- Description
- The VK 16.02 is a Light Tank, the wartime designation for the German Leopard reconnaissance vehicle project (VK 16.02 Leopard), which was developed in 1942 with sloped armour and a 50 mm gun; the design was cancelled in favor of the heavier Panther. In-game it is a tracked vehicle weighing 21.9 tonnes with a crew of four — driver, gunner, commander, and one passenger — and is powered by an MB HL157P engine producing 550 horsepower for 25.1 hp/t and a top speed of 45 km/h forward and 7.5 km/h backward.
Armament consists of the 50mm KwK39 cannon and a coaxial 7.92mm MG34 machine gun; the turret has smoke grenades but no stabilizer or modern fire control, and the gunner uses a 2.5x telescope sight. Light armour and good mobility suit it to reconnaissance and flanking rather than head-on engagements.
- Locomotion
- Tracked
- Supported classes
- CrewmanInfantry
- Obtainment
- Badge
| Team/Loadout | WW2 |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 |
| Weight | 21.9 t |
| Seating capacity | 4 |
| Driver | 1 |
| Gunner | 1 |
| Commander | 1 |
| Passenger | 1 |
| Max speed | |
| Forward | 45 km/h |
| Backward | 7.5 km/h |
| Engine | MB HL157P |
| Type | Diesel |
| Max RPM | 3,000 RPM |
| Horsepower | 550 hp |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 25.1 hp/t |
| Transmission | |
| Forward gears | 6 |
| Reverse gears | 1 |
| Lower front plate | 66 mm |
| Upper front plate | 82 mm |
| Left cheek | 54 mm–126 mm |
| Right cheek | 54 mm–126 mm |
| Mantlet | 82 mm–163 mm |
| Hull side | 30 mm–39 mm |
Feature: Smoke grenades
| Traversal | |
| Horizontal speed | 16 deg/s |
| Vertical speed | 4 deg/s |
| Vertical limits | -10° / 20° |
7.92mm MG34
| Reload speed | 4s |
| Magazine size | 150 |
| Ammo | Max |
| 7.92×57mm | * |
| Ammo models | |
| MG ammo | 3 |
Telescope sight
| Rangefinder | None |
| Zoom | 2.5x |
ID: "VK 16.02"
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