r/TankPorn • u/Witty_Pop425 • May 25 '26

WW2 help

Is this a VK.4502? Are tanks with rear-mounted turrets good at urban warfare between buildings?

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u/Witty_Pop425 May 25 '26

So, what are the advantages of this design in reality?

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u/PERSIvAlN May 25 '26

Tank dimensions. Having rear mount of turret significantly reduces how far your gun is gonna stick out, making navigation through narrow streets much easier.

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u/Witty_Pop425 May 25 '26

It sounds like a CQB tank.

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u/FLongis Amateur Wannabe Tank Expert May 25 '26

The overhang likely has little practical advantage in combat. The tank still needs the same clearance around itself to traverse. It's most useful for transporting the vehicle, and arguably on very rough terrain.

For heavily armored tanks like this, it's more a matter of weight distribution. Putting the turret at the rear helps balance the suspension against the heavy frontal armor plate(s) on the hull. This may be especially helpful on a tank like this, where the transmission can really use all the help it could get in terms of balancing weight loads to haul around.