Rheinmetall Begleitwagen

Rheinmetall Begleitwagen stats at a glance

The Rheinmetall Begleitwagen has 480 hit points , 30mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 32 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 85 damage per shot with 47mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1500.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.5:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.1:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the B.W.(Rh) can theoretically output up to 1500 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How B.W.(Rh) compares to its peers

There are 13 tier 3 medium tanks in WoT, including the B.W.(Rh). Its 480 HP places it in the top 0% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 369). Frontal hull armor of 30mm ranks in the top 58% for the class (peer average: 28mm). Top forward speed of 32 km/h is faster than 8% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 85 damage per shot, higher than 75% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 47mm puts it in the top 67% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• B.W.(Rh) vs T3 Convert. — tier 3 medium tank from USA
• B.W.(Rh) vs T3E2 Medium — tier 3 medium tank from USA
• B.W.(Rh) vs M2 Medium — tier 3 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 3 medium tank tier list — all 13 vehicles ranked

Related tier 3 medium tanks

• D2 — France
• Großtraktor - Krupp — Germany, premium
• M15/42 — Italy
• M2 Medium Tank — USA
• Vickers Medium Mk. III — UK
• Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A — Germany
• Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f) — Germany, premium
• M16/43 Sahariano — Italy, premium
• All Germany tanks · Tier 3 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

In the second half of 1934, the Germans started developing a tank designated as the Verbesserten Nb.Fz. The Rheinmetall company was responsible for its design. The vehicle was supposed to weigh 17-18 tons. Its armament consisted of a short-barreled 75 mm gun and a coaxial machine gun. Another machine gun was placed on a small turret at the front of the hull. Higher-density configuration with the transmission in the front helped dramatically reduce the hull length. There were also plans to use a special V-shaped 10-liter 12-cylinder Maybach HL 100 TR engine with 300 h.p. of power. Rheinmetall p...

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