looks cool, that one of those kraut 88's that were so good?
It's a 75mm anti tank gun. Not sure why you would want this though, it has essentially the same firepower as the Panzer IV but with lousy armour and no turret.
This vehicle would better delineate the roll of the tank as an anti-tank platform rather than as a town basher. Yes we would have the Panzer that has the same type of gun, but now the panzer's role would primarily be anti-tank not town bashing. This would also further delineate the role of the wirble, as an anti-air platform, not a town basher.
People would still choose Panzer over SdK for town bashing, because of the offered protection (town ack! strafers!) and the bigger ammunition loadout. The SdKfz 251/22 carried only a total of 22 rounds.
In game terms, the Wirble carries an ord equivalent of 12,000lbs when shooting at structures, the Panzer IV (all HE) 12,480lbs and the 251/22 would carry 3,432lbs.
This particular model should be able to carry one crate of vehicle supplies. Thereby increasing its hitting strenght.
And why "should it" ? There is no room anymore with that huge gun installed.
Reviving this one.
The sdkfz has no life. It is a true hanger queen. No one is going to pull it out over an M3. So, threw a artillery piece on it and one box of vehicle supplies simultaneously and let's call it an addition.
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The SDK has no life only if you don't do the homework.. Find the firing spots and you can take out large targets from out of sight in 3 seconds flat, each. With some teamwork you can shut down a small field in just 3 seconds. 5 SDKs all set in firing position with supplies out, or 3 SDKs with some maneuvering involved. You'd have to know the firing positions and drive from the first to second (with 1 SDK free to backup any of the other 2 with .5 hangar's worth of ordnance), but even that's just a matter of seconds.
some m3s had 75mms on them too
Yes, I stand corrected that is a 75mm Anti-Tank artillery piece. Even better! Well, think of it like this, self propelled artillery was never meant to go toe to toe with tanks. It sits off in the distance and PICKS its enemies apart. The ENY value on a Panzer IV is 25. The ENY value on a SdKfz 251 is 40. I see some nice points there as well as getting a nice thought more playing time in the MA. :aok
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The Sdkfz 251/22 was used in the anti-tank role, it wasn't used as mobile artillery. The Sdkfz 251/9 was used as mobile artillery and fielded a low-velocity 75mm gun and the Sdkfz 251/2 was the mortar carrying version.
BTW- if you want mobile artillery in the game now we already have it in the LVT4 with the short barrel 75mm howitzer that is easily capable of laying down an artillery barrage from a distance on any target.
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I don't think we will see Forward Observers or a Fire Directional center for GV's anyway soon.
IMO, that's one of the best roles for the jeep other than racing along the country side and seeing how far you can jump it. The other day, I was actually in a LVT4 (yes, the rumors were true but flying the C-47 with troops rumor is just a lie, honest) and had a country mate in a jeep acting as my forward observer and directing my rounds in. We managed to turret an Ostie when he drove behind it unseen and I was able to use the range on his icon to dial it in and hit the Ostie.
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