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| − | + | The armor on the Wiesel 1a2 is more likely meant for keeping the crew members out of the elements of weather than actually protect the crew from any form of gunfire barring the weakest rifle caliber ammunition. The angling of 60* on the front of the tank will only spare the crew from 7.62 machinegun fire, providing about 25~ mm of protection against projectiles. against 12.7 guns and up, the front plate will be pierced, and the crew and ammo will quickly take damage. | |
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| + | In terms of survivability, the Wiesel also preforms rather poorly there as well. being a compact tank, the crew of 3 and ammunition are jam packed together, causing any penetration of the tank to result in a crew knock out, if not an outright detonation of the tank since the ammo rack of the tank is touching the backs of the commander and gunner. The only saving grace to the tank is the front left mounted engine and transmission, which on extreme occasion will absorb an incoming projectile, even a main battle tank shell, but again, this is a rare occurrence.  | ||
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=== Mobility === | === Mobility === | ||
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Revision as of 16:55, 14 October 2022
| This page is about the German tank destroyer Wiesel 1A2. For other versions, see Wiesel (Family). |
Contents
Description
The Waffenträger Wiesel 1A2 TOW is a rank VII German tank destroyer with a battle rating of 9.0 (AB) and 9.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Ground Breaking".
General info
Survivability and armour
Armourfront / side / back
Hull8 / 8 / 8
Turret0 / 0 / 0
Crew3 people
Visibility62 %
The armor on the Wiesel 1a2 is more likely meant for keeping the crew members out of the elements of weather than actually protect the crew from any form of gunfire barring the weakest rifle caliber ammunition. The angling of 60* on the front of the tank will only spare the crew from 7.62 machinegun fire, providing about 25~ mm of protection against projectiles. against 12.7 guns and up, the front plate will be pierced, and the crew and ammo will quickly take damage.
In terms of survivability, the Wiesel also preforms rather poorly there as well. being a compact tank, the crew of 3 and ammunition are jam packed together, causing any penetration of the tank to result in a crew knock out, if not an outright detonation of the tank since the ammo rack of the tank is touching the backs of the commander and gunner. The only saving grace to the tank is the front left mounted engine and transmission, which on extreme occasion will absorb an incoming projectile, even a main battle tank shell, but again, this is a rare occurrence. 
Armour type:
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 8 mm (60 degree's) | 8 mm Top 8 mm Bottom |
8 mm | 6 - 8 mm |
Notes:
Mobility
The mobility of the Wiesel 1a2 is quite excellent, boasting 30 horsepower per ton with 87HP(spaded) on a 2.9T chasse. with such acceleration the Wiesel can quickly reach its top speed on both hard road and grassland ground very fast. The Wiesel does quite well climbing hills and steep inclines when spaded. Commanders of a spaded Wiesel can expect the tank to reach a top speed of about 51 KM/H on grass dirt terrain, and about 65 on roads, although higher speeds can be achieved in prolonged straight-line dashes.Speedforward / back
AB87 / 32 km/h
RB and SB81 / 30 km/h
Number of gears6 forward
2 back
Weight2.9 t
Engine power
AB166 hp
RB and SB87 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB57.2 hp/t
RB and SB30.0 hp/t
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 87 | 32 | 2.9 | 124 | 166 | 42.76 | 57.24 |
| Realistic | 81 | 30 | 77 | 87 | 26.55 | 30 | |
Modifications and economy
Repair costBasic → Reference
AB4 640 → 6 389 
RB4 801 → 6 610
SB6 790 → 9 349
Total cost of modifications211 000 
352 000
Talisman cost2 800 
Crew training200 000
Experts710 000
Aces2 100
Research Aces1 080 000
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
160 / 210 / 250 %
232 / 232 / 232 %
| Mobility | Protection | Firepower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armaments
Night vision device
Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.
Thermal imager
Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night
Main armament
BGM-71 TOW ATGM
Ammunition8 rounds
Belt capacity1 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
13.0 → 10.0 s
Fire rate7 shots/min
Vertical guidance-20° / 20°
Horizontal guidance-45° / 45°
Fire on the moveup to 5 km/h
| BGM-71 TOW missile | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 8 | ±20° | ±45° | N/A | 26.4 | 36.5 | 44.3 | 49.0 | 52.1 | 13.00 | 11.50 | 10.60 | 10.00 |
| Realistic | 17.9 | 21.0 | 25.5 | 28.2 | 30.0 | ||||||||
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 | ||
| TOW-2 | ATGM | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 |
| TOW-2A | ATGM (tandem) | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 |
| TOW-2B | ATGM (OTA) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Missile details | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Range (m) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||
| TOW-2 | ATGM | 329 | 3,750 | 21.45 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 4,410 | 80° | 82° | 90° |
| TOW-2A | ATGM (tandem) | 329 | 3,750 | 22.63 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4,510 | 80° | 82° | 90° |
| Proximity-fused missile details | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Range (m) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Arming distance (m) |
Trigger radius (m) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| TOW-2B | ATGM (OTA) | 309 | 3,750 | 22.59 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 30 | 3 | 3,380 | 80° | 82° | 90° |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
6th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ |
Machine guns
Ammunition1 000 rounds
Belt capacity200 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
10.4 → 8.0 s
Fire rate1 200 shots/min
| 7.62 mm MG3A1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Pintle | 1,000 (200) | 1,200 | -10°/+50° | -30°/+120° |
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Great ATGM, including top-down attack modification for countersniping and NERA tanks
- Good mobility
- Small silhouette, making it easy to hide
- Can properly hulldown behind short cover and has reasonable turret depression for the hills and high ground
- Can scout while being an ATGM tank - renders smoke screens and cover useless in AB, makes it easier to call for help and to get a replacement in RB
Cons:
- Almost no armour - can be broken, bullied and destroyed by using HMG or even LMG alone, will not sustain explosive damage either
- While the crew is located low enough to survive some AP shots passing through the roof, the ammo racks are placed way too high, it is necessary to spend ammunition fast to survive
- Low ATGM count, considering it can't stand up for itself in close quarters when rearming (Usually irrelevant in AB)
- TOW-2B is a tier 4 upgrade, until then 1A2 is not much better than ATGMs of lower BR
History
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Media
- Videos
The Shooting Range #276 - Metal Beasts section at 00:28 discusses the Wiesel 1A2.
See also
External links
| Germany tank destroyers | |
|---|---|
| Pz. I Derivatives | Panzerjäger I |
| Pz. II Derivatives | 15cm sIG 33 B Sfl |
| Pz. 38(t) Derivatives | Marder III · Marder III H · Jagdpanzer 38(t) |
| Pz. III Derivatives | StuG III A · StuG III F · StuG III G · StuH 42 G |
| Pz. IV Derivatives | Jagdpanzer IV · Panzer IV/70(A) · Panzer IV/70(V) · Dicker Max · Nashorn · Brummbär · VFW |
| Pz. V Derivatives | Jagdpanther G1 · Bfw. Jagdpanther G1 |
| Pz. VI Derivatives | Sturer Emil · Elefant · Ferdinand · 38 cm Sturmmörser · Jagdtiger |
| Wheeled/Half-track | 8,8 cm Flak 37 Sfl. · Sd.Kfz.251/9 · Sd.Kfz.251/10 · Sd.Kfz.251/22 · Sd.Kfz.234/3 · Sd.Kfz.234/4 · 15 cm Pz.W.42 |
| ATGM Carrier | RakJPz 2 · RakJPz 2 (HOT) · Wiesel 1A2 |
| Other | Waffenträger · M109G · JPz 4-5 · Raketenautomat · VT1-2 |
