G.Pz. Mk. VI (e)

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G.Pz. Mk. VI (e)

3 500

Crew:

Commander (Radio Operator)
Driver
Gunner
Loader

Advantages:

Highest caliber and hardest hitting gun among tier 2 SPG''s
Excellent range for its tier (~850 meters)

Disadvantages:

Poor gun traverse
Sickening accuracy, worst among tier 2 artillery
Very slow aiming time
Disgraceful reload time
Weak radio

Tank description:

The G.Pz. Mk. VI (e) is a German tier 2 self-propelled gun.In 1940, German forces captured several light British Mk. VI tanks. The vehicles were redesignated as Leichter Panzerkampfwagen Mk. IV 734(e) and used for training purposes by the Wehrmacht until the fall of 1942. In November, the decision was made to develop a self-propelled gun on the basis of the captured vehicles. In 1942, modifications with a 105 and 150 mm field howitzer were developed. All these SPGs were lost during the defense of France in the summer and fall of 1944.The G.Pz. Mk. VI (e) marks the end of its German self-propelled gun line.

In 1940, German forces captured several light British Mk. VI tanks. The vehicles were redesignated as Leichter Panzerkampfwagen Mk. IV 734(e) and used for training purposes by the Wehrmacht until the fall of 1942. In November, the decision was made to develop a self-propelled gun on the basis of the captured vehicles. In 1942, modifications with a 105 and 150 mm field howitzer were developed. All these SPGs were lost during the defense of France in the summer and fall of 1944.