Kanonenjagdpanzer 105

Kanonenjagdpanzer 105 is a tier 8 German premium tank destroyer. It has great speed and mobility, with a very accurate and high penetration gun. Its DPM isn’t high and it has very weak armour.

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Armour

(The Kanonenjagdpanzer in the images is using Improved Assembly)

Drag slider right -> to view 225mm AP
Drag slider <- left to view 61mm HE

Armour on flat ground:
Upper plate 110mm
Lower plate 72mm
Gun mantlet 90-260mm

Side armour:
The hull sides are 30mm thick with no angling, so are very easily HE-able to any enemy.

Armour vs all tier 7-9 tanks:
The armour of this tank is very weak. Frontally it can easily be penetrated by any standard ammo, and any HESH.

The gun mantlet is decent but won’t often catch enemy shells.

The side armour is terrible, and easily HE-able and overmatchable to most enemies.

Gun

The Kanonenjagdpanzer mounts a 105mm gun.

-Damage per shot is 350 on APCR, 300 on HEAT, and 400 on HEP
-Reload time is 7.6s, giving it 2771 DPM
-Penetration is 255mm on APCR, 300mm on HEAT, and 53mm on HEP
–Estimated aim time is 2.6s/2.9s
–Base aim time is 1.7s, but it can get down to 1.39s.
-Dispersion is 0.290/0.261
–Gun handling is 0.15/0.15/0.08, or 0.13/0.13/0.07 with Vertical Stabilizer.
-Gun depression is -8 degrees
-Gun arc is 15 degrees to the left and 15 degrees to the right.

Overall this is an incredible gun, its extremely consistent and accurate due to having all 3 factors in accuracy: great aim time, great dispersion, and good gun handling. Its penetration is fairly standard for a TD, so its easily able to penetrate most enemies, especially with the incredible accuracy.
DPM and alpha are not high for a TD, both are quite unimpressive; however compared to non-TD tanks, the alpha is pretty good, and DPM is great. Its hard to out-DPM same tier TDs, but you can easily out-DPM other tanks.

Mobility

-Top speed is 55km/h, reverse is -20km/h
-Traverse speed is 55.3 deg/s on hard terrain, and 44.3 deg/s on medium terrain.
-In game acceleration rate is shown as 22.5 hp/t, it has a strong 585 horsepower engine for its 26 ton weight.
-Actual acceleration rate is 28.1 hp/t on hard terrain, and 21.5 hp/t on medium terrain.
–Ground resistances are 0.8/1/1.5

This is great mobility overall, and the Kanonenjagdpanzer is one of the most agile tier 8 TDs because of it. Top speed is great, and the acceleration is good enough to easily reach and maintain that speed. Traverse speed is good, but on medium terrain the tank loses a large amount (11 degrees/s), due to the difference between medium and hard terrain performance.

Equipment, provisions, & consumables

Kanonenjagdpanzer 105 has no special provisions/consumables.

Gun Rammer:
Kanonenjagdpanzer doesn’t struggle with penetration at all, especially with such good accuracy. This tank can easily penetrate any enemy it faces with either of its primary rounds.

Gun rammer is a far better choice on this tank, as it lacks DPM. Even for 350 alpha, this tank has less DPM than many other tanks with higher alpha.
Gun rammer will increase the DPM from 2577 up to 2771, and reload time from 8.2s down to 7.6s.

Camouflage net:
Kanonenjagdpanzer is a sniper tank, so improving the camo rating greatly helps the tank in its playstyle. This tank should never be on the frontlines spotting for itself, since it has no HP or armour to take hits.
Using camo net gives the Kanonenjagdpanzer the best camo rating in tier 8, 80% when stationary, 57% when moving, and 17% when firing.

Improved Assembly:
This tank has no armour at all, so using enhanced armour doesn’t help the tank in any way.

Improved assembly is a better choice, as it allows you to take more hits/survive longer during the battle. Improved assembly would increase the decent 1150 base HP up to 1219 HP.

Vertical Stabilizer/Refined Gun:
Either can work well on this tank. Refined gun because the Kanonenjagdpanzer is a sniper and often shoots at long range; and vertical stabilizer because its accuracy is already very good, and you may want to play the tank more actively.

Refined gun would reduce the dispersion even further, from 0.290 down to 0.261.

Vertical stabilizer would make the tank more accurate if you want to play the tank more actively, and are constantly moving around or repositioning during the battle. It would reduce the gun handling stats from 0.15/0.15/0.08 down to 0.13/0.13/0.07.

Gameplay advice

The Kanonenjagdpanzer 105 is mainly a sniper TD. Its armour is too weak and HP is too low to play a different role, and it also lacks DPM for a TD.

This tank’s gameplay is most comparable to tanks like the Jagdpanzer IV, SU-122-54, or WZ-131G FT; tanks with have great mobility and accurate guns, but not much armour and no turret.

General gameplay:
The general gameplay of this tank is sniping. When the battle starts , find a good sniping spot, preferably in an elevated position with bushes or hard cover nearby.

Be ready to shoot enemies that cross in open areas when the battle begins, this is where that great mobility is useful, since often you can already be in position before the enemy MT/LT/HT have gotten into cover.

Once your sniping position is no longer relevant (enemies have moved or you can’t get damage anymore), then see if there are other sniping positions you can take in different parts of the map, or push to the 2nd line and start playing as a support tank.

Watch the map:
Its important to constantly check the map, especially in this tank, as it has good mobility and can easily relocate if needed.

You should check the map to see where your support is needed, or where you can take the opportunity to push. Both of these are important to increase the chances of winning, since you can easily influence the battle by supporting allies from long range; and pushing forward limits the enemies’ map control, and gives you more positions to use.

Play the support role:
After the initial stages of the battle, you may need to play the Kanonenjagdpanzer more like a medium tank.

You can’t stay sniping all game, since towards the later parts of the battle, sometimes there won’t be allies spotting for you, or you could lose the battle by staying passive and not pushing forward.

As a support tank, you should push forwards and use the 2nd line. Still try to avoid taking damage, and use your good alpha and reload time to out-DPM slower reloading heavies. Against mediums, try to trade using alpha, and avoid enemies if they try to push you, since many MT have lower alpha but quicker reloads.

Also use the terrain to your advantage, your tank is long, but its very low profile. Use gun depression and hide behind hills to minimize the damage that you take, and the amount of time that you’re exposed to the enemies.

Overall the gameplay of the Kanonen is fairly simple, snipe for the majority of the battle, then push up and support allies towards the latter part of the game. It doesn’t have armour, so just try to stay hidden and avoid being shot at.

Overall

Armour – 2.5/10
Gun – 7.5/10
Mobility – 7.5/10
Speed – 8/10

Kanonenjagdpanzer is overall a good tank

Armour is weak, but its front has good HE protection and a fairly decent gun mantlet. The side armour is terrible and easily HE-able.
Gun has good gun handling & penetration, great aim time & dispersion, and decent DPM, but fairly low alpha. Gun depression good, -8 degrees.
Mobility is great. Engine power is high, with great acceleration on all terrain types. Traverse speed is good, and reverse speed is great.
Speed is very good at 55km/h.

Is it worth getting?

The Kanonenjagdpanzer 105 is worth getting for players who love the sniper style of gameplay, with extremely reliable and accurate guns and good mobility.

Its not worth getting if you like tanks that can play actively in the battle, since the Kanonenjagdpanzer generally is unable to be very active. If it plays actively it gets punished due to its lack of armour and HP.
If you like what the Knonenjagdpanzer offers, but want more armour, you should have a look at the AMX CDA 105, a very similar tank, but much more flexible in its gameplay.

The Kanonenjagdpanzer 105 is worth 6,500 gold. Its a good tank with a fairly unique playstyle in tier 8, but that’s only because its restricted to sniping. Its closest tier 8 competition is the AMX CDA 105, which is a better tank just because it has some troll armour and isn’t only restricted to sniping.

Most recently sold for:

6,500 gold (Tank only) – September 2023

Camo cost:

The Kanonenjagdpanzer currently has no legendary camouflages.

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