PANZERKAMPF® news & patch notes

Commanders,

We´ve published a new update of our game, this time focusing on modern tank warfare.

Our new Modern Era expansion brings unparalleled authenticity to the battlefield, meticulously aligning gameplay with historical reality. Each vehicle is categorized into tiers based on its actual years of active service within NATO and Russian (formerly Soviet) armed forces, ensuring that Cold War legends and 21st-century powerhouses meet their true historical counterparts.

M48A3 Patton

The M48A3 Patton was a definitive mid-Cold War upgrade that addressed the primary weakness of earlier M48 models by replacing the volatile gasoline engine with a Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12 diesel engine. This modification significantly increased the tank's operational range and reduced the risk of catastrophic fires, while the integration of the M17 coincidence rangefinder and an improved fire control system enhanced the accuracy of its 90mm M41 rifled gun. Though it lacked the 105mm gun of the later M60, the M48A3 became the backbone of American armored operations during the Vietnam War.

How to play this tank in our game? Move and reposition fast between shots; distance is your friend due to weaker armor.

T-55A

The T-55A represented a significant evolutionary step in Soviet armored design, introducing comprehensive anti-nuclear radiation protection through the POV plastic lead-impregnated liner, which notably altered the tank's internal layout and turret silhouette. This variant maintained the iconic 100mm D-10T2S rifled gun with two-plane stabilization, allowing for effective fire on the move, while the removal of the bow machine gun increased internal ammunition storage. Produced in massive quantities across the Warsaw Pact, the T-55A became a symbol of Cold War military might, prized for its mechanical simplicity, low profile, and ease of maintenance in diverse combat theaters from the sands of the Middle East to the plains of Central Europe.

How to play this tank in our game? Move and reposition fast between shots; exploit your strong sloped frontal armor as a shield towards the enemy.

AMX-30B

The AMX-30B was the primary main battle tank of the French Army during the Cold War, designed around a philosophy that prioritized mobility and firepower over heavy protection. Developed under the belief that modern anti-tank projectiles had rendered heavy armor obsolete, French engineers focused on a sleek, lightweight hull and an impressive top speed. Its primary armament, the 105 mm Modèle F1 rifled gun, was optimized for the specialized Obus G HEAT round.

How to play this tank in our game? Keep moving fast and try to hitting the enemy with your HEAT shells while moving; avoid getting hit as your armor is weak.

T-62

The T-62 was a groundbreaking Soviet main battle tank designed to outmatch Western armor, featuring the world’s first mass-produced 115mm smoothbore gun. While it retained the low profile of the T-55, it utilized a larger hull and a redesigned turret to fire high-velocity APFSDS rounds. It served for decades as a backbone of Soviet armored forces.

How to play this tank in our game? Keep moving fast and exploit your strong sloped frontal armor to reliable protection of your tank.

Game development will continue with the next update scheduled for release in May, 2026.

We look forward to meeting you on the battlefield!

Best regards,

Your PANZERKAMPF® development team

Commanders,

The brand new part of our game is being tested currently and we will soon be preparing it for the release.

We take the opportunity to show you two of the Modern Era tanks, which you will be able to be driving there:

The tanks are fast and nimble, ensuring a highly dynamic gameplay and battle experience!

Looking forward to meeting you on the battlefield!

Best regards,

Your PANZERKAMPF® development team

Commanders,

We´ve published a new update of our game. The main content of this update are two new tank destroyers:

ISU-152 "ZVEROBOI" /w a free 3D Skin

and

JAGDPANZER IV (V)

In World War II, tank destroyers (especially German assault guns like the Jagdpanzer IV) were specialized armored vehicles primarily designed to counter and destroy enemy tanks, serving as mobile anti-tank reserves that emphasized speed, powerful high-velocity guns, and ambush tactics rather than general-purpose combat, allowing conventional tanks to focus on offensive exploitation and infantry support instead of dueling other armor. Self-propelled guns (SPGs), in contrast, functioned mainly as mobile artillery platforms—often mounting howitzers or larger-caliber weapons—to deliver direct or indirect fire support to advancing infantry and armored units, enabling rapid bombardment of fortifications, troop concentrations, and soft targets while keeping pace with fast-moving operations, though many designs (for instance self-propelled howitzers like the ISU-152) blurred lines by excelling in both anti-tank and infantry-support roles depending on armament and tactical needs.

How to play these tanks in our game?

• Move and reposition fast between shots; use the viewrange threshold for long range sniping.

• Use the strength of their powerfull high-velocity guns; aim carefully.

• Always face your enemy frontally to maximise your armor protection

Modern Era tanks coming to the game soon

We are proud to announce the introduction of modern era tanks into our game, bringing cutting-edge armored warfare to your fingertips. Starting with the next update, players will command legendary vehicles like the T-55A, T-62, M48A3 Patton or AMX-30B in intense battles. Get ready for unprecedented strategy and destruction—update drops soon!

MODERN ERA opening next!

Game development will continue with the next update scheduled for release in March-April, 2026.

We look forward to meeting you on the battlefield!

Best regards,

Your PANZERKAMPF® development team

Commanders,

We´ve published a new update of our game. The main content of this update is a new German tier V tank destroyer:

STUG III Ausf.G late production (Sd.Kfz. 142/1)

The total production of all versions of the Stug III reached an impressive 9,250 units. This number made the Sturmgeschütz III the most numerous type of German armored combat vehicle of the entire Second World War. Furthermore, this figure only shows initial production and most likely does not include vehicles that were converted from original tanks... which could have been as many as 200 units. Some authors even claim that more than ten thousand Stugs were built. (panzernet dot net)

What are the characteristics of this tank in our game?

Advantages

• Very low silhouette

• Good manoueuvrability and speed

• Strong sloped frontal armour

• A powerful anti-tank gun

Weaknesses

• No rotating turret

• Longer gun reload times

• Weak side and rear armour protection

How to play this tank in our game?

• Move and reposition fast, use the viewrange threshold for long range sniping

• Use the strength of its powerfull StuK 40 L/48 75 mm anti-tank gun

• Always face your enemy frontally to maximise your armor protection

Role of the Stug III G tank destroyer in the WWII:

The Sturmgeschütz III assault gun had many opponents right from the start. They argued that it was necessary to focus on tanks, which were much more versatile than turretless guns, and that the Stugs would only drain resources and capacity that would be lacking in tank production. However, history has clearly shown that the Stug III more than justified its existence. The combat record of these machines was unequivocally positive. Let us have a look to the report of the Artillery Inspectorate from September 1944, which covered the activities of assault units on the Eastern Front from January to August 1944. During this period, the Stugs were credited with destroying a total of 4,667 enemy tanks, while suffering losses of 713 vehicles. The total score of Stug III assault guns on the Eastern Front for the period from June 22, 1941, to August 1944 is estimated in this report at an incredible 18,261 Russian tanks of all types! By the end of the war, this number had certainly increased, and countless other "kills" were surely added to the Stugs operating on the Western Front and in Africa. Due to the overall shortage of combat equipment in the late stages of the war, Stug IIIs were also assigned to tank units instead of Panzer IV tanks, as well as to tank destroyer units. (panzernet dot net)

Game development will continue with the next update scheduled for release in February, 2026.

We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

Best regards,

Your PANZERKAMPF® development team

*This update was created in the secure version F2 of the U3D engine.

Dear Commanders.

The development team wishes Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you all — may your holidays overflow with joy, epic battles and legendary victories!

December 24, 2025 - a gift shall arrive to all of our active tankersːsteamhappyːːsteamhappyː

Commanders,

We´ve just published a new update of our game today.

The main content of this update is a new German tier IV tank destroyer:

HETZER (Sd.Kfz. 138/2)

The Hetzer had a very progressive design. The fighting compartment was completely enclosed with sharply sloped walls. The upper and lower plates of the front wall were 60 mm thick. The slope of the upper plate was 60° from the vertical plane, while the lower plate was 40°. The sides and rear were only 20 mm thick, the roof was 8 mm thick, and the bottom of the vehicle was 10 mm thick. The Hetzer was 6.27 meters long with the gun and 4.77 meters long without it. It was 2.63 meters wide and only 1.85 meters high. The low silhouette made the Hetzer a difficult opponent to spot and hit, often giving it the advantage of the first surprise shot. The combat weight of the vehicle was 16 tons, three tons more than planned. However, it was not so much the total weight itself as its distribution that caused problems. The vehicle had a heavier front end due to its thick frontal armor and a gun with a relatively large barrel overhang. In addition, the transmission was located at the front of the hull, and the engine at the rear was not enough to counterbalance all this. (author: panzernet\net)

What are the characteristics of this tank in our game?

Advantages

• Manoueuvrability

• Low silhouette

• Relatively strong sloped frontal armour

• High high-velocity anti-tank gun

Weaknesses

• No rotating turret

• Longer gun reload times

• Weak side and rear armour protection

How to play this tank in our game?

• Move and reposition fast, use the viewrange threshold for long range sniping

• Use your powerfull PaK 39 L/48 75 mm well

• Always face your enemy with your strong frontal armour

Role of the Hetzer tank destroyer in the WWII:

The vehicle proved itself very well in combat conditions. It was mobile, well-armed, and sufficiently resistant to enemy fire in head-on clashes. As combat unit reports show, the Hetzer was a reliable machine with a relatively low tendency to break down. It also proved very effective in street fighting, where the advantage of the remote-controlled machine gun was fully exploited.

Game development will continue with the next update scheduled for release in January, 2026.

In the meantime, we wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

Best regards,

Your PANZERKAMPF® development team

*This update was created in the secure version F2 of the U3D engine.

Commanders,

We´ve just published a new regular update of our game today.

The main content of this update is a new German tier III tank destroyer:

MARDER II (Sd.Kfz. 131)

The combat tactics of Panzerjägers (tank destroyers) were essentially simple. During a tank division attack, the tank destroyers stayed behind their own tanks, ready to intervene if the enemy launched a tank counterattack, for example, on the flank of the German formation. Tank destroyers were therefore not a breakthrough weapon that would lead their own attack. Here they would be too vulnerable because (unlike tanks) they were only very lightly armored and (unlike tanks) could not fire in all directions. Tank destroyers therefore tended to "wait" for the enemy's tank counterattack, so that they could then scatter it with accurate and powerful fire. They thus fulfilled the same role as classic towed anti-tank guns, but with the advantage of being able to keep up more easily with the rapid advance of tanks. The tank destroyers found a suitable position behind their own tanks and waited. If no counterattack came, they caught up with their own tanks again, found another position, and waited again, and so on and so forth, following in the footsteps of their own tanks. (author: panzernet.net)

What are the characteristics of this tank in our game?

Advantages

• Solid manoueuvrability

• High performance, powerful gun

Weaknesses

• No rotating turret

• Longer gun reload times

• Practically non-existent armour protection

How to play this tank in our game?

• Keep at the back of the battle, use the viewrange threshold for long range sniping

• Utilise the strength of your high velocity, powerul and accurate PaK 40 L/46 75mm gun

• Cover your tank as much as possible, do not charge to the front

Role of the Marder II tank in the WWII:

The Marder II tank destroyer was a product of its time. Its designers wanted to quickly provide soldiers with a machine equipped with powerful weapons while making use of existing, unused Panzer II Ausf. F chassis. It was clear to everyone that this was more of a temporary solution and that, as soon as time allowed, more sophisticated and better armored tank destroyers (such as the Jagdpanzer IV or Jagdpanther) would be developed. The Marder II undoubtedly fulfilled its role with dignity. (author: panzernet.net)

Game development will continue with the next monthly update, which is currently being prepared for you and is scheduled for release in November, 2025.

We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

Best regards,

Your PANZERKAMPF® development team

*This update was created in the secure version F2 of the U3D engine.

Commanders!

We are starting a new event in the game:

The event takes every Sunday and Monday. You are welcome to join the new experience battling the tanks of the same nation. Enjoy!

Your PANZERKAMPF® team

Commanders,

We published a new regular update of our game today.

The main content of this update is a new German tier VIII tank destroyer:

ELEFANT

The Elefant, originally designated as the Ferdinand after its designer Ferdinand Porsche, emerged as one of World War II's most formidable yet flawed German tank destroyers, repurposed from 90 unused chassis of Porsche's rejected Tiger I prototype bid, which lost to Henschel's design in 1941. Weighing around 65 tons with frontal armor up to 200mm thick and powered by a complex petro-electric hybrid drive system, it mounted the devastating 88mm PaK 43/2 L/71 gun, enabling it to obliterate Soviet tanks at ranges exceeding 3 kilometers, as demonstrated during its combat debut at the Battle of Kursk in July 1943.

What are the characteristics of this tank in our game?

Advantages

• Solid level of frontal armor protection for its tier

• A very powerful top tier gun

Weaknesses

• No rotating turret

• Longer gun reload times

• Lower mobility = speed and turning circle

How to play this tank in our game?

• Keep at the back of the battle, use the viewrange threshold for long range sniping

• Utilise the strength of your top tier, high velocity, long barrel accurate PaK 43/2 L/71 88mm gun

• Cover your tank as much as possible, keep your lower hull plate hidden at all cost

• +1 tier tanks pose danger

A piece of history from the real combat use of the Elefant tank:

Elefants saw their first battle at the Battle of Kursk, where units from the 653rd and 654th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalions claimed over 500 enemy vehicles destroyed but lost nearly two-thirds of their number to mechanical failures, mines, and close-quarters infantry attacks due to the initial absence of a secondary machine gun. Following heavy losses at Kursk, the surviving 48 vehicles were retrofitted in late 1943 with a hull-mounted MG 34, a commander's cupola for better visibility, and Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating, then renamed Elefant by Adolf Hitler himself; these upgraded behemoths saw further action in defensive roles on the Eastern Front and during the Allied invasion of Italy at Anzio in 1944, where their immense firepower continued to shine but was undermined by poor mobility, frequent breakdowns, and vulnerability to air and artillery strikes. Despite earning a reputation as a "white elephant" for its high cost and unreliability, the Elefant's elite crews and kill ratios highlighted its potential as a long-range sniper on the battlefield, with only one fully intact specimen preserved today at Russia's Kubinka Tank Museum, captured during the war.

Game development will continue with update 0.307, which is currently being prepared for you and is scheduled for release the next month, i.e. October, 2025.

We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

Best regards,

Your PANZERKAMPF® development team

Dear Commanders!

On August 8, 2025, we released game update 0.303, which represents the first release of the game here on Steam and is now current.

The main content of this update is a new German top-tier tank destroyer:

JAGDTIGER

The Jagdtiger, officially known as Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B, was a German heavy tank destroyer used during World War II, developed on the chassis of the Tiger II heavy tank. It was characterized by an extremely powerful 128 mm PaK 44 L/55 cannon, which could destroy almost any Allied tank, but suffered from low mobility, high failure rate, and enormous fuel consumption. Due to its weight of over 70 tons and limited production (only about 80 units), it was deployed in limited numbers, mainly at the end of the war in 1944–1945.

What are the characteristics of this tank in our game?

Advantages

• High level of armor protection at the front of the tank

• Extreme firepower

Weaknesses

• No rotating turret

• Longer gun reload times

• Lower mobility = speed and turning circle

How to play this tank in our game?

• Don't rush forward unnecessarily; instead, fire from behind.

• Make full use of your armor and, in particular, the firepower of your high-penetration 128 mm gun.

• Keep the enemy within your field of vision

• Always take good cover and try to protect your main weak point – the front lower plate of the chassis

• When the enemy is close and there is a threat of an attack on the side/rear, try to stop them with the front of the tank

A piece of history from the real combat use of the Jagdtiger tank:

On the night of March 20-21, 1945, five Jagdtigers were unloaded from a train and moved to the forests east of Siegburg. Carius' Jagdtigers were assigned to the newly formed Panzergruppe Hudel to attack the American bridgehead on the Rhine and set out early in the morning on March 24. However, the Americans were expecting the German attack, were very well prepared, repelled it relatively easily, and quickly went on the counterattack. On March 25, Carius's 2nd Company, with its Jagdtigers (still only five in number), received orders to withdraw to the town of Siegen and prepare to defend it. Two Jagdtigers broke down on the way, rendering them unable to continue, and both had to be blown up. The remaining three reached Siegen and between March 26 and 30, they met up with five other armored vehicles that had strayed during the transfer from Sennelager. Carius now had eight Jagdtigers at his disposal. Another ten Jagdtigers from the 1st Company of the 512th Battalion also arrived in the city.

On March 28, 1945, the 512th Battalion recorded its first enemy tank destruction when the commander of the 1st Company, First Lieutenant Albert Ernst, literally tore apart an American Sherman with a 128 mm shell. Over the next three days, the 1st Company held defensive positions southeast of Siegen and destroyed more than thirty American vehicles, mostly tanks, with fire from a distance of up to three kilometers. Albert Ernst was promoted to captain for this success, but only five Jagdtigers remained from his company. On April 1, 1945, the Americans managed to close the so-called Ruhr pocket and encircle 317,000 German soldiers, including the remnants of the 512th Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion. The soldiers of the 512th Battalion defended themselves in the pocket for more than two weeks, but it was only a delay of the inevitable. The fate of the unit was sealed. (author: panzernet.net - Jagdtiger)

Game development will continue with update 0.304, which is currently in preparation and scheduled for release next month, i.e. September 2025.

This update will bring another new tank to the game, this time a German Tier 8 tank destroyer - the Elefant. You can see a preview of the new tank in the image below.

We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

Best regards,

Your PANZERKAMPF® development team