Sd.Kfz.251/9

This page is about the German tank destroyer Sd.Kfz.251/9. For other versions, see Sd.Kfz.251 (Family).

Sd.Kfz.251/9

Panzerjäger I

Marder III

Sd.Kfz.251/9

Panzerjäger I

Marder III

Germany

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.3	1.3	1.3

Class:

Tank destroyer

Research:3 000

Purchase:6 300

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Description

The m.Schütz.Pz.Wg. (Sd.Kfz.251/9) is a rank I German tank destroyer with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull14 / 8 / 8

Turret14 / 8 / 0

Crew5 people

Visibility88 %

Armor on the vehicle is about as effective as sandbags against an 88: thin and ineffective. the

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	14.5 mm (20° engine compartment) 14.5 mm (30° Driver Cabin) 8 mm (41°) Lower glacis	8 mm (41°) Top - Engine 8 mm (35°) Top - Crew compartment 8 mm (19°) Bottom - Engine 8 mm (34°) Bottom - Crew compartment 8 mm + 8 mm (34°) Storage bins 8 mm Bottom - Undercarriage	8 mm (31°) 5.5 mm (42°) Lower glacis	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	-	-	-

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB57 / 12 km/h

RB and SB53 / 11 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

2 back

Weight8.0 t

Engine power

AB191 hp

RB and SB100 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB23.9 hp/t

RB and SB12.5 hp/t

Mobility of the Vehicle is excellent and will take you wherever you need to go. Use this mobility to be able to quickly reach and prepare a sniper/ambush position, because it's all that's going to help your lack of machine guns and/or weak armor. Be careful when making sharp turns at max speed as the vehicle has a chance of tipping over.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	57	12	8	_,___	191	__.__	23.88
Realistic	53	11		_,___	100	__.__	12.5

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB289 → 357

RB321 → 397

SB379 → 468

Total cost of modifications5 950

4 460

Talisman cost410

Crew training1 800

Experts6 300

Aces75

Research Aces135 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

20 / 40 / 40 %

106 / 106 / 106 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 400 Cost: 300 75 Suspension Research: 270 Cost: 200 50 Brake System Research: 270 Cost: 200 50 Filters Research: 370 Cost: 280 70 Transmission Research: 640 Cost: 480 120 Engine Research: 640 Cost: 480 120	Improved Parts Research: 400 Cost: 300 75 Improved FPE Research: 270 Cost: 200 50 Crew Replenishment Research: 370 Cost: 280 70	Horizontal Drive Research: 400 Cost: 300 75 75mm_kwk_37_40_HEAT_ammo_pack Research: 270 Cost: 200 50 Adjustment of Fire Research: 270 Cost: 200 50 75mm_ger_kwk37_Hl_C_HEAT_ammo_pack Research: 370 Cost: 280 70 Elevation Mechanism Research: 370 Cost: 280 70 75mm_ger_Smoke_ammo_pack Research: 640 Cost: 480 120

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm K51 L/24 cannon

Ammunition38 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

4.3 → 3.3 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 16°

Horizontal guidance-14° / 14°

The main gun of the Sd.Kfz.251/9 is, in effect, the same gun that you will find on all Pz.IVs found before the F2 model, as well as various other vehicles. In fact, this vehicle shares the same BR as its Medium counterpart, the Pz.IV C. The difference between the two is that only the former gets access to the more capable Hl.Gr 38C round, which is frankly overkill at Br 1.3 (the most dangerous thing at 2.3 being the B1 Bis) but it does come in handy should more heavily armored vehicles (e.g. Matilda, Shermans, KV1 if you were that desperate/crazy enough). The stock APCBC round has a potent Explosive filler and already has decent penetration for its BR, but do try to have a handful of HEAT rounds ready in case they are needed. One upside of the (relatively) large caliber of this BR is that you have access to a capable HE round, which makes overpressure of Lightly armored/open top vehicles possible, a useful thing in case the local M13 MGMC shows up.

75 mm K51 L/24					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	38	-10°/+16°	±14°	N/A	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

Ammunition

The available ammunition offers a wide range of shells to engage all types of targets:

• K.Gr.rot Pz.: APCBC; a slow shell with explosive filler mass that will knock out any tank with a single shot but has an average penetration power.
• Hl.Gr 38B: HEAT; a shaped charge with good penetration and without penetration loss over distance. Only penetrates flat vertical surfaces but the post-penetration damage is very effective on open and lightly armoured vehicles.
• Hl.Gr 38C: HEAT; a shaped charge with increased penetration over the previous shell. Very useful against heavily armoured targets.
• Sprgr. 34: HE; useful for destroying open and lightly armoured vehicles.
• K.Gr.Rot Nb.: Smoke; useful to blind enemy vehicles that are too remote for you to disable so that you can progress towards objectives.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
K.Gr.rot Pz.	APCBC	52	50	45	39	34	30
Hl.Gr 38B	HEAT	80	80	80	80	80	80
Hl.Gr 38C	HEAT	100	100	100	100	100	100
Sprgr. 34	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
K.Gr.rot Pz.	APCBC	385	6.78	1.2	14	102.4	48°	63°	71°
Hl.Gr 38B	HEAT	450	4.57	0.05	0.1	872.1	62°	69°	73°
Hl.Gr 38C	HEAT	450	4.8	0.05	0.1	875.5	62°	69°	73°
Sprgr. 34	HE	420	5.74	0	0.1	686	79°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
K.Gr.Rot Nb.	423	6.2	13	5	20	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Sd.Kfz.251/9

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
38	33 (+5)	1 (+37)	No

Note:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• Highly mobile for the BR, will get to one's destination first and quickly.
• Potent gun with a fast reload that allows for versatile engagement of enemies
• Gun depression makes hull

Cons:

• Open-topped, vulnerable to HE rounds, artillery strikes and strafing aircraft
• A single shot can knock out the driver, gunner and loader at once, leaving you vulnerable

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