Raketenautomat

Raketenautomat

Jagdtiger

RakJPz 2

Raketenautomat

Jagdtiger

RakJPz 2

Germany

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.7	8.0	8.0

Class:

Tank destroyer

Research:105 000

Purchase:300 000

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Description

The Raketenautomat is a rank V German tank destroyer with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB) and 8.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "La Royale".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull20 / 15 / 20

Turret20 / 10 / 10

Crew3 people

Visibility68 %

The UFP and LFP are invulnerable to heavy machine gun fire. However, that's about the most they can stop. The armour in the turret in front of gunner is extremely thin, at just 10 mm angled. It can stop rifle-calibre fire, but heavy machine guns will easily knock the gunner out.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	30 mm (°55) Front glacis 20 mm (°45) Lower glacis	12.7 mm	20 mm (°55) Front glacis 25 mm (°45) Lower glacis	10 mm
Turret	8 - 10 mm Turret front 25 mm Gun mantlet	10 mm	10 mm	10 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels are 10 mm thick, tracks are 15 mm thick

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB60 / 14 km/h

RB and SB56 / 13 km/h

Number of gears6 forward

2 back

Weight16.0 t

Engine power

AB420 hp

RB and SB220 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB26.3 hp/t

RB and SB13.8 hp/t

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Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	60	14	16	312	420	19.5	26.25
Realistic	56	13		195	220	12.19	13.75

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB5 508 → 6 675

RB5 553 → 6 730

SB9 196 → 11 145

Total cost of modifications87 000

146 400

Talisman cost2 100

Crew training86 000

Experts300 000

Aces1 200

Research Aces720 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

150 / 210 / 250 %

196 / 196 / 196 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 6 100 Cost: 9 800 170 Suspension Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 190 Brake System Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 190 Filters Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 210 Transmission Research: 15 000 Cost: 24 000 420 Engine Research: 15 000 Cost: 24 000 420	Improved Parts Research: 4 000 Cost: 9 800 170 Improved FPE Research: 4 400 Cost: 11 000 190 Crew Replenishment Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 210	Horizontal Drive Research: 6 100 Cost: 9 800 170 Elevation Mechanism Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 210

Armaments

Main armament

81 mm Oerlikon Typ 3Z 8Dla launcher

Ammunition18 rounds

First-order9 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

0.5 → 0.4 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

Oerlikon Typ 3Z 8Dla rocket launcher (x2)					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	36	-10°/+20°	-	-	17.6	24.4	29.6	32.7	34.8	0.52	0.46	0.42	0.40
Realistic					11.9	14.0	17.0	18.8	20.0

Ammunition

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
Pl-3	HEAT	330	330	330	330	330	330
SSK 032	HE	33	33	33	33	33	33

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Pl-3	HEAT	820	13.2	0	0.01	1	62°	69°	73°
SSK 032	HE	820	19.7	0	0.01	2.78	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Rockets obliterate light and heavy targets alike
• Very fast reload
• Reasonable speed

Cons:

• Very thin armour, will get penetrated by anything bigger than a heavy machine gun
• Slow turret rotation
• Ammunition depletes quickly

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Raketenautomat from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #361 - Metal Beasts section at 00:25 discusses the Raketenautomat.

See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Raketenautomat: double-barrel rocket launcher