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HWK 12
VIII

HWK 12

GermanyGermany·Light TankLight Tank·LT universal

A series of HWK 10 light caterpillar armored carriers was developed by Henschel-Werke in the late 1950s–early 1960s. The vehicles were developed for export purposes. The first HWK 11 prototype was created in 1963, with 40 vehicles being sent to Mexico later. Two HWK 13 prototypes (reconnaissance vehicles) were built as well. The HWK 12 was supposed to be manufactured on the basis of the same chassis, but no prototypes were built.

Configuration
Health
1,250
DPM
1,870
View range
410m
Speed
65km/h
Camo
87Excellent
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-25
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
2,921
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
2,199
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
1,397
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

Armor thicknessMeasured

Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.

Armor
8mm
20mm

Hull

All 7 plates

Turret 2 of 2

All 10 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/6
Weaponry
DPM
1,870
Damage
240
Penetration
180 mm
… at 500m
160 mm
Reload time
7.70 s
Rate of fire
7.79/min
Aim time
2.00 s
Dispersion
0.360 m
… moving
0.100
… tank traverse
0.100
… turret traverse
0.120
… after firing
4.0
Damage vs. modules
122
Caliber
90.0 mm
Shell velocity
980 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
50
Potential damage
12,000
Shell cost
315 cr
Mobility
Top speed
65 km/h
Reverse speed
23 km/h
Power/weight
36.03 hp/t
Tank traverse
64.0 °/s
Turret traverse
44.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
65.0 km/h
… medium
65.0 km/h
… soft
65.0 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
64.0 °/s
… medium
57.6 °/s
… soft
30.3 °/s
Gun elevation
15 °
Gun depression
10 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
0.90
… medium
1.00
… soft
1.90
Everything Else
Hull armor
15 / 15 / 15
Turret armor
15 / 10 / 10
Health
1,250
Engine health
320
… repaired
160
Track health
200
… repaired
150
… repair time
5.71 s
Ammo rack health
200
… repaired
135
Fuel tank health
175
… repaired
70
Total weight
12,490 kg
Stationary camo
14.60 / 6.40%
Moving camo
14.60 / 6.40%
View range
410 m
Fire chance
12%
Tank cost
2,440,000 cr
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • CommanderRadio Operator
  • GunnerLoader
  • Driver
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH

Module research

Guns
VII
Stock
90 mm Mecar N
Turrets
VII
Stock
HWK 12
VIII
15,400
HWK 12 verbessert
Radios
X
Stock
AN/GRC-7
Engines
VII
Stock
General Motors 6V53
VIII
14,600
General Motors 6V53T
Tracks
VII
Stock
HWK 12
VIII
14,900
HWK 12 verbessert
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1053
Above Average
Avg WNX
1293
good
Win rate
49.4%
Below Average
DPG
643
Frags
0.48
Spots
2.89
Survival
18.5%
Dmg taken
1143
Hit rate
70.8%
Spot assist
868
Track assist
24
Defense
0.19
Avg XP
642

Aggregated from 523 tracked NA players · 4,905 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,397
85%2,199
95%2,921

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-05 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the HWK 12 on NA

  1. #1MLGB_Keyboard_Is_Broken113 battles1,711
  2. #2IIIOXOTHUKIII117 battles1,687
  3. #3AFTER_STORY_104 battles1,666
  4. #4conan_1010140 battles1,653
  5. #5Sarsasaurus173 battles1,621
  6. #6Angling_Scheming_K2114 battles1,604
  7. #7DarthPlagus03153 battles1,550
  8. #8ShepherLee178 battles1,529
  9. #9Everdonkey146 battles1,491
  10. #10Osmiy112 battles1,491
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players

A-07 · SIMILAR HULLS

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A-08 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

  1. 2.4 Public Test
    • Damage240250
    • Penetration180198
    • DPM1,870.11,898.7
    • Reload time7.77.9
    • Aim time21.8
    • Dispersion0.360.35
    • Hit points1,0001,080
    • Top speed6568
    • Engine power450430
    • View range410400
  2. 2.0Sep 1, 2025
    • Traverse speed3858
    • Mobility on hard terrain——
    • Mobility on medium terrain——
    • Mobility on soft terrain——
    • Traverse speed4464
    • Vehicle durability10001180
    • Vehicle durability11001250
    • Reload time8.27.8
    • Aiming time2.22.1
    • AP velocity630980
    • HEAT* velocity6301130
    • HE velocity338720
    • AP velocity630980
    • HEAT* velocity6301130
    • HE velocity338720
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