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VK 168.01 (P) — Tier VIII German heavy tank

VK 168.01 (P)

VIII
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1950
HP
1 / 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
2.17
Base aim time
17 / 45
0.389
Dispersion
32 / 45
Dispersion factors
0.250
When moving
36 / 45
0.250
When rotating
36 / 45
0.180
When rotating turret
43 / 45
3.000
After shot
1 / 45
Gun angles
8°
Depression
17 / 45
25°
Elevation
2 / 45
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 45
21.87
Turret traverse speed
39 / 45
Mobility
168.00
Weight
1 / 45
Speed
20
Forward
44 / 45
15
Backward
15 / 45
Effective Power / Weight ratio
9.52
On hard terrain
43 / 45
8.73
On medium terrain
40 / 45
6.76
On soft terrain
24 / 45
Traverse speed
24.30
On hard terrain
44 / 45
22.27
On medium terrain
40 / 45
17.24
On soft terrain
27 / 45
8.98m×3.70m×3.21m
Size
45 / 45
Concealment
6.10%
While still
43 / 45
4.00%
While moving
43 / 45
2.66%
Upon firing while still
43 / 45
2.32%
Upon firing while moving
44 / 45
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 302m
286.6m
While still
291.9m
While moving
295.3m
Upon firing while still
296.1m
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

In the summer of 1942, Porsche received an order for a breakthrough vehicle with the most powerful armament and thickest armor possible for such a class. VK 168.01 was a further development of the Mäuschen project. The main difference was in the frontal placement of the turret. Existed only in blueprints.