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Class 3 (P)
VI
Rank
AB
9.0
RB
9.0
SB
9.0
Battle rating
Germany
Game nation
Light tank
Main role
South Africa
Origin country
General information

The Class 3 (P), also known as the Class 3 (P), was a heavily armoured wheeled combat vehicle developed in the early 1980s by Henschel Wehrtechnik, competing for a South African Army competition that called for a new wheeled AFV. The TH800 was the heaviest of the TH series prototypes, weighing a considerable 41 tons, and was intended to be used as a multi-purpose platform that could carry an anti-tank gun, AA cannons, SAMs, or even a 155 mm howitzer. The Class 3 prototype would ultimately lose to the lighter Rooikat, and would not be accepted into South African service. The massive Class 3 (P) was later exhibited at the Bloemfontein War Museum.

The Class 3 (P) was introduced during Update "Hot Tracks" as a reward for the 2020 Operation W.I.N.T.E.R. event. The most notable aspect of the Class 3 (P) is its outstanding size, as well as the similarly exceptional armour (and therefore weight) for a wheeled vehicle. These two traits give the Class 3 (P) good survivability against autocannons and even poorly aimed tank rounds, though the size of the vehicle precludes a stealthy playstyle. Despite its enormous size and weight, the Class 3 (P) is surprisingly mobile, with a top speed of 86 km/h in RB. The Class 3 (P)'s main armament is a fully stabilized 105 mm GT-3 cannon, providing it with sufficient firepower to engage most enemy vehicles it will face.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 67 / 20 / 20 mm
Turret 122 / 50 / 20 mm
Visibility 136 %
Crew 4 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 8695 km/h
Backward 3539 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 19.21736.629.7 hp/t
Engine power 7866951,5001,218 hp
Weight 41 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
8.0x–15.9x
4.0x–20.0x
Armaments
105 mm GT-3 cannon
Ammunition 54 rounds
First-order 15 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
8.7 → 6.7 s
Vertical guidance -8 / 15°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 17.514.932.923.82521.347.134 °/s
Vertical 3.52.812.27.85417.511.2 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEATFS400400400400400400
HESH127127127127127127
APFSDS337335330322314306
APFSDS408405398389379370
7.62 mm Browning MG4 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 3,000 rounds
Belt capacity 250 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 500 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
7.62 mm Browning MG4 machine gun
Ammunition 2,000 rounds
Belt capacity 250 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 500 shots/min
Vertical guidance -8 / 20°
Horizontal guidance -120 / 120°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6118.685.79076.5169.4122.4 °/s
Vertical 6350.4220.5141.19072315201.6 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 3,513 → 5,463 SL
RB 3,680 → 5,722 SL
SB 4,262 → 6,627 SL
Crew training 175,000 SL
Experts 1,010,000 SL
Aces 2,100 GE
Research Aces 620,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
130 / 170 / 220 % SL
226 % RP
Total cost of modifications 186,200 RP
304,000 SL
Talisman cost 2,700 GE

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