Pz.II C TD
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Description
The Panzerkampfwagen II Ausführung C (Panzer II C) (Sd.Kfz. Index: Sd.Kfz. 121) was the third variant of the Panzer II light tank family. Both the Panzer I and II light tank families were viewed as stopgap measures until the arrival of improved tanks, specifically the Panzer III and IV medium tank families. Despite this, Panzer IIs served as the primary light tank in German service and as a scout throughout World War II, despite the fact that several wheeled vehicles handled this specialized mission substantially better. The origins of the Panzer II light tank family can be traced back to 1934 when the Waffenamt (military ordnance agency) realized that manufacturing problems with the Panzer III and IV medium tanks necessitated the development of a new design that could quickly replace the outdated Panzer I light tanks. The final design was simply a larger Panzer I with a turret housing the new Rheinmetall L/55 20 mm autocannon. The armament was a 20 mm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft autocannon with a 600 rpm fire rate. As proved by the Spanish Civil War, a major increase in armour was required, and the early Panzer II variants had integral 14 mm (0.55 in) homogenous steel armour (10 mm/0.39 in top and bottom), which was adequate against shrapnel and small bullets. However, it was vulnerable to various high-velocity anti-tank guns of the time. The Panzer II C variant was purchased in order to keep the factories operational until the Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tanks could be mass-produced. The sole change between Panzer II variants A, B, and C is a new improved vision port and minor enhancements in crew protection. It had two conical beaded bolts on the face plate and two massive bolts above and below it to maintain the 50 mm bulletproof glass in place. It kept its 20 mm L/55 autocannon, which could fire both armour-piercing (AP) and high-explosive (HE) ammunition. More armour was added to the tank's hull and turret in 1940. The commander's cupola was added in 1941. The installation of armour to the front hull glacis plates changed the appearance of the hull from a curved to an angular shape.
Introduced in Update "Winged Lions", the Panzer II C is one of the few light tanks available to the German Army during World War II. The ground forces of the German Army are largely made up of medium tanks, heavy tanks, and tank destroyers. Later in the war, light tanks were rarely built because armoured-wheeled vehicles performed comparable roles far more efficiently. In general, the Panzer II C is a dangerous light tank in the hands of a good player. As most enemy tanks in the early ranks are rather weakly armoured, the Panzer II C may unleash a barrage of armour-piercing rounds down the opponent's route with the L/55 20 mm autocannon, crippling most opponent tanks with a single ammunition clip.
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General info
Survivability and armour
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 20 + 14.5 mm (6°) Upper plate 14.5 mm (74°) Upper glacis 20 mm (33°) Lower glacis |
14.5 mm | 14.5 mm (6°) Upper plates 10 mm (61°) Lower glacis |
14.5 mm (16°) Front glacis 15 mm Crew compartment 14.5 mm Rear 10 mm (9°) Engine access panel 5 mm Vents |
| Turret | 20 + 14.5 mm (cylindrical) Turret front 14.5 + 14.5 mm (cylindrical) Gun mantlet |
14.5 mm (21°) | 15 mm (24°) | 10 mm (15°) Front 10 mm Rear |
| Cupola | 15 mm (cylindrical) | 10 mm | ||
Notes:
- Suspension wheels and torsion bars are 10 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick.
- Mudguards are 4 mm thick.
- Belly armour is 5 mm thick.
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 | 49 | 10 | 9.1 | 217 | 267 | 23.85 | 29.34 |
| Realistic | 44 | 9 | 124 | 140 | 13.63 | 15.38 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
| 20 mm KwK30 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | ||||||||||||
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| Mode | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 180 (10) | 280 | -9°/+20° | ±180° | Shoulder | 13.3 | 18.4 | 22.4 | 24.8 | 26.4 | 7.80 | 6.90 | 6.36 | 6.00 |
| Realistic | 8.3 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.0 | |||||||||
Ammunition
- Default: API-T · HEFI-T*
- PzGr.: API-T
- PzGr.40: HVAP-T
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| HEFI-T* | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| API-T | 37 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | |
| HVAP-T | 48 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 8 | |
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| Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| HEFI-T* | 900 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 79° | 80° | 81° | ||||
| API-T | 800 | 0.15 | - | - | - | 47° | 60° | 65° | ||||
| HVAP-T | 1,050 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 66° | 70° | 72° | ||||
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 11 (+7) | 7 (+11) | 1 (+17) | No |
Notes:
- Ammunition is modeled as 18 magazines of 10 rounds.
- Racks disappear after you've fired all magazines in the rack.
- Right flank empty: 11 (+7) magazines.
Machine guns
| 7.92 mm MG34 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Coaxial | 1,800 (150) | 900 | N/A | N/A |
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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History
Media
- Skins
- Skins and camouflages for the Pz.II C can be used for the Pz.II C TD.
See also
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External links
| Twitch Drop vehicles | |
|---|---|
| Ground vehicles | M5A1 TD · Pz.II C TD · Pz.III J1 TD · Sd.Kfz.234/2 TD · BT-7 TD · Chi-Ha Kai TD · Strv m/39 TD |
| Aviation | P-40E-1 TD |
| Fleet | Dark Aggressor TD |
| Germany light tanks | |
|---|---|
| Pz.II | Pz.II C · Pz.II C (DAK) · Pz.II C TD · Pz.II F · Pz.Sfl.Ic |
| Sd.Kfz.234 | Sd.Kfz.234/1 · Sd.Kfz.234/2 · Sd.Kfz.234/2 TD |
| Marder | Marder A1- · Marder 1A3 · Begleitpanzer 57 · DF105 |
| SPz PUMA | PUMA · PUMA VJTF |
| Wheeled | Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41) · Class 3 (P) · Radkampfwagen 90 · Boxer MGS |
| Other | Ru 251 · SPz 12-3 LGS |
| Argentina | TAM · TAM 2C · TAM 2IP · JaPz.K A2 |
| Czechoslovakia | Pz.35(t) · Pz.38(t) A · Pz.38(t) F · Pz.38(t) n.A. · Sd.Kfz. 140/1 |
| France | Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK |
| Lithuania | Vilkas |
| USA | leKPz M41 |
| USSR | SPz BMP-1 |
