Since at the moment all we have is the statistics list, we can only speculate on how good of a vehicle this is going to be. In my opinion, it could be mediocre; the gun doesn’t feel like it is that good that you would be trading all of your armor for it. It lacks standard penetration, and the gold pen is also lackluster.
My prediciton is that this is going to be a hard tank to play, you will have to be in close range engagements more often then not, and you’ll have to rely on flanking, which in this meta of superheavies, it might not be the easiest thing.
Characteristics
- High Alpha Damage: 570 damage per shot is very competitive for tier 9
- Poor Penetration: a very bad standard penetration for a tank destroyer
- Rotating Turret: Unlike most of the tank destroyers, Zmije has a fully rotating turret which gives it a lot more flexibility
- Mobility: 50 km/h top speed with 18 hp/ton specific power gives good mobility for flanking and repositioning
- Gun Depression: 10° allows for effective hull-down gameplay
- Paper armor: probably the least armored tank at tier 9, HE rounds will demolish this tank
- Decent camo rating
- Poor view range: It definitely will depend on others for spotting
Potential Playstyle
The Zmije appears to be designed as a sniper-flanker with assault capabilities:
- Mid-to-short range engagements due to the bad penetration
- Flanking maneuvers: Decent mobility for tactical repositioning
- Hull-down positions: Good gun depression for ridge-line combat, but enemies will be able to penetrate you easily in the turret even when hull down
- The Zmije represents an interesting hybrid between traditional tank destroyer sniping and more aggressive, mobile gameplay.
This is the first tank destroyer from the Czechs, meaning that the new nation’s TD Line might appear in the near future.
Note: Some promotional details may be subject to change as the vehicle progresses through testing phases.