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Radkampfwagen 90
VII
Rank
AB
10.0
RB
10.0
SB
10.0
Battle rating
Germany
Game nation
Light tank
Main role
260,000
RP
Research
710,000
SL
Purchase
FRG
Operator country
General information

The Radkampfwagen 90, also known as the Radpanzer 90, is an eight-wheeled combat vehicle prototype created by Daimler-Benz at the request of the German Federal Ministry of Defence. In the early 1980s, the German Federal Ministry of Defence tasked Daimler-Benz with building an armoured wheeled combat vehicle in response to the success of other countries' wheeled armoured vehicles, such as the French AMX-10RC. The combat weight was to be around 30 tonnes. In late 1983, Daimler-Benz began developing and manufacturing what was formerly known as the "Wheeled Demonstration Vehicle" and then the "Wheeled Experimental Vehicle (88)". The vehicle was ultimately designated "Radkampfwagen 90". The prototype was finished in 1986. Due to budget cuts and a deteriorating defense market, the Radkampfwagen 90 was never developed beyond the prototype stage. However, the test results were incorporated into the investigations conducted as part of the experimental program "Test Carrier Armored Transport Vehicle with Integrated Overall Protection," which later developed into the GTK Boxer armoured fighting vehicle. The prototype is now displayed in Germany's Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung (Defense Technology Study Collection) in Koblenz. The turret is a prototype version of the Leopard 2 main battle tank's.

Introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury", the Radkampfwagen 90 is a lightning-fast, heavy-hitting armoured wheeled vehicle for German Army ground forces. The Radkampfwagen 90 is armed with the well-known 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7A3 tank gun and has access to an assortment of ammunition for various situations. The Radkampfwagen 90, with a top speed of more than 100 km/h, is a dangerous flanking vehicle in the right hands. However, it lacks thermal imaging equipment, which is featured in several other tanks of its rank. It is most likely given that the Radkampfwagen 90 is still in the prototype stage. Nonetheless, with a two-plane fully automatic stabilization system and a laser rangefinder, the Radkampfwagen 90 can undoubtedly deliver devastating blows to the adversary if used to its full potential.



Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 38 / 26 / 15 mm
Turret 122 / 45 / 29 mm
Visibility 136 %
Crew 4 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 100112 km/h
Backward 3539 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 26.923.851.441.8 hp/t
Engine power 8307341,5841,286 hp
Weight 30.8 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
8.0x–15.9x
4.0x–20.0x
Armaments
105 mm L7A3 cannon
Ammunition 42 rounds
First-order 11 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
8.7 → 6.7 s
Vertical guidance -9 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 16.814.331.622.82420.445.232.6 °/s
Vertical 4.23.414.79.464.82113.4 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEATFS400400400400400400
HESH127127127127127127
APFSDS337335330322314306
APFSDS408405398389379370
7.62 mm MG3A1 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 4,000 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 1,200 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 3,721 → 5,786 SL
RB 3,582 → 5,570 SL
SB 4,598 → 7,150 SL
Crew training 200,000 SL
Experts 710,000 SL
Aces 2,100 GE
Research Aces 1,080,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
140 / 170 / 220 % SL
232 % RP
Total cost of modifications 212,200 RP
350,000 SL
Talisman cost 2,800 GE

Research order:

Mobility
Protection
Firepower
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