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PzKpfw. E-50 Ausf. B

47.9k Phantomium  7.5 years ago

The PzKpfw. E-50 Ausf. B (often shortened to E-50B) was a German medium tank developed between 1943 and 1944 and launched onto the battlefield for the first time in February 1945.

Compared to its predecessor, the E-50A, the E-50B was much cheaper to produce (little more than a Panther Ausf. G; 122.550 RM) and had improved armor and reliability. The turret layout was redesigned to a two-piece in order to accommodate the new 105 mm KwK 45 L/52L gun.

The Wehrmacht praised the E-50B, often nicknamed 'Bison', for its outstanding reliability and armament. Thus in June 1945, all tank production was switched over to the E-50B which was now called a 'Universalpanzer'.

Throughout its two years of service (until the surrender of Germany in early August of 1947), there were very few E-50B tanks destroyed. They were able to defeat any Allied or Soviet armor ever deployed during the war. One such example took place in early 1947 when ten E-50Bs were able to defeat a column of 35 T-54 tanks.

Controls:
W, A, S and D (Pitch and Roll) to move.
AG 1 for the main gun, AG 4 for the machine gun on top.
AG 3 for lights.
AG 5, 6 and 7 to deploy smoke grenades (more like mini rockets, but whatevah...)

Have fun! :)

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 17.8ft (5.4m)
  • Length 54.3ft (16.5m)
  • Height 16.7ft (5.1m)
  • Empty Weight 100,790lbs (45,717kg)
  • Loaded Weight 108,650lbs (49,283kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.482
  • Wing Loading 2,057.9lbs/ft2 (10,047.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 52.8ft2 (4.9m2)
  • Drag Points 17442

Parts

  • Number of Parts 490
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,977
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    47.9k Phantomium

    @JMicah4 Up and ready!

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    46.7k JMicah4

    @PhantomBladeCorp ok, thank you!

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    47.9k Phantomium

    @JMicah4 Why not. But I advise you to wait a bit more as I currently intend to make a comparison between this and the Tiger II (the closest thing to it).
    With that, I should also solve the problem with the description of it.

    Yep, you totally get my permission to use it. This applies to anyone else as long as you give at least the minimum credit (aka the name of who created it).

    7.5 years ago
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    46.7k JMicah4

    can i use this in a video?

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    47.7k FlyingThings

    I love it.

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    PANZERKAMPFWAGEN!

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    14.5k Gemista

    Congrats on 10k!

    7.5 years ago