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I would like to suggest this German captured Universal Carrier armed with both Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck AT rockets. This would act in game like a modern small AT Rocket vehicle such as the M113A1 (TOW) or the UDES 33, just with 2 free standing solders one with Panzerfaust and the other with Panzerschreck and to avoid ammo waste, considdering the relatively small ammo pool, a Mg 34 or Mg 42 in the front MG position armed with a full tracerless S.m.K.H Belt, like MG and other troups got for Self defence against armored vehicles.
This could be a fun Premium or event vehicle of the lower ranks.
It doesnt really have a history beyond that after the fall of France lots of different war material such as trucks, cars, tanks and guns fell into german hands. Generally vehicles of all kinds for a multiture of rolles were needed and as such these were often pressed into as is or with some modification for a new role. With the base Universal Carrier beeing a standardization over previous Carrieres.
The vehicle was also captured in greater numbers and used for a multiture of uses, from its original purpose as troop carrier, ammo carrier as well as equipped with a bunch of different guns such as Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck, 2 cm Flaks, 3,7 cm Pak, 4,7 cm Pak and the 2,5 cm Pak 112(f).
Generally small, light armored and mobile it will offer a mobile playstile, to get into ideal positions fast and destroy attacking enemies with the rather low velocity weapon, but with high penetration and damage.
The Vehicle:
Weight Loaded: 3.75 ton
Weight unloaded: 3.19 t
Length: 3.65 m
Width: 2.06 m
Height: 1.57 m
Crew: 3
Engine: 3.9-litre Ford V8 petrol
Eigne Power: 85 hp at 3,500 rpm
Suspension: Horstmann
Fuel capacity: 91 L
Operational range: 250 km
Maximum speed: 48 km/h
Armour: 7–10 mm
The Armarment:
1x Mg 34/42 7,92mm
To fight against light targets and spare Rocket ammo with full (tracerless to not give away your position) S.m.K H ammo with 20mm/10m and 19mm/100m penetration.(By gaijins calculator and British Source)
S.m.K.H (Click to show)
The Panzerfaust 100:
Heat-FS 6,8 kg wieght, 190-200g propellant, 150mm Warhead, 60 m/s velocity 100m effecitve range, 200mm/30° penetration.
8,8 cm Panzerschreck:
Heat-FS 2,6kg weight 50g Propellant, 88mm wahead with 457g H.5 (776,9g TnTa), 110 m/s velocity, 250m effective range, 160mm/30°
Source:
Handbook of enemy Ammunition No.5
Munition der Panzerfaust
Munition der Panzerschreck
Universal Carriers Volume 1: Dragon – Armoured MG – Cavalry – Scout – AOP – Bren – Lloyd – Universal
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