s left barrel, 7s right barrel, 6s ammo replenishing	??.??	??.??	5.0

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
DM12	HEATFS	650	650	650	650	650	650
DM13	APFSDS	393	390	384	376	367	359
DM23	APFSDS	410	408	401	393	384	376

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Normalisation at 30° from horizontal	Ricochet
								0%	50%	100%
DM12	HEATFS	1,140	13.5	N/A	0.1	1640	+0.0°	65°	72°	75°
DM13	APFSDS	1,650	4.436	N/A	N/A	N/A	?.?°	78°	80°	81°
DM23	APFSDS	1,640	4.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	?.?°	78°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
30	?? (+??)	?? (+??)	?? (+??)	?? (+??)	?? (+??)	?? (+??)	??

Optics

VT1-2 Optics
	Default magnification	Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics	X8.0	X16.1
Comparable optics	???

Usage in battles

The VT 1-2 excels at it's acceleration, high speed and low profile and you are able to move into sniping positions early in the game or even capture mid points. The tank is easily killed and should be played as a glass cannon, i.e. you stay behind cover/concealment and scan the area using binoculars and/or third person, then move into firing position.

Since the left barrel reloads at constant 5s and the right barrel in around 7s, you can fire 3 shots in 5 seconds (left, right, left) in the first engagement which lets you easily correct any error in distance estimation and/or finish off immobilized tanks. Using a custom sight from live.warthunder.com like https://live.warthunder.com/post/861278/en/ is recommended in order to be able to quickly fire the second barrel without having to switch between armaments.

Be aware of guided missiles from helicopters on open maps, though. If you see helicopters, you might need to change plans and hide. Furthermore, if you have sniped 2+ enemies, the revenge plane is a common sight and you are an easy target for them unless you change position and move into a forrest or populated area.

Modules

Recommended research path:

Parts > FPE > Adjustment of Fire (absolutely necessary for sniping) > Brake System (in order to be able to react and aim) > Filters | Elevation Mechanism > DM23 | Laser rangefinder

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	DM13
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism
IV	Transmission	Engine		DM23	Laser rangefinder	NVD

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Incredibly good mobility on and off road, courtesy of its extremely powerful engine
• Twin 120mm cannons are unrivaled at its rank, HEAT-FS and APFSDS can penetrate almost any tank it encounters
• One cannon is equipped with an autoloader
• Very quick hull traverse
• Due to the gun layout, the VT1-2 can position itself to fire one cannon while the other is behind cover

Cons:

• Thin, mild steel armor cannot resist anything resembling anti-tank fire
• 3 crew members are grouped together in the front of the tank, poor survivability
• Cannons cannot traverse horizontally, hull aiming mechanic must be used for precise fire
• Very difficult to fire on the move
• No machine guns for fending off aircraft, highly vulnerable to air attack
• No access to smoke grenades/shells/systems
• Due to hull aiming, the hull tends to roll back or forward depending on terrain
• When loading ammo on a capture point, the left ammo rack is fully loaded first, then the right ammo rack.

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle 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 vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

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:

• Gun sight: https://live.warthunder.com/post/861278/en/
• reference to the series of the vehicles;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

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