M48A2 Räumpanzer

## General Information

The M48A2 Räumpanzer

The M48A2 Räumpanzer or simply the Räumpanzer, is a German tier VIII true Premium medium tank. It possesses the old M48 Patton turret but downgraded to tier VIII, just like the 59-Patton. Notably there is a bulldozer ram that acts as spaced armor for the lower plate, making it largely immune to all HE-based shells (including HEAT).

## Strategy

### Pros

* Large spaced armor covering the lower plate
* Strong overall turret (excluding the hatch)
* Heavy, can ram enemies

### Cons

* Low top speed, acts more like a heavium than a medium
* Large hatch on the turret, can't stay hull-down and stationary as every tank the Räumpanzer fights against can penetrate the hatch

### Strategy

#### As the M48A2 Räumpanzer

Don't think that just because you have a ram means that you can ram however you want, it's often better to not ram enemies due to the nature of players: most of the time they won't go without support. Instead, go hull-down and wiggle your turret when retreating due to your large hatch being able to be easily penetrated by enemies. This is helped with your good turret traverse. If you do want to ram, pick isolated targets or wait for event game modes, and make sure to use Improved Modules when ramming. Overall, standard hull-down medium tank gameplay: use hull-down positions, wiggle your turret while retreating, but you can ram enemies too.

#### Against the M48A2 Räumpanzer

Refrain from firing HE shells and its variants at the lower plate covered by a bulldozer ram, while it may seem thick, it's actually spaced armor and the lower plate is weak. When fighting the Räumpanzer hull-down, lead your shots to hit the hatch, or if you want a more basic strategy, then just fire premium ammo at any weak spots you happen to find. Be wary of getting rammed when you have less weight, as the Räumpanzer weighs 60 tons and is able to ram you without suffering as much as the recipient. Overall, fighting a Räumpanzer is rather generic and doesn't have anything really special other than the ram. If you know how to deal with a M48 Patton, M60, or 59-Patton, then you'll be able to largely use those same strategies against the Räumpanzer.

## Strategy

### Modules

#### Turret

 **Turret Armor** | Front: 234 mmSides: 75 mmRear: 55 mm
 **Max AmmoRack Size** | 64 shells

#### Suspension

 **Terrain CrossingCapacity** | Road: 130% Ground: 116%Water: 58%

## Legendary Camouflage

 Description
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## History

From Blitzhangar: "The predecessor of engineering vehicles, developed on the basis of the American M48 post-war medium tank. Equipped with the M8A1 dozer blade, these vehicles entered service in Bundeswehr engineering units and were used until the late 1990s in territorial forces, but with demounted guns. A total of 53 vehicles saw service in Bundeswehr."

### Historical Accuracy

In real life, the M48A2 was just a simpler version, but the bulldozer ram indeed exists, known as the M8.

## Trivia

* Interestingly, the M48A2 Räumpanzer uses the old M48 Patton turret, which was changed ***very*** early on in the game's development and the modern M48 Patton turret has barely changed over the years

## External Links

1. ↑ https://blitzhangar.com/en/tank/m48a2-raumpanzer
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M48\_Patton#Variants