VK 45.03

VII

Competes with

Configuration

Provisions

Equipment

Modules

VII

VIII

VII

VIII

Crew

1Commander
1Gunner
1Loader
1Driver
1Radio operator

                    
                    113%
                  
Base mastery

                    124.3%
                  
Aiming

                    124.3%
                  
Reloading

                    124.3%
                  
Driving

Crew skills

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Extra concealment

Consumables

75s
15s

75s
15s

Boosters

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:

1500

8 / 28

282.5m

View range

1 / 28

Firepower

Shell

2488
DPM
7 / 28
203
Penetration
1 / 28
220
Damage
20 / 28
119
Devices/crew damage
19 / 28
—
Burst damage
— / —
1000
Velocity
1 / 28

                      8.87%
                    
Penetration loss over distance
8 / 28
—
Explosion radius
— / —

2149
DPM
6 / 28
237
Penetration
12 / 28
190
Damage
19 / 28
119
Devices/crew damage
19 / 28
—
Burst damage
— / —
1250
Velocity
2 / 28

                      8.44%
                    
Penetration loss over distance
11 / 25
—
Explosion radius
— / —

3054
DPM
7 / 28
44
Penetration
21 / 28
270
Damage
19 / 28
119
Devices/crew damage
21 / 28
—
Burst damage
— / —
1000
Velocity
1 / 28

                      —%
                    
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.40
Explosion radius
20 / 28

DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —

                      %
                    
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —

88.0

Caliber

19 / 28

11.31

Rate of fire

7 / 28

5.30

Reload time

4 / 24

—

Magazine reload time

— / —

/ / /

Time to load next shell

— / —

—×

Magazine size

— / —

—

Time before next shell is ready

— / —

Gun handling

2.44

                  Base aim time
                  
                
11 / 28
0.308
Dispersion
1 / 28
Dispersion factors
0.200
When moving
7 / 28
0.200
When rotating
7 / 28
0.120
When rotating turret
6 / 28
3.000
After shot
1 / 28
Gun angles

                  8°
                
Depression
6 / 28

                  15°
                
Elevation
17 / 28

                  180°/180°
                
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 28
34.02
Turret traverse speed
6 / 28

Mobility

65.00
Weight
5 / 28
Speed
38
Forward
3 / 28
14
Backward
7 / 28

                  Effective Power / Weight ratio
                  
                
12.31
On hard terrain
19 / 28
9.67
On medium terrain
19 / 28
7.13
On soft terrain
18 / 28
Traverse speed
36.45
On hard terrain
6 / 28
28.64
On medium terrain
9 / 28
21.10
On soft terrain
10 / 28

                  6.87m×3.27m×2.53m
                  
Size
16 / 28
Concealment

                  11.00%
                
While still
22 / 28

                  6.50%
                
While moving
22 / 28

                  4.03%
                
Upon firing while still
21 / 28

                  3.01%
                
Upon firing while moving
21 / 28

                    Spotting distance by enemy with view range of
                    271m
                  

                  246.7m
                
While still

                  256.6m
                
While moving

                  262.1m
                
Upon firing while still

                  264.3m
                
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor

224–280
168–224
112–168
56–112
0–56

Spaced armor

224–280
168–224
112–168
56–112
0–56

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

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HEP

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HEP

From the side

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HEP

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HEP

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HEP

From the back

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HEP

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HEP

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HEP

Score is a recommendation whether tank is suitable for given tactic:

Good— perfect fit
Average— can perform quite good
Not recommended— result is not guaranteed

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Tactics

Tank's sutability for commonly used tactics based on tank's top stats and compared to others in the battle. Personal experience is not considered

In:

Peek-A-Boo Not recommended Not recommended

You hide behind a cover, fully reload your gun, pre-aim and sneak out just for a second to make one damaging shot. Before enemy realizes you are hidden again. Decent mobility and aiming stabilization and you surely can pull this one off.

Long range sniping Good Average

Hiding in the bush on the hill and shooting at enemies on the other side of the map. If you don't mind all the hate that comes with it then you just need good dispersion and penetration to make every shot count.

Front Line Not recommended Not recommended

Forget rocks, hills, buildings and all other cover. Make youself a cover for your teammates. Of course, this works only if you have very good armor and know how to use it or… well if you're already dead.

Circle Of Death Not recommended Not recommended

Drive behind slow tank destoyers and heavy tanks and keep circling around them to avoid being hit while making easy shots into the back of the enemy. Good traverse speed and acceleration is required.

Hit & Run Not recommended Not recommended

Hide in the bush, spot the enemy without being seen. Take a shot and start running. Fast. Repeat until no enemies left. Master this technique and there are many masteries coming your way.

1 vs 1 brawl Average Average

Who would win in 1 on 1 brawl depends on too many variables. Armor, guns, mobility, tanks sizes and many others. One thing for sure: without good DPM it's better to stay in the group or keep your distance.

Historical Reference

Heavy tank developed at the end of WWII. The project was designated the Tiger III (VK 45.03) on October 12, 1942. Existed only in blueprints.

VK 45.03 — Tier VII German heavy tank

VK 45.03

Parameters

Armor profile

Armor performance