
VK 20.01 (D)
Prototype of a medium tank developed by Daimler-Benz from 1939 through 1941. The new vehicle was to become a new standard medium tank of the Wehrmacht. The prototype was deployed on the Eastern front. Combat testing revealed a number of serious faults. In 1941, the tank was deemed obsolete, and the project was discontinued.
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 12 plates
Turret 2 of 2
All 8 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 2,640
- Damage
- 110
- Penetration
- 43 mm
- … at 500m
- 57 mm
- Reload time
- 2.50 s
- Rate of fire
- 24.00/min
- Aim time
- 2.30 s
- Dispersion
- 0.550 m
- … moving
- 0.220
- … tank traverse
- 0.220
- … turret traverse
- 0.160
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 68
- Caliber
- 75.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 835 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 90
- Potential damage
- 9,900
- Shell cost
- 30 cr
- Top speed
- 50 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20 km/h
- Power/weight
- 17.60 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 42.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 44.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 50.0 km/h
- … medium
- 50.0 km/h
- … soft
- 33.5 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 42.0 °/s
- … medium
- 38.2 °/s
- … soft
- 20.0 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.00
- … medium
- 1.10
- … soft
- 2.10
- Hull armor
- 50 / 40 / 30
- Turret armor
- 57 / 30 / 30
- Health
- 540
- Engine health
- 100
- … repaired
- 49
- Track health
- 80
- … repaired
- 60
- … repair time
- 5.71 s
- Ammo rack health
- 125
- … repaired
- 85
- Fuel tank health
- 125
- … repaired
- 50
- Total weight
- 22,730 kg
- Stationary camo
- 13.90 / 5.80%
- Moving camo
- 10.45 / 4.36%
- View range
- 330 m
- Fire chance
- 15%
- Tank cost
- 157,000 cr
360° traverse
Commander
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
Loader
Module research













Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
Aggregated from 279 tracked NA players · 1,302 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.
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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 VK 20.01 (D) on NA
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
4:07reviewWorld of Tanks console | german medium line | tier IV VK 20.01 D (medium tank) | Part 9
22:01reviewWorld of Tanks: Console Modern Armor - VK 20.01 (D), VK 30.01 (H) & Panzer III J
6:56reviewWorld of Tanks VK 20.01 (D) - '75mm Kw.K. 37 L/24' Gun Option
4:34reviewAce 085 VK 20.01 D - 4 kills, 494/1091 dmg, Cool Headed, Ace
6:05reviewWOT: Эль-Халлуф - VK 20.01 (D) - 3 фрага
7:32reviewWOT: Песчаная река - VK 20.01 (D) - 6 фрагов -
7:30reviewWOT: Хайвей - VK 20.01 (D) - 11 фрагов -
9:51replayWorld of Tanks - Patch 8.5 Gameplay: Aufklärungspanzer and VK 20.01 (D)
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
No tracked balance changes
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