
Tortoise
The development of this assault tank began in Great Britain in 1942. The design was finalized by February 1944, and an order was placed for 25 vehicles. However, by the fall of 1947 only five tanks had been manufactured.



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.
Hull
All 20 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 3,380
- Damage
- 400
- Penetration
- 259 mm
- … at 500m
- 239 mm
- Reload time
- 7.10 s
- Rate of fire
- 8.45/min
- Aim time
- 1.70 s
- Dispersion
- 0.310 m
- … moving
- 0.260
- … tank traverse
- 0.260
- … turret traverse
- 0.060
- … after firing
- 3.5
- Damage vs. modules
- 165
- Caliber
- 120.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 1,067 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 50
- Potential damage
- 20,000
- Shell cost
- 1,060 cr
- Top speed
- 20 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 10 km/h
- Power/weight
- 10.54 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 22.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 26.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 20.0 km/h
- … medium
- 20.0 km/h
- … soft
- 16.2 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 22.0 °/s
- … medium
- 19.1 °/s
- … soft
- 11.0 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- -20° / 20°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.30
- … medium
- 1.50
- … soft
- 2.60
- Hull armor
- 273 / 152 / 102
- Health
- 1,850
- Engine health
- 320
- … repaired
- 160
- Track health
- 250
- … repaired
- 190
- … repair time
- 6.86 s
- Ammo rack health
- 260
- … repaired
- 180
- Fuel tank health
- 200
- … repaired
- 70
- Total weight
- 76,880 kg
- Stationary camo
- 7.65 / 1.76%
- Moving camo
- 4.60 / 1.06%
- View range
- 390 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
- Tank cost
- 3,500,000 cr
-20° / 20° traverse
Commander
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
Loader
Loader
Module research







Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
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Performance over time
Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift
Population spread
How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)
Top players
Highest performers in the Tortoise on NA
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
9:58reviewTortoise 10K Damage 12 Kills | World of Tanks | Tier
13:19replayWorld of Tanks Tortoise WoT Replay - 10 Kills 5.5K DMG(Patch 1.4.0)
6:36reviewTortoise | Hunt for High Caliber | World of Tanks
9:47reviewTortoise - The Deadliest Turtle You've Ever Seen! - World of Tanks
30:37reviewTortoise will EAT You ALIVE in World of Tanks!
by skill4ltu
32:30reviewTortoise is BETTER than Badger
13:55replayTortoise 1 vs 8 in World of Tanks!
by QuickyBaby
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- Mobility on hard terrain——
- Mobility on medium terrain——
- Mobility on soft terrain——
- EngineRolls-Royce Meteor M120Rolls-Royce Meteor M120 (A39)
- Vehicle durability20001850
- GunTortoise / OQF 32-pdr AT GunTortoise / OQF 32-pdr AT Gun (A39)
- GunTortoise / OQF 20-pdr AT Gun Type B Barrelremoved





