Alpha Skorpion

Alpha Skorpion stats at a glance

The Alpha Skorpion has 920 hit points , 30mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 60 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 290 damage per shot with 286mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1427.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.9:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.0:1. The Alpha Skorpion has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Alpha Skorpion can theoretically output up to 1427 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Alpha Skorpion compares to its peers

There are 62 tier 8 tank destroyers in WoT, including the Alpha Skorpion. Its 920 HP places it in the top 80% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 1008). Frontal hull armor of 30mm ranks in the top 92% for the class (peer average: 128mm). Top forward speed of 60 km/h is faster than 82% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 290 damage per shot, higher than 13% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 286mm puts it in the top 7% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Alpha Skorpion vs TS-5 — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• Alpha Skorpion vs XM66F — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• Alpha Skorpion vs XM57 — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• See full tier 8 tank destroyer tier list — all 62 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 tank destroyers

• Lorraine 120 Alby — France, premium
• Alpha Rhm.-B. WT — Germany
• AMX AC mle. 48 FL — France, premium
• AMX AC mle. 48 — France
• AMX Canon d'assaut 105 — France, premium
• AT 15 — UK
• Bastion — UK
• Charioteer (Last Stand) — UK
• All Germany tanks · Tier 8 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

Development of the second series of self-propelled guns on the basis of the Panther tank was started by the Rheinmetall company in January 1943. The design plans for the 12,8 cm Skorpion were completed on April 2, 1943. Existed only in blueprints.

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