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Wehrmacht

A steadfast and elite force that can hold against even the most stubborn foe. Unlock unique arsenals to specialize your forces.
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Anti-infantry

L6/40 Light Tank

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Light tank armed with a 20mm autocannon.

Stats

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vehicles
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Sight Range
35
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Speed
7.5
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Acceleration
4.25
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Deceleration
7
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Max Range
35
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Target Size
17
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Capture Multiplier
0
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Decapture Multiplier
0
Vehicle Armor
light tank
Vehicle Type
Frontal Armor
frontal
80
Frontal Armor
side
60
Frontal Armor
rear
40

Upgrades

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Support upgrade

Spotting Scopes

Upgrades the unit with a spotting scope.
Increases vision by +10 when stationary.
Costs
munition
30

Abilities

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Disables Movement and Weapons while active.

Self-repair

Orders the crew to repair their own vehicle.
Support / Timed
Costs
munition
25
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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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Passive

Raid Package

Globally allows all light vehicles to capture territory and all vehicles can use the Smoke Canisters ability.
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Toggle off auto-attack

Hold Fire Disabled

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

Stats

Costs
time_seconds
50
manpower
280
fuel
50
popcap
5
Hitpoints
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280
280
Upkeep per minute
manpower
6
Veterancy
vet 1 star
vet 1 empty star
vet 1 empty star
XP: 800
Unlocks veteran ability choice. Increases rotation rate, accuracy, and acceleration.
vet 2 star
vet 2 star
vet 2 empty star
XP: 2400
Increases speed, rotation rate, rate of fire, and accuracy.
vet 3 star
vet 3 star
vet 3 star
XP: 5400
Increases speed, acceleration, health, range, and rate of fire.

Loadout

1
20mm_l6_40_ger
20mm l6 40 ger
cannon - ballistic weapon
Moving Accuracy Multiplier
0.25
Moving Cooldown Multiplier
1
Near
Mid
Far
Accuracy
0.43
0.34
0.3
Rounds per minute (RPM)
35
35
35
Range of Fire
10
20
35
Penetration
16
14
13
Scatter Area
12
23
39
Min.
Max.
Damage
16
16
AoE Radius
-
1
1
8mm_coaxial_l6_40_ger
8mm coaxial l6 40 ger
hmg - small arms
Moving Accuracy Multiplier
0.5
Moving Cooldown Multiplier
1
Near
Mid
Far
Accuracy
0.7
0.55
0.35
Rounds per minute (RPM)
151
155
199
Range of Fire
10
22.5
35
Penetration
1
1
1
Scatter Area
46
181
246
Min.
Max.
Damage
4
4
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.