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== 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"]].
 
  
== General info ==
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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
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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.
 
  
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.
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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.
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=== Mobility ===
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== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
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{{main|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 ===
 
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{{main|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 ===
 
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'''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 ==
 
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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.
 
 
 
== Media ==
 
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== See also ==
 
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== External links ==
 
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