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I'm calling my Americanized version of Rheinmetall's Wiesel AWC - Goliath, in reference to the tiny wire guided drone of the same name of the 2nd world war.

The original 1979 Wiesel eins [shown here albeit modified] is not much bigger than say a VW Golf Mk-1, though much heavier by three times as much. All in all the Wiesel AWC or Armored Weapons Carrier is the smallest tank, or more accurately a tankette of modern times with the original halting production in 1993, yet still in service with today's Bundeswehr as the enlarged and improved Wiesel 2.

My updated version of the Wiesel eins was made with World of Tanks in mind, but I still need to figure out what sort of statistics to give it and not be overly powerful in all but experienced hands. That said however, this nerfed Goliath is armed with a 3cm auto-cannon, so it would easily chew through most tier 4 tanks in a similar fashion to the Luchs, and would even give problems to some tier 5 tanks, all while using standard ammo.

Speed and mobility are Goliath's advantages, so like the the Pzkpfw-1c, consider the Goliath a high speed brawler with some sniping competency when called for.

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Wiesel AWC by Rheinmetall

Modernized game centric AWC - Goliath by yours truly

Made with SketchUp

Description

I'm calling my Americanized version of Rheinmetall's Wiesel AWC - Goliath, in reference to the tiny wire guided drone of the same name of the 2nd world war.

The original 1979 Wiesel eins [shown here albeit modified] is not much bigger than say a VW Golf Mk-1, though much heavier by three times as much. All in all the Wiesel AWC or Armored Weapons Carrier is the smallest tank, or more accurately a tankette of modern times with the original halting production in 1993, yet still in service with today's Bundeswehr as the enlarged and improved Wiesel 2.

My updated version of the Wiesel eins was made with World of Tanks in mind, but I still need to figure out what sort of statistics to give it and not be overly powerful in all but experienced hands. That said however, this nerfed Goliath is armed with a 3cm auto-cannon, so it would easily chew through most tier 4 tanks in a similar fashion to the Luchs, and would even give problems to some tier 5 tanks, all while using standard ammo.

Speed and mobility are Goliath's advantages, so like the the Pzkpfw-1c, consider the Goliath a high speed brawler with some sniping competency when called for.

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Wiesel AWC by Rheinmetall

Modernized game centric AWC - Goliath by yours truly

Made with SketchUp