PT-16/T14 mod.

Description

The KPz Prototyp PT-16/T14 mod. is a gift rank German medium tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced during Update "Direct Hit" as a reward for the 2021 Export Order event.

The PT-16/T14 mod. is a Leopard 2 prototype (like the Leopard 2K). It differs from the earlier prototype by its different turret more reminiscent of the production version, no remote-controlled 20 mm cannon, and an extremely fast autoloading cannon.

General info

Survivability and armour

Although the PT-16/T14 mod. is a medium tank, it plays much more like a light tank or tank destroyer due to its extremely thin armour. All main tank guns at the rank can penetrate you almost anywhere regardless of ammunition type, although while hull-down the breech can eat a few shots. Try to expose the turret as little as possible, as a shot to the right side of the turret will knock out the gunner and commander and a shot to the left has a good chance of detonating the ammunition in the ready rack. Keep watch for SPAA, as vehicles such as the 2S38, Gepard, and 2S6 can make quick work of the PT-16 even at range.

Armour type:

Notes:

Mobility

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Ammunition

Ammo racks

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Rack 2 is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 9 shells and gets filled first when loading up the tank.
• This rack is also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is 2 - 1.
• Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from rack 1 into rack 2. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready rack.

Machine guns

Usage in battles

Due to its good mobility and fast-firing cannon, this tank is perfectly suited for flanking enemy positions or sniping from afar. With its poor armour protection and large frontal ammo rack, taking this tank into a head-on fight is often very dangerous, but it can be a very dangerous run-and-gun tank if the driver has quick reflexes and good target acquisition.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good mobility
• Good gun handling with laser rangefinder, quick turret traverse, and two-plane stabilizer
• Very short reload time thanks to its autoloader
• Has access to potent shells, like the potent 120 mm DM23 APFSDS round
• Stereoscopic rangefinder gives near-instant range readings and automatically adjusts the sights

Cons:

• Poor armour protection overall
• Stock HEATFS shell
• No thermal sights
• Small first stage ammo storage of 9 rounds, additional ammo is kept at the front of hull presenting a large weak spot.

History

Devblog:

During the development of the Leopard 2 project, German engineers came up with several different hull and turret designs as well as respective combinations. This led to equally many different prototype designs being tested. Among these experimental versions was the Leopard chassis with the PT-14 turret, developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1980s.

The peculiarity of this design was the presence of an autoloading mechanism for the cannon, giving it an extremely high rate of fire. Despite undergoing exhaustive tests in Germany, the autoloader wasn't adopted in the final design of the Leopard 2 and the concept remained just a prototype.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the PT-16/T14 mod. from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

See also

• Leopard 2K
• Type 90

External links

• [Devblog] "Export Order": PT-16/T14 mod