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== Description ==
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (or the '''Sturmtiger''') is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} German tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Fire and Ice"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/7946-event-dreams-come-true-sturmtiger-en|"Dreams come true" 10th Anniversary event]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
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The survivability and armour of this vehicle can vary quite a lot depending on what type of vehicle you are facing. When engaging in combat with a vehicle which is in front of you, your frontal armour may at times actually be able to withstand hits. The issue is you have a big profile so hiding isn't exactly an option. Your armour is effective against low caliber rounds, and can protect you against some autocannon fire. The problem is that whenever an enemy with a high-peforming round is on the battlefield, which is able to penetrate your frontal armour, you wont' be able to survive much. The reasoning is due to how ammo is stored, which really hinders you. This is especially highlighted whenever an enemy, even if its a light tank, manages to flank you and shoot you from the side. Your armour is at its weakest there and the only thing on the other side is the rest of your very explosive munitions. In conclusion, to fully make the most out of your armour do not push into the frontlines, stay well hidden from danger.

'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
<!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
* Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Transmission area) -->

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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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| Hull || ___ mm || ___ mm ''Top'' <br> ___ mm ''Bottom'' || ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
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| Turret || ___ - ___ mm ''Turret front'' <br> ___ mm ''Gun mantlet'' || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
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| Cupola || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm
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'''Notes:''' <!-- Any additional notes which the user needs to be aware of -->
<!-- Example: * Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick. -->

=== Mobility ===
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp=994|rbMinHp=619}}

=== Modifications and economy ===
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== Armaments ==
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=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}
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{{main|RW61 (380 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="5" | [[RW61 (380 mm)|380 mm RW61]] mortar || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 14 || rowspan="2" | 0°/+72° || rowspan="2" | ±11° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 8.8 || 12.2 || 14.8 || 16.4 || 17.4 || rowspan="2" | 52.00 || rowspan="2" | 46.00 || rowspan="2" | 42.40 || rowspan="2" | 40.00
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! ''Realistic''
| 6.0 || 7.0 || 8.5 || 9.4 || 10.0
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==== Ammunition ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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| 38 cm R Spgr.4581 || Rocket || 83 || 83 || 83 || 83 || 83 || 83
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|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Shell details
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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| 38 cm R Spgr.4581 || Rocket || 250 || 345 || 0 || 0.1 || 135 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Full<br>ammo
! 1st<br>rack empty
! 2nd<br>rack empty
! 3rd<br>rack empty
! 4th<br>rack empty
! 5th<br>rack empty
! 6th<br>rack empty
! Visual<br>discrepancy
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| '''14''' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __
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=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
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{{main|MG34 (7.92 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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! colspan="5" | [[MG34 (7.92 mm)|7.92 mm MG34]]
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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| Hull || 3,000 (150) || 900 || -5°/+10° || -10°/+5°
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== Usage in battles ==
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This vehicle can be used in a wide variety of ways, from short range urban combat to long range artillery fire from behind cover.

Due to the extremely long reload, staying close to your teammates is strongly recommended if playing near the contact line, as you will need backup in short range engagements; after you've reloaded, bear in mind that there is a live rocket in your barrel that is vulnerable to pretty much any gun the enemy has, so try to shoot as soon as you've reloaded if you're being targeted or angle your gun away from the enemy if you don't intend to fire yet.

When shooting from a distance, try to get the tank on flat terrain, as inclines tend to somewhat throw off your sight's range indicators and, due to the very steep impact angles of your rockets, getting the aiming distance wrong by just a dozen meters could mean that your shell will fly over your target or hit the ground too far to damage it.

=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''

* Massive 380 mm rocket ammunition, able to knock out any vehicle in a direct hit, or multiple vehicles within the explosion radius
* Adequate frontal armour
* Due to its trajectory, it can lob the rocket past sloped terrain or cover
* Quite fast for its size
* The smoke grenade mortar has 30 charges

'''Cons:'''

* Hard to aim
* No gun depression
* Huge ammo racks essentially act as a gigantic fatal weakspot
* Very long reload time at 40 seconds (ace crew)
* Rockets can be destroyed mid-flight by MG fire
* If the launcher is loaded, the rocket inside of it can be shot, resulting in an ammo detonation

== History ==
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== Media ==
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{{Youtube-gallery|J0IacE_b3SY|'''Sturmtiger / Sturmmorser: Better Than Expected!''' - ''Tims Variety''}}

== See also ==
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== External links ==
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* [[wt:en/news/7942-development-38-cm-sturmmörser-sturmtiger-spg-en|[Devblog] 38 cm Sturmmörser (“Sturmtiger”) SPG]]

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