Sturmpanzer IV "Brummbar"

Sturmpanzer IV "Brummbar"
Sturmpanzer IV "Brummbär" Sd.Kfz. 166
Army	Wehrmacht Ostheer
Role	Heavy Assault Gun
Unit Cost	420 420 150 150 14 14
Upkeep per Minute	-21 −21
Produced By	Heavy Panzer Korps
Build Time	55 seconds
Primary armament	15cm StuH 43
Secondary armament	1x 7.92mm MG 42
Primary armament damage	160
Primary armament penetration	125 (near) 110 (far)
Firing Range	40
Sight Range	35
Health	800 800
Armor	Front: 260 Rear: 105
Max. Speed	5.7m p/s
Abilities (3) Bunker Busting Barrage Barrage target area with 150mm High Explosive shells. Recharge: 90 seconds Requires: Veteran 1 Cost: 30 30 Prioritize Vehicles Attacks vehicles freely, but holds fire against infantry and structures unless given an explicit order to fire. Toggle ability Panzer Tactician Conceals the tank in smoke, allowing it to avoid damage from enemy units. Doctrinal ability Cost: 30 30
Upgrades (2) Pintle-mounted MG 42 Adds a gunner to the tank's turret-top MG 42 Heavy Machine Gun, making it operable and providing extra firepower against infantry and aircraft. Cost: 50 50 Spotting Scopes Adds spotting scopes to the vehicle, doubling sight radius when stationary. Doctrinal ability Cost: 30 30

“Stupa ready!”

Known by its nickname "Brummbär", this heavy assault gun has a 15cm howitzer in an armored casemate. It brings its gun into close range and smashes the enemy with 40kg shells.

Effective against infantry and structures. Weak to anti-tank weapons.

Overview

Effective infantry buster. When it comes to an engagement, Brummbar will usually wipe out the opponent infantry in 2 to 3 rounds, and for most of the cases, even a double-Panzerschreck Panzer Grenadier squad or an Anti-Tank gun will not be able to kill Brummbar before it kills themselves. The 40kg shells does not even need to penetrate the armor but sends most light vehicles back to their unassembled stage straightaway.

Can upgrade with a pintle-mounted MG-42 for quicker infantry termination.

When firing on moving infantry squads, predicting their future position with "Attack Ground" command is a good idea. Brummbar cannot attack an area within the fog of war however.

Veterancy

	Level 1 Veterancy: Unlocks the 'Bunker Busting Barrage' ability
	Level 2 Veterancy: +30% armor -10% reload time
	Level 3 Veterancy: -30% reload time +20% rotation speed +20% maximum speed +20% ac/deceleration