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Kanonenjagdpanzer 105 is a tier 9 German premium tank destroyer. Featuring great mobility but very weak armour, with an accurate, high-DPM gun with a very fast reload.
Armour
(The Kanonenjagdpanzer in the images is using Improved Assembly)
Drag slider right -> to view 235mm AP
Drag slider <- left to view 285mm HEAT
Armour on flat ground:
Upper plate 145mm
Lower plate 110mm
Gun mantlet 280-340mm
Side armour:
63mm flat, no spaced armour.
Armour Performance:
Strong areas:
-The gun mantlet is the only area on the armour capable of getting any bounces, and can bounce most ammo it faces.
Main weakpoints:
-The entire front of the tank (upper & lower plate), is very weak to all ammo types except HE.
Gun
The Kanonenjagdpanzer mounts a 105mm gun.
Firepower:
-Ammo: AP/HEAT/HE.
-Penetration: 270/340/90mm.
-Alpha damage: 350/300/440
-Reload time: 5.2s
-DPM: 4069
Handling:
–Estimated aim time: 2.6/2.7s
–Base aim time: 1.7s
-Base Dispersion: 0.290/0.258
–Base Gun handling: 0.15/0.15/0.08
Usability:
-Shell velocities are 1478/1173/1173 m/s
-Gun depression is -8 degrees.
-Gun arc left/right is +15/-15 degrees.
Overall this is a great gun, with great DPM, aim time, accuracy, and good penetration. The low alpha does make it hard to play, as the tank needs targets to remain exposed for longer compared to other TDs.
Gun handling isn’t the best, and you can definitely feel it when playing a more active role.
Mobility
Raw stats:
-Forward speed is 57km/h.
-Reverse speed is -20km/h.
-Raw acceleration rate is 22.5 hp/t.
-Engine power is 585 hp for its 26 ton weight.
–Terrain resistances are 0.8/1/1.5
Hard terrain mobility:
-Actual acceleration is 28.1 hp/t.
-Traverse speed is 54.4 deg/s.
Medium terrain mobility:
-Actual acceleration is 21.5 hp/t.
-Traverse speed is 43.5 deg/s.
This is great overall mobility, with quick acceleration & traverse allowing you to easily utilize the great top speed. However, its worth noting that the traverse speed decreases by almost 11 degrees slower traverse speed.
Equipment Loadout
Gun Rammer:
Use gun rammer on this tank to maximize on the high DPM, its one of the tank’s biggest strengths.
Calibrated shells for the most part isn’t worth using, as the Kanonen doesn’t struggle with penetration or hitting shots, and when facing enemies it relies heavily on the quick reload to deal with them.
Camouflage net:
Kanonenjagdpanzer is a sniper tank, so improving the camo rating greatly helps the tank in its sneaky playstyle. This tank should never be on the frontlines spotting for itself, since it has low HP and no armour to take hits.
Improved Assembly:
This tank has no armour at all, so using enhanced armour doesn’t help the tank in any way.
Improved assembly will increase HP from 1500 to 1575.
Refined Gun:
As the Kanonenjagdpanzer is mainly a sniper playstyle, its often sitting at longer range where it has full time to aim in, not so much brawling in close range. In such situations its better to use refined gun as it will always benefit the tank in such a playstyle.
Refined gun would reduce the dispersion from 0.290 down to 0.258.
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 tanks.
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 – 3/10
Gun – 7.5/10
Mobility – 7/10
Speed – 8/10
Kanonenjagdpanzer is overall a good tank
Armour is weak, but with good frontal HE protection and a decent mantlet.
Gun is great, high DPM with low alpha and great accuracy.
Mobility is great, fast traverse, acceleration, and reverse speed.
Speed is very good at 57km/h.
Is it worth getting?
The Kanonenjagdpanzer 105 is worth getting for players who love the sniper style of gameplay, with reliable and accurate guns and good mobility.
Its not worth getting if you like tanks that can play actively in the battle, since the fragile and turret-less nature of the tank makes it very hard to play well in an active role.
The Kanonenjagdpanzer 105 is worth 12,000 gold. Its a tank thats good at what it does, though it can be hard to play due to its low alpha
Price Guide:
Prices you can expect the tank to be sold for, based on previous sales in store.
12,500 gold – Camo + equipment + tank.
10,000 gold – Tank only
Camos:
The Kanonenjagdpanzer currently has no legendary camouflages.
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