Spähpanzer Ru 251
Tier 9 · germany · light
About
The vehicle was developed on the basis of 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.
Survivability
Hit points
1,400
View range
410 m
Signal range
720 m
Engine fire chance
12%
Armor (mm)
Front
Sides
Rear
Hull
25
20
8
Turret
20
20
20
Gun · 90 mm Rheinmetall DM1
Caliber
90 mm
Rate of fire
9.84 rpm
Reload
6.1 s
Aim time
2 s
Dispersion @ 100 m
0.36 m
Gun arc
10° / 18°
Traverse
35°/s
Ammo
41
Mobility
Top speed
70 km/h
Reverse
24 km/h
Engine
700 hp
Power/weight
27.5 hp/t
Hull traverse
42°/s
Turret traverse
44°/s
Shells
ARMOR_PIERCING_CR
240 dmg (180–300)
215 mm pen (161–269)
HOLLOW_CHARGE
240 dmg (180–300)
250 mm pen (188–313)
HIGH_EXPLOSIVE
320 dmg (240–400)
102 mm pen (77–128)
Marks of Excellencesample size 57 · updated 5/23/2026
1 mark
723
avg damage
2 marks
890
avg damage
3 marks
1,579
avg damage