Ground Vehicles
VFW
III
Rank
AB
5.7
RB
5.7
SB
5.7
Battle rating
Germany
Game nation
Tank destroyer
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information
The VFW is a premium gift German tank destroyer. It was introduced in Update 1.87 "Locked On" as a reward in the "Battlefield Engineer" event.
Also known as the Grille 10, the 8.8 cm Flak 37 auf Sonderfahrgestell (German: 8.8 cm Flak 37 on special chassis), or the abbreviated technical name Sfl.IVc (Selbstfahrlafette: self-propelled gun mount IVc), was originally developed as a mobile gun platform using 8.8 cm Flak guns.
Designed by the Krupp corporation originally as an anti-tank vehicle in 1941, it was realized that by using 8.8 cm Flak cannons, it could achieve not only an anti-tank role but also an anti-aircraft one as well. Because of this, this vehicle was given the 8.8 cm Flak 41 as its main and only armament.
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Survivability and armour
Armour
front / side / back
Hull
20 / 14 / 14 mm
Turret
12 / 0 / 0 mm
Visibility
100 %
Crew
6 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward
6065 km/h
Backward
5 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
13.812.224.219.7 hp/t
Engine power
360318630511 hp
Weight
26 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
6.0x
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Armaments
88 mm Flak 41 cannon
Ammunition
48 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Vertical guidance
-3 / 90°
Turret Rotation Speed
basic crew → aces
Horizontal
7612.28.8 → 108.517.412.6 °/s
Vertical
2.82.28.55.5 → 43.212.27.8 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| APCBC | 230 | 228 | 215 | 201 | 188 | 175 | |
| HE-TF | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |
| APCR | 277 | 272 | 250 | 226 | 204 | 184 | |
88 mm Flak 41 cannon
Ammunition
48 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Vertical guidance
-3 / 90°
Horizontal guidance
-30 / 30°
Turret Rotation Speed
basic crew → aces
Horizontal
7612.28.8 → 108.517.412.6 °/s
Vertical
2.82.28.55.5 → 43.212.27.8 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| APCBC | 230 | 228 | 215 | 201 | 188 | 175 | |
| HE-TF | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |
| APCR | 277 | 272 | 250 | 226 | 204 | 184 | |
Economy
Repair cost
AB
1,725 
RB
2,104
SB
2,820
Crew training
10,000
Experts
960,000
Aces
710 
Research Aces
290,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
2 x (115 / 180 / 230) %
2 x 166 %
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked
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