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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
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L6/40 Light Tank

Light tank armed with a 20mm autocannon.

Stats

l6_40_recrewable_ger

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 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 800

Unlocks veteran ability choice. Increases rotation rate, accuracy, and acceleration.

vet 2 starvet 2 starvet 2 empty star

XP: 2400

Increases speed, rotation rate, rate of fire, and accuracy.

vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 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.