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VK 100.01 (P) — Tier VIII German heavy tank

VK 100.01 (P)

VIII
Cost
  • 2 450 000
  • 78 500
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1900
HP
3 / 45
282.5m
View range
2 / 45
Firepower
Shell
1928
DPM
38 / 45
220
Penetration
27 / 45
460
Damage
2 / 45
165
Devices/crew damage
4 / 45
—
Burst damage
— / —
810
Velocity
43 / 45
13.64%
Penetration loss over distance
40 / 45
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1635
DPM
41 / 44
260
Penetration
34 / 44
390
Damage
1 / 44
165
Devices/crew damage
3 / 44
—
Burst damage
— / —
1013
Velocity
28 / 44
15.77%
Penetration loss over distance
27 / 28
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2515
DPM
37 / 44
65
Penetration
4 / 44
600
Damage
2 / 44
180
Devices/crew damage
1 / 44
—
Burst damage
— / —
810
Velocity
36 / 44
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
2.71
Explosion radius
2 / 44
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
128.0
Caliber
3 / 45
4.19
Rate of fire
42 / 45
14.31
Reload time
33 / 36
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
2.63
Base aim time
28 / 45
0.389
Dispersion
32 / 45
Dispersion factors
0.220
When moving
22 / 45
0.220
When rotating
21 / 45
0.180
When rotating turret
43 / 45
3.000
After shot
1 / 45
Gun angles
8°
Depression
17 / 45
30°
Elevation
1 / 45
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 45
21.87
Turret traverse speed
39 / 45
Mobility
120.45
Weight
2 / 45
Speed
20
Forward
44 / 45
15
Backward
15 / 45
Effective Power / Weight ratio
9.96
On hard terrain
41 / 45
9.13
On medium terrain
36 / 45
7.07
On soft terrain
21 / 45
Traverse speed
29.00
On hard terrain
39 / 45
26.58
On medium terrain
15 / 45
20.58
On soft terrain
9 / 45
8.34m×3.46m×2.82m
Size
43 / 45
Concealment
7.70%
While still
41 / 45
4.90%
While moving
40 / 45
2.92%
Upon firing while still
42 / 45
2.47%
Upon firing while moving
42 / 45
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 302m
282.6m
While still
289.7m
While moving
294.6m
Upon firing while still
295.8m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

A version of the Maus from June 4, 1942. The 120-ton predecessor of the superheavy tank existed only in blueprints and never saw service. This vehicle was only an intermittent stage in the development of the Maus.