Spähpanzer Ru 251

Spähpanzer Ru 251 stats at a glance

The Spähpanzer Ru 251 has 1280 hit points , 25mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 70 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 240 damage per shot with 215mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2057.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Ru 251 can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.9:1. The Ru 251 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Ru 251 can theoretically output up to 2057 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Ru 251 compares to its peers

There are 16 tier 9 light tanks in WoT, including the Ru 251. Its 1280 HP places it in the top 7% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 1104). Frontal hull armor of 25mm ranks in the top 80% for the class (peer average: 38mm). Top forward speed of 70 km/h is faster than 80% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 240 damage per shot, higher than 33% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 215mm puts it in the top 33% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Ru 251 vs T49 — tier 9 light tank from USA
• Ru 251 vs Grenadier — tier 9 light tank from USA
• Ru 251 vs LTC II — tier 9 light tank from USA
• See full tier 9 light tank tier list — all 16 vehicles ranked

Related tier 9 light tanks

• AMX 13 90 — France
• GSOR 3301 AVR FS — UK
• Char Mle. 75 — France, premium
• Corrupted Hornet — France
• Donnola — Italy, premium
• Panhard EBR 90 — France
• ERAC 105 Proto — France, premium
• Lost Grenadier — USA
• All Germany tanks · Tier 9 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

The vehicle was based on the Kanonenjagdpanzer 4-5 tank destroyer by the Henschel company in 1964. The tank was planned to replace the obsolete M41 Walker Bulldog vehicles used by the reconnaissance battalions of the armored divisions in the German Army. The tank never saw mass production, but some technical innovations were applied later in the development of other vehicles. The total number of prototypes built is unknown.

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