Spähpanzer Ru 251
Germany·
Light Tank·LT universalThe vehicle was based on 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.
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 15 plates
Turret
All 14 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 2,057
- Damage
- 240
- Penetration
- 215 mm
- … at 500m
- 192 mm
- Reload time
- 7.00 s
- Rate of fire
- 8.57/min
- Aim time
- 2.00 s
- Dispersion
- 0.360 m
- … moving
- 0.120
- … tank traverse
- 0.120
- … turret traverse
- 0.080
- … after firing
- 3.5
- Damage vs. modules
- 122
- Caliber
- 90.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 1,080 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 41
- Potential damage
- 9,840
- Shell cost
- 390 cr
- Top speed
- 70 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 24 km/h
- Power/weight
- 35.27 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 58.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 44.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 70.0 km/h
- … medium
- 70.0 km/h
- … soft
- 70.0 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 58.0 °/s
- … medium
- 51.6 °/s
- … soft
- 29.0 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 18 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 0.80
- … medium
- 0.90
- … soft
- 1.60
- Hull armor
- 25 / 20 / 8
- Turret armor
- 20 / 20 / 20
- Health
- 1,600
- Engine health
- 360
- … repaired
- 170
- Track health
- 240
- … repaired
- 180
- … repair time
- 4.57 s
- Ammo rack health
- 220
- … repaired
- 150
- Fuel tank health
- 200
- … repaired
- 70
- Total weight
- 25,520 kg
- Stationary camo
- 15.25 / 6.99%
- Moving camo
- 15.25 / 6.99%
- View range
- 410 m
- Fire chance
- 10%
- Tank cost
- 3,460,000 cr
360° traverse
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader
Module research
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
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Performance over time
Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift
Population spread
How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)
Top players
Highest performers in the Spähpanzer Ru 251 on NA
- #1WindKnight009107 battles2,250
- #2Topps66325 battles2,144
- #3Overlord_Prime339 battles2,130
- #4DarkNinja_153 battles2,122
- #5Sarsasaurus102 battles2,111
- #6MLGB_Keyboard_Is_Broken187 battles2,104
- #7StoleYourMarrow116 battles2,099
- #8External007255 battles2,084
- #9Hoarce_Loves_PM493 battles2,008
- #10__CeifeiRo__143 battles1,989
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
9:01reviewGreedy Light Tanks - Ru 251 | World of Tanks
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.4 Public Test
- Damage240280
- Penetration215224
- DPM2,057.12,100
- Reload time78
- Aim time21.6
- Dispersion0.360.34
- Ammo capacity4145
- View range410400
- Camo (still)30.0%29.0%
- Camo (moving)30.0%29.0%
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- Traverse speed3853
- Mobility on hard terrain——
- Mobility on medium terrain——
- Mobility on soft terrain——
- Traverse speed4458
- EngineMB 837 AaMTU MB 837 Aa
- EngineMB 837 Ea 600MTU MB 837 Ea-600
- Vehicle durability14001600