Rheinmetall Skorpion & Skorpion G

Greetings, commander!

The Rheinmetall Skorpion G is a German Tier VIII tank destroyer and a popular Premium tank among players. It combines high firepower, a mobile Panther-based platform and a turret, making it very versatile for its class. It allows you to either play as a pure tank destroyer that supports and defends allies from long distances, or as an aggressive support vehicle. You will be most successful with this vehicle if you know when to switch between both of these roles.

Gameplay

As mentioned before, the Skorpion G can be used in different situations, thanks to its distinctive characteristics. When playing as a conventional tank destroyer, keep in mind that the standard camouflage value of the Skorpion G is not that great because of its size, and needs to be improved with the respective equipment and crew skills. Because it has a turret, traversing it doesn't increase the dispersion as much as when driving comparable tank destroyers as those have to turn their hulls as well.

Let's take a quick look at the 12,8 cm gun:

  • Amazing accuracy
  • Good single-shot damage
  • Decent rate of fire
  • Mediocre vertical angles
  • Great aim time

Taking all those points in account, the gun is well-suited both for sniping and shooting weak spots in close range. Just watch out for the aforementioned elevation and depression angles, as those force you to reveal a large part of your vehicle, which makes you an easy target.

Position yourself favourably, so you can drive back into cover quickly and not expose your vehicle for too long. Even though the Skorpion G is based on the Panther chassis, the armour is far weaker and doesn't protect you from any enemy fire. HE shells have a high chance of penetrating your vehicle for massive damage, damaged modules, and injured crew members.

The best protection we can recommend is avoiding getting hit; in tight areas you should use peek-a-boo tactics. Before attacking in direct combat, always ask yourself: "Will I deal more damage than I am going to take?" If the answer is no, consider changing positions.

Its speed is on par with medium tanks. However, watch out for the lower traverse speed – if you get too close to a fast enemy vehicle, the chances are high that you'll get circled and flanked. Always keep some distance between you and them so you can go back to cover and reload without taking any more unnecessary damage.

Equipment

Ambush setup Aggressive support setup

While the ambush setup is incredibly helpful on open maps, the aggressive support setup will give you the edge in mid to close-range combat. Of course you can add any equipment pieces you like, but we recommend using either our compiled set or your own combination of these above for potentially higher performance.

Crew Skills

Commander
Gunner
Driver
Radio operator

The standard camouflage value needs to be improved with the Camouflage skill, but if you prefer playing aggressively, it makes more sense having Repair trained instead. The other skills will improve the overall performance of the vehicle.

Adrenaline Rush

Decreases the gun reload time by 10% if your vehicle's HP drops below 10%.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.

Brothers in Arms / Sisterhood of Steel

Increases the training level of your crew members by 5%.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100% for every single crew member.

Band of Brothers

Increases the training level of your crew members by 5%.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100% for every single crew member.

Also works if other crew members have Brothers in Arms / Sisterhood of Steel.

Call for Vengeance

Reports the enemy vehicles' location for two more seconds after the destruction of the own vehicle.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.

Clutch Braking

Increases the traverse speed of your vehicle.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Concealment

Increases the camouflage value of your vehicle.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Controlled Impact

Increases the ramming damage dealt and decreases damage taken by ramming.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Deadeye

Increases the chance of landing a critical hit.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.

Designated Target

Keeps targetes vehicles visible for two more seconds.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.

Eagle Eye

Allows you to identify damaged/destroyed modules as well as injured crew members of an enemy vehicle by hovering your mouse over it for several seconds.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.

Firefighting

Reduces the duration and damage taken by fire.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Intuition

Grants a slight chance of changing the shell type without having to reload again.

Doesn't work with autoloaders. Works also while reloading.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.

Jack of All Trades

Reduces the performance penalty of wounded crew members.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Mentor

Increases the Crew XP gained for each member apart from the commander.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Off-Road Driving

Increases the mobility on medium and soft terrain.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Preventative Maintenance

Reduces the chance of taking fire.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.

Recon

Increases the view range of your vehicle.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Relaying

Increases the signal range of your allies' vehicles within your signal range.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Repair

Reduces the repair time of destroyed modules.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Safe Stowage

Increases the durability of your vehicle's ammo rack.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.

Signal Boosting

Increases the signal range of your vehicle.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Situational Awareness

Increases the view range of your vehicle.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Sixth Sense

Shows a lightbulb three seconds after you've been spotted.

Works only if the skill progress has reached 100%.

Smooth Ride

Reduces the dispersion penalty while driving.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Snap Shot

Reduces the dispersion penalty of traversing the turret.

The higher the skill progress, the higher the effect.

Additional Grousers

Increases the mobility on soft and medium terrain.

Binocular Telescope

Increases the view range of your vehicle by 25%.

Your hull must stand still for at least 3 seconds.

Camouflage Net

Increases the camouflage value of your vehicle tremendously.

Your hull must stand still for at least 3 seconds.

Enhanced Gun Laying Drive

Reduces the aiming time of your gun by 10%.

Coated Optics

Increases the view range of your vehicle by 10%.

Tank Gun Rammer

Reduces the reload time of your gun by 10%.

Spall Liner

Decreases damage taken by ramming and high-explosive splash.

Toolbox

Decreases the repair time of destroyed modules.

Cumulative with the Repair skill.

Improved Ventilation

Increases the training level of your crew members by 5%.

Vertical Stabilizer

Reduces the dispersion penalties of hull and turret traverse, as well as driving by 20%.

"Wet" Ammo Rack

Increases the module HP of your ammo rack.

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