Nashorn

Nationality	German
Size	Medium (+0)
Start Date	Jun 1943
Road Speed	25MPH = 12"
Cross-Cntry Speed	14MPH = 7"

Armor/Penetration Chart
Frnt	Frnt30	Frnt45	Side	Side45	Rear	HlDown	Vuln.
1	1	1	1	1	1	-	F
-	2-3	2	-	2	-	2	E
2-3	4	3	2	3	-	3	D
-	5	4	-	-	2	-	C
4	6	5	-	4	-	4+	B
5+	7+	6+	3+	5+	3+	-	A

Movement Rates
Road	Road Spd
Flat	1
Broken	2
Mud	3¹
Sand	1¹
Soft Ground	1¹
Snow	1
Deep Snow	2¹
Fording	2¹
Amphibious	Amph Spd

Gentle Slope	+1
Moderate Slope	+3
Steep Slope	N/A

Sparse Undergrowth	+0
Dense Undergrowth	+0
Woods	+1
Forest	N/A
¹ = check for mire

Gunnery Chart
Armament: 8.8cm PaK43/1 L/71
GE 88L71			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"

APCBC	Pzgr39/43		23	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	14
HE	43		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
APCR	Pzgr40/43	4/45	30	29	27	25	24	22	21	19	18	15
HEAT	Gr.39 H1		9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Other Ammos:
Target Vuln.		A	1k	1k	1t2k	1t2k	2t3k	3t4k	4t5k	5t6k	7k	8k
		B	1t2k	1t2k	2t3k	2t3k	3t4k	4t5k	5t6k	6t7k	8k	9k
		C	2t3k	3t4k	3t4k	4t5k	4t5k	5t6k	6t7k	7t8k	8t9k	9k
		D	4t5k	5t6k	5t6k	6t7k	6t7k	7t8k	7t8k	8t9k	8t9k	10k
		E	5t7k	6t8k	7t8k	8t9k	8t9k	8t9k	8t9k	9t10k	9t10k	10k
		F	9t	9t	9t	9t	10t	10t	10t	10t	10t	---

Notes: Special optics and the 88L71 allowed the Nashorn ("Rhino") to kill enemy tanks at extreme ranges. The armor, however, was light and the Nashorn was an easy kill at close ranges. It was issued to special heavy PzJg units and saw action from summer 1943 in the East, West, and in Italy.

Stats: AKA: SdKfz 164, 8.8cm PaK41/1 (L/71) auf Geschutzwagen III und IV, Hornisse; 5 crew; 5.80×2.95×2.65m; Weight: 24.0 tonne; Ground Pressure: 0.85kg/cm² 300HP; P/W Ratio: 12.5HP/tonne; Produced: 500; Main Ammo: 40 rounds; Gun Elevation: -5 to 20° Gun Traverse: 15°

Lightning War!

Nov 2007