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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (''Rhinoceros'') is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]].
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} American heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. The T26E1-1 was added with [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]. The tank takes the basis of a normal [[M26|M26 Pershing]], then increases its armour with welded-on metal slabs and up-guns it with a [[T15E1 (90 mm)|T15E1 cannon]], which is nearly identical to the one in the [[T32|T32]]. This gives the tank a much appreciated armour protection and firepower for the battle rating and is comparable with the premium [[M26E1|M26E1]].
 
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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'''Armour type:'''
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The Nashorn's armour is paper-thin; it will not protect you from even heavy-calibre machine gun fire and can be hull-broken from large-calibre HE rounds.
  
* Cast homogeneous armour (Front, Turret)
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The Nashorn also lacks a roof, making it a very desirable target for strafing runs by fighters, as well as rocket attacks by attack aircraft.  
* Rolled homogeneous armour (Side, Rear, Roof, Turret appliqué armour)
 
* Structural steel (Hull appliqué armour, Rear turret counterweight)
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Hull || 101.6 (42-46°) + 38.1 (47°) + 38.1 mm (57°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 162.5 (25-60°) + 38.1 (47°) + 38.1 mm (57°) '' Upper front glacis'' <br> 76.2 mm (53°) + 38.1 (41°) + 38.1 mm (48°) ''Lower glacis'' || 76.2 mm ''Front'' <br> 50.8 mm (0-2°) ''Rear''|| 50.8 mm (4°) ''Top'' <br> 22.2 mm (68°) ''Lower'' || 22.2 mm
 
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| Turret || 101.6 mm (1-55°) ''Turret front'' <br> 114.3 (1-84°) + 80 mm (3°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 76.2 mm (2-54°) || 76.2 (0-79°) + 100 mm (3°) || 25.4 mm
 
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! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
 
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| Cupola || 76.2 mm || 25.4 mm
 
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|}
 
'''Notes:'''
 
 
 
* Suspension wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick.
 
* The left turret side has a few tracks welded on, providing an additional 30 mm of armour where they are.
 
* The "ear flaps" on the turret provide 38.1 mm of armour. The steel on the gun mantlet gives an additional 80 mm of armour.
 
* Front glacis have sheets of 38.1 mm armour added on, sloped at varying angles.
 
  
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One interesting (and somewhat comical) note to the Nashorn's armour that it is so thin, shells may pass through it without exploding due to the fuse passing through enough material to set it off and detonate.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
 
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|T15E1 (90 mm)}}
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{{main|PaK 43 (88 mm)}}
  
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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The 88 mm PaK 43 gun presents great penetration statistics at all ranges and angles with an average reload time. Due to the vehicle's design, the gun should be used to snipe enemy targets from long ranges, especially since most tanks will be crippled or destroyed if a shot connects.
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! colspan="6" | [[T15E1 (90 mm)|90 mm T15E1]]
 
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
 
! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
 
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
 
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| colspan="4" | 42 || -10°/+20° || ±180°
 
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
 
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
 
! style="width:4em" |Stock
 
! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
 
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
 
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
 
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
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| ''Arcade'' || 14.28 || 19.80 || 24.0 || 26.60 || 28.24
 
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| ''Realistic'' || 14.28 || 16.80 || 20.4 || 22.60 || 24.00
 
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
 
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
 
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
 
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
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| 16.25 || 14.38 || 13.25 || 12.50
 
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===== Ammunition =====
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
 
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
 
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! 10m
 
! 100m
 
! 500m
 
! 1000m
 
! 1500m
 
! 2000m
 
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| T43 shot || AP || 211 || 208 || 193 || 177 || 162 || 148 ||
 
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| T42 shell || HE || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13
 
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| T41 || APCBC || 224 || 221 || 206 || 188 || 172 || 157
 
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| T44 shot || APCR || 336 || 330 || 304 || 274 || 248 || 223
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
! colspan="10" | Shell details
 
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
 
! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
 
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
 
''in m:''
 
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
 
''in mm:''
 
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
 
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
 
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
 
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! 0%
 
! 50%
 
! 100%
 
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| T43 shot || 975 || 10.9 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65°
 
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| T42 shell || 975 || 10.6 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 925 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
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| T41 || 975 || 10.94 || 1.2 || 14 || 137.2 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
 
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| T44 shot || 1143 || 7.6 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 66° || 70° || 72°
 
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===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
 
'''Last updated: 1.77.2.68'''
 
[[File:Ammoracks_T26E1-1.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|[[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] of the T26E1-1.]]
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
 
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
 
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br />  rack empty
 
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br />  rack empty
 
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br />  rack empty
 
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th<br />  rack empty
 
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th<br />  rack empty
 
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th<br />  rack empty
 
! class="wikitable unsortable" |7th<br />  rack empty
 
! class="wikitable unsortable" |8th<br />  rack empty
 
! class="wikitable unsortable" |9th<br />  rack empty
 
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
 
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|| '''42''' || 32&nbsp;''(+8)'' || 28&nbsp;''(+14)'' || 24&nbsp;''(+18)'' || 20&nbsp;''(+22)'' || 16&nbsp;''(+26)'' || 12&nbsp;''(+30)'' || 8&nbsp;''(+34)'' || 4&nbsp;''(+38)'' || 0&nbsp;''(+42)'' || style="text-align:left" | No
 
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'''Notes:'''
 
 
 
* Recommended ammo load is 15 to remove most ammo from the hull floor, leaving rack 9 intact.
 
* Ammo rack 1 is a ready rack, and takes priority in being filled at the beginning of the battle, then fills racks 9 through 2.
 
* Full reload speed will be realized as long as ammo exists in the ready rack.  If the ready racks is empty, a penalty to reload speed will occur.
 
* Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will load ammo from racks 2-9 into rack 1, as long as there is ammo in racks 2-9.  Firing will interrupt the loading of the ready racks.
 
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|Browning M2 (12.7 mm)|Browning (7.62 mm)}}
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{{main|MG 34 (7.92 mm)}}
  
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The Nashorn has two [[MG 34 (7.92 mm)]] aimed towards the vehicle's sides. Since they are the vehicles secondary weapon, you can't switch between different belts. Furthermore, they have various blind spots, e.g. the space behind or in front of the tank as well as the area above the vehicle since the machine guns have an elevation of only around +20°, making the tank very vulnerable against diving fighters or bombers.
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! colspan="7" | [[Browning M2 (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]]
 
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! colspan="7" | ''Pintle mount''
 
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
 
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
 
! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
 
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
 
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| colspan="4" | 1,000 (200) || 576 || -10°/+70° || ±60°
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
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! colspan="7" | [[Browning (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M1919A4]]
 
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! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial mount''
 
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
 
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
 
! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
 
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
 
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| colspan="4" | 4,500 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
 
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== Usage in the battles ==
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== Usage in battles ==
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This is not exactly a brawling tank. Try to take the shots that is positive to hit and then fall back into cover. Don't stay exposed too long as enemy shells will most likely penetrate the armour. Try to stick with an ally, going of alone can/will be suicide.
 
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
* Nearly identical 90mm gun as the [[T32]] and the premium [[M26E1]].
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* Powerful 88mm PaK 43 gun can destroy most, if not every, opponent in one shot
* T41 APCBC shot is available that can mess up any penetrated tank's internals.
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* Armour, although thin, can cause armour-piercing rounds to slice through without causing other damages outside its trajectory
* Thick sloped frontal armour.
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* Has not one, but two machine guns
* .50 on top of the turret is useful against low-flying aircraft and lightly armoured vehicles.
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* Has faster reload times than that of the Tiger II
* 224 mm of penetration for the T41 shot makes Tiger IIs less of a threat when met dead-on.
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* Mobility of a Panzer IV
* Front spaced armour can reduce effectiveness of HE and HESH rounds.
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* Plays like the Marder III H
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
* Despite the add-on armour, the armour is still inefficient for the BR.
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* Has next to no armour and can be penetrated by .50 cal machine guns
* Spaced armour doesn't help against HEAT.
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* Crew compartment has no roof; is vulnerable to artillery and strafing aircraft
* The add-on armour has a negative impact on mobility on the already sluggish M26 it is based on.
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* Ammo racks are attached to the sides of the crew compartment; a shell strike there can detonate the ammunition
* Gun gets damaged quite often due to its long profile.
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* Can be hull-broken
* Springs on top of the turret tend to deflect shells into the turret.
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* Horrible gun depression
* Hull machine gun port is a prominent weak spot.
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* Very tall silhouette
* 90mm gun takes a long time to reload compared to its competitors.
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* Combined those two above makes it very hard for the Nashorn to hide in plain sight on flat grounds
* Slightly lower penetration in comparison to its adversaries like the [[Tiger II (H)|Tiger II (H)]].
 
* Due to over-matching mechanics, the layered front is more of a weakness than a bonus due to the plates being only 38 mm by themselves, despite the total thickness of the front being 177.8 mm.
 
* Vertical aiming drive can be shot outside the tank, on top of the turret
 
  
 
== History ==
 
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===Development===
 
The [[M26|M26 Pershing]] helped the American armored forces by bringing in the heavy 90 mm Gun M3 into service on a tank mount. The gun was similar in performance to the German's [[Tiger E|Tiger I's]] [[KwK 36 (88 mm)|8.8 cm KwK 36]] cannon, but Army Ordnance wanted something to match the more powerful [[KwK 43 (88 mm)|8.8 cm KwK 43]] cannon on the [[Tiger II (H)|Tiger II]]. The development to match this cannon made the [[T15E1 (90 mm)|T15 90 mm gun]]; the gun was 73 calibers long, compared to the 90 mm Gun M3's 53 calibers length. The first produced guns were called the ''T15E1'' and had large, fixed ammunition. To test the gun's viability in the tank, the gun was mounted onto the very first production T26, T26E1 tank serial #1, registration #0103292, with the conversions being done by the Wellman Engineering Company. This upgraded tank was titled the '''T26E1-1''' by means of a painted-on designation on the turret's left side to distinguish the design, although this title was not official, and few if any sources refer to it as such. The extreme length of the T15E1 gun barrel caused the manufacturers to add a very prominent counter balance on the mantlet, which could be seen on the left side of the turret when facing it. The T26E1-1 tank was sent to Aberdeen Proving Grounds on 12 January 1945 for testing purposes.<ref name="PershingHunnicutt">Hunnicutt, R.P. ''Pershing: A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series'' U.S.A.: Feist Publications, 1971</ref>
 
 
 
In March 1945, following the Aberdeen tests, the T26 tanks mounting the T15 gun was officially classified as the ''T26E4''. As such, the mentioned T26E1-1 would be classified as the first of the T26E4 models, with an initial procurement plan for 1,000 more units. The first T26E4 (henceforth referred to as T26E1-1) would be the only M26 model with the T15 gun to see service in Europe. Among the troops, the T26E1-1 in Europe would be known by its eponymous name '''"Super Pershing"''' when compared alongside to the normal M26 Pershing.<ref name="PershingHunnicutt">Hunnicutt, R.P. ''Pershing: A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series'' U.S.A.: Feist Publications, 1971</ref>
 
 
 
===Combat usage===
 
The T26E1-1 "Super Pershing" was sent to Europe and arrived in 15 March 1945 and assigned to the 3rd Armored Division. In its introduction, the "Super Pershing" was given additional armour by the maintenance crew in hopes to keep it up to date against the heavier German tanks. The front hull had two large pieces of metal welded onto it, each 38 mm in thickness, with a space in between the metal pieces. These metal pieces were sloped more than the hull armour it was over. An additional armour piece was welded on the turret mantlet, the metal was taken from a Panther turret and was about 80 mm thick when welded onto the turret.<ref name="PershingHunnicutt">Hunnicutt, R.P. ''Pershing: A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series'' U.S.A.: Feist Publications, 1971</ref> The T15E1 gun has much promise to the crew when using the tank as the gun could reliably penetrate the frontal hull of a [[Panther G|Panther]] tank, a feat not many other American tank gun could claim at the time.
 
 
 
The T26E1-1's performance in battle is largely written in the accounts of John P. Irwin, who was the tank gunner of the only active "Super Pershing" in the war. He mentions of three prominent combat actions with the T26E1-1, each one destroying the enemy with little difficulty. Records show that the T26E1-1 destroyed a total of three tanks and captured one after an extended firefight that left the opposing tank out of ammunition. Though it was hoped to have the T26E1-1 fight a Tiger II for a rather explosive comparison, the T26E1-1 never saw a Tiger II during its tour in Europe. After the war, the T26E1-1 was most likely scrapped in the post-war demobilization as the final image of the tank was it lying in a vehicle dump in Kassel, Germany.
 
  
===Legacy and similar vehicles===
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Also known as the Hornisse (Hornet), the Nashorn comprised a composite Pz III/IV chassis and an 8.8 cm PaK 43 gun. 494 were built and it was used on all fronts in the heavy tank destroyer units from mid-1943 on. The first user was the 655th Schwere Panzerjaegerabteilung in Russia.
The T26E1-1 continued as an idea long after the war was over, with the next development arming the long 90 mm cannon in the ''T26E3'' tank models, but the cannons used the new two-piece ammunition gun T15E2 rather than the one-piece one in the T15E1 when it was found that the long 50 inch rounds made loading prohibitive in the M26 turret. 25 of these tanks were built and were designated the ''T26E4''. Another development was to convert normal M26 Pershings to mounting the T54 cannon, another development of the T15E1 which featured shorter ammunition. These tanks were redesignated the [[M26E1|M26E1]], but work was halted due to issues with the guns and a cut in project funds.<ref name="PershingHunnicutt">Hunnicutt, R.P. ''Pershing: A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series'' U.S.A.: Feist Publications, 1971</ref>
 
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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==References==
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== See also ==
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== Read also ==
 
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[https://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/879/ [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> T26E1-1 Super Pershing: Under a Panther Mask]<br />
 
  
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Description

The 8,8 Pak 43/1 Sf."Nashorn" (Rhinoceros) is a rank III German tank destroyer with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.57 "Battle March".

General info

Survivability and armour

The Nashorn's armour is paper-thin; it will not protect you from even heavy-calibre machine gun fire and can be hull-broken from large-calibre HE rounds.

The Nashorn also lacks a roof, making it a very desirable target for strafing runs by fighters, as well as rocket attacks by attack aircraft.

One interesting (and somewhat comical) note to the Nashorn's armour that it is so thin, shells may pass through it without exploding due to the fuse passing through enough material to set it off and detonate.

Mobility

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 44 9 24.3 426 572 17.53 23.54
Realistic 40 8 525 300 21.6 12.35

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: PaK 43 (88 mm)

The 88 mm PaK 43 gun presents great penetration statistics at all ranges and angles with an average reload time. Due to the vehicle's design, the gun should be used to snipe enemy targets from long ranges, especially since most tanks will be crippled or destroyed if a shot connects.

Machine guns

Main article: MG 34 (7.92 mm)

The Nashorn has two MG 34 (7.92 mm) aimed towards the vehicle's sides. Since they are the vehicles secondary weapon, you can't switch between different belts. Furthermore, they have various blind spots, e.g. the space behind or in front of the tank as well as the area above the vehicle since the machine guns have an elevation of only around +20°, making the tank very vulnerable against diving fighters or bombers.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Powerful 88mm PaK 43 gun can destroy most, if not every, opponent in one shot
  • Armour, although thin, can cause armour-piercing rounds to slice through without causing other damages outside its trajectory
  • Has not one, but two machine guns
  • Has faster reload times than that of the Tiger II
  • Mobility of a Panzer IV
  • Plays like the Marder III H

Cons:

  • Has next to no armour and can be penetrated by .50 cal machine guns
  • Crew compartment has no roof; is vulnerable to artillery and strafing aircraft
  • Ammo racks are attached to the sides of the crew compartment; a shell strike there can detonate the ammunition
  • Can be hull-broken
  • Horrible gun depression
  • Very tall silhouette
  • Combined those two above makes it very hard for the Nashorn to hide in plain sight on flat grounds

History

Also known as the Hornisse (Hornet), the Nashorn comprised a composite Pz III/IV chassis and an 8.8 cm PaK 43 gun. 494 were built and it was used on all fronts in the heavy tank destroyer units from mid-1943 on. The first user was the 655th Schwere Panzerjaegerabteilung in Russia.

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Germany tank destroyers
Pz. I Derivatives  Panzerjäger I
Pz. II Derivatives  15cm sIG 33 B Sfl
Pz. 38(t) Derivatives  Marder III · Marder III H · Jagdpanzer 38(t)
Pz. III Derivatives  StuG III A · StuG III F · StuG III G · StuH 42 G
Pz. IV Derivatives  Jagdpanzer IV · Panzer IV/70(A) · Panzer IV/70(V) · Dicker Max · Nashorn · Brummbär · VFW
Pz. V Derivatives  Jagdpanther G1 · Bfw. Jagdpanther G1
Pz. VI Derivatives  Sturer Emil · Elefant · Ferdinand · 38 cm Sturmmörser · Jagdtiger
Wheeled/Half-track  8,8 cm Flak 37 Sfl. · Sd.Kfz.251/9 · Sd.Kfz.251/10 · Sd.Kfz.251/22 · Sd.Kfz.234/3 · Sd.Kfz.234/4 · 15 cm Pz.W.42
ATGM Carrier  RakJPz 2 · RakJPz 2 (HOT) · Wiesel 1A2
Other  Waffenträger · M109G · JPz 4-5 · Raketenautomat · VT1-2