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Deutsches Afrikakorps

A combined-arms force of aggressive vehicles, plentiful reinforcements and stubborn tanks that can break down any enemy line.
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Anti-infantry / Anti-vehicle

Panzer IV Sd.Kfz. 161/1

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Medium tank armed with a 75mm gun and two MG 34 machine guns.

Stats

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vehicles
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Sight Range
35
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Speed
5.25
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Acceleration
2
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Deceleration
3
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Max Range
40
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Target Size
20
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Capture Multiplier
0
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Decapture Multiplier
0
Vehicle Armor
medium tank
Vehicle Type
Frontal Armor
frontal
170
Frontal Armor
side
105
Frontal Armor
rear
70

Upgrades

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Weapon upgrade

MG 42 Machine Gun

Upgrades the unit with a pintle-mounted machine gun.
Increases anti-infantry firepower.
Costs
munition
50

Abilities

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Toggle off auto-attack

Hold Fire Disabled

Unit will not engage unless given a manual attack order when active.
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Increases Penetration.

Armor-piercing Rounds

Orders the crew to load armor-piercing ammunition.
Offensive / Timed
Costs
munition
45
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Passive

Emergency Repair Kits

The unit will slowly repair damage when out of combat and stationary.
Restores +6 health per second.
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Recon

Vehicle Awareness

Enables the vehicle to detect enemy vehicles in the fog of war.
Reveals enemy vehicles in the Fog of War and on the Minimap.
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Passive

Vehicle Capture

Increases speed, rotation rate, and allows the vehicle to capture and decapture territory.
+20% speed and +15% rotation rate.
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Offensive / Timed

Rapid Fire

Orders the crew to slow their vehicle and focus on firing the main gun.
+30% accuracy and +30% rate of fire. Reduces speed by -50%.
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Defensive

Smoke Canisters

Orders the vehicle crew to deploy smoke canisters in front of the vehicle.
Smoke blocks vision for a short period of time.
Costs
munition
25
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Off

Stealth Off

Toggle to enable Stealth. Vehicle must be out of combat for at least 6 seconds before it can stealth again.

Stats

Costs
time_seconds
30
manpower
380
fuel
90
popcap
13
Hitpoints
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720
720
Upkeep per minute
manpower
23
Veterancy
vet 1 star
vet 1 empty star
vet 1 empty star
XP: 1800
Unlocks veteran ability. Increases turret traverse speed, and acceleration.
vet 2 star
vet 2 star
vet 2 empty star
XP: 5400
Increases rotation rate, rate of fire, and accuracy.
vet 3 star
vet 3 star
vet 3 star
XP: 10800
Increases rotation rate, rate of fire, and acceleration.

Loadout

1
75mm_panzer_iv_ger
75mm panzer iv ger
cannon - ballistic weapon
Moving Accuracy Multiplier
0.75
Moving Cooldown Multiplier
1
Near
Mid
Far
Accuracy
0.075
0.0475
0.035
Rounds per minute (RPM)
11
11
11
Range of Fire
-1
30
40
Penetration
220
140
125
Scatter Area
0
42
55
Min.
Max.
Damage
120
120
AoE Radius
-
3
1
mg34_coaxial_panzer_iv_ger
mg34 coaxial panzer iv ger
rifle - small arms
Moving Accuracy Multiplier
0.5
Moving Cooldown Multiplier
1
Near
Mid
Far
Accuracy
0.35
0.25
0.1
Rounds per minute (RPM)
524
400
319
Range of Fire
7
20
35
Penetration
1
1
1
Scatter Area
22
168
246
Min.
Max.
Damage
3
3
AoE Radius
-
0
1
mg34_hull_panzer_iv_ger
mg34 hull panzer iv ger
hmg - small arms
Moving Accuracy Multiplier
0.5
Moving Cooldown Multiplier
1
Near
Mid
Far
Accuracy
0.35
0.25
0.1
Rounds per minute (RPM)
524
400
319
Range of Fire
7
20
35
Penetration
1
1
1
Scatter Area
22
168
246
Min.
Max.
Damage
3
3
AoE Radius
-
0
1
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mg42 panzer iv ger
hmg - small arms
Moving Accuracy Multiplier
0.6
Moving Cooldown Multiplier
1
Near
Mid
Far
Accuracy
0.65
0.55
0.2
Rounds per minute (RPM)
257
294
314
Range of Fire
7
20
35
Penetration
2.2
1.8
1.4
Scatter Area
22
168
246
Min.
Max.
Damage
5
5
AoE Radius
-
0
  • The effective accuracy is impacted by several factors like target size or armor of the receiving unit as well as accuracy or penetration of the attacking one.