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StuG III D Assault Gun

Very effective against infantry and structures. • High frontal armor. • Short weapon range. • Must face targets directly to fire.

dak faction icon

Stats

stug_iii_d_ak

vehicles

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Sight Range

35

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Detection

10

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Max Range

30

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Speed

5

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Acceleration

2.25

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Deceleration

4

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Rotation

32

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Capture Multiplier

0

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Decapture Multiplier

0

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Target Size

20

Vehicle Armor

medium tank

Vehicle Type
Frontal Armor

frontal

250

Frontal Armor

side

150

Frontal Armor

rear

90

Upgrades

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Weapon upgrade

MG 42 Machine Gun

Upgrades the unit with a fixed machine gun.

Increases anti-infantry firepower.

Costs
time

30

munition

50

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Defensive Upgrade

Side Skirts

Additional armored skirts are added to the vehicle, increasing its survivability.

Increases health of affected vehicles by +80. Increases side armor by +25%.

Costs
time

30

manpower

100

fuel

15

Requires
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Field Modifications

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Elite Forces Battlegroup

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Veterancy upgrade

Long War Veterans

Vehicles can be upgraded with veteran crews granting the following effects: \n• +25% Experience Gain Plus an additional:\n• +1300 experience for light vehicles. \n• +1800 experience for medium vehicles \n• +3500 experience for heavy vehicles.

Costs
time

30

manpower

100

Requires
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Long War Veterans

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Elite Forces Battlegroup

Abilities

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Blitzkrieg

Increases vehicle speed, rate of fire, and makes unit harder to hit when active.

Offensive / Timed

Costs
munition

40

Duration
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15s

Cooldown
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60s

Requires
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dak disable

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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.

Requires
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Emergency Repair Kits

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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

Cooldown
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120s

Requires
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Smoke Package

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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.

Requires
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Vehicle Awareness

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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.

Requires
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Survival Package

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Offensive

Firing Positions Disabled

Locks the vehicle in place at its current position.

Disables movement, but not rotation. -50% rate of fire, +66% range.

Toggle
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5s

Requires
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Vet 1

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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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Off

Stealth Off

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

Requires
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Silent Running

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Weapon Conversion

High-velocity Conversion

Swap the vehicle's primary weapon for a long-barreled 75mm gun, increasing anti-vehicle capability but greatly reducing anti-infantry effectiveness.

Conversion takes 10 seconds. Reduces speed by 50% and slows rate of fire by 100%.

Duration
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10s

Cooldown
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60s

Requires
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Elite Forces Battlegroup

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Crack Armor Upgrades

Stats

Costs
time_seconds

40

manpower

280

fuel

55

popcap

10

Hitpoints
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600

600

Upkeep per minute
manpower

15

Veterancy
vet 1 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 1300

  • Veteran ability
  • +15% rotation rate
vet 2 starvet 2 starvet 2 empty star

XP: 3900

  • +40 frontal armor
  • +15% rate of fire
vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 3 star

XP: 7800

  • +120 health
  • +20% rate of fire
  • +15% rotation rate
vet 4 starvet 4 starvet 4 starvet 4 star

XP: 10400

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Requires: Crack Armor Upgrades

  • +5 range
  • +15% damage reduction

Loadout

75mm_stug_iii_short_ak1
75mm stug iii short ak

cannon - ballistic weapon

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Damage

120

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Range

30m

Near

0m

Mid

15m

Far

30m

Core Stats

Scatter Area

0

1×0.8

2.1×1.5

Rounds per Minute

10

10

10

Penetration

100

100

100

Timing

Time of Flight

1.23s

1.62s

Refire Time

6s

6s

6s

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Deflection Damage

30

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Aim Time

0.125s

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Obstacle Avoidance

45°

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Traverse Speed

16

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Arc

20°

Accuracy

Scatter Angle

Scatter Distance

Moving

×0.5

×1.5

×1.5

AoE Falloff

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

Light Cover

×1

×1

Heavy Cover

Heavy Cover

×1

×0.5

Garrison

Garrison

×1

×0.75

  • 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.

Weapons Available Via Upgrade

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Weapon upgrade

MG 42 Machine Gun

Upgrades the unit with a fixed machine gun.

Increases anti-infantry firepower.

Costs
time

30

munition

50

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mg42 stug iii ger

hmg - small arms

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Damage

5

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Range

35m

Near

7m

Mid

20m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Accuracy

65%

55%

33%

Rounds per Minute

290.57

338.29

374.91

Penetration

2.2

1.8

1.4

Timing

Burst Duration

1.646s

2.199s

2.75s

Time Between Bursts

3.375s

3.625s

3.875s

Reload Cycle

5.875s

6.125s

6.375s

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Aim Time

0.25s

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Magazine

6 bursts

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Traverse Speed

35

Accuracy

Burst Duration

Moving

×0.6

×0.5

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

Light Cover

×0.5

×1

Heavy Cover

Heavy Cover

×0.5

×0.5

Garrison

Garrison

×0.55

×0.5