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VK 45.03
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VK 45.03

GermanyGermany·Heavy TankHeavy Tank·HT universal

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.

Health
1,400
DPM
1,714
View range
380m
Speed
38km/h
Camo
11Terrible
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-25
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
2,170
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
1,756
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
1,223
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
20mm
100mm

Hull

All 10 plates

Turret

All 11 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/5
Weaponry
DPM
1,714
Damage
240
Penetration
203 mm
… at 500m
185 mm
Reload time
8.40 s
Rate of fire
7.14/min
Aim time
2.20 s
Dispersion
0.330 m
… moving
0.180
… tank traverse
0.180
… turret traverse
0.100
… after firing
3.0
Damage vs. modules
119
Caliber
88.0 mm
Shell velocity
1,000 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
72
Potential damage
17,280
Shell cost
252 cr
Mobility
Top speed
38 km/h
Reverse speed
12 km/h
Power/weight
10.77 hp/t
Tank traverse
28.0 °/s
Turret traverse
22.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
38.0 km/h
… medium
38.0 km/h
… soft
22.7 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
28.0 °/s
… medium
25.2 °/s
… soft
13.3 °/s
Gun elevation
15 °
Gun depression
8 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
0.90
… medium
1.00
… soft
1.90
Everything Else
Hull armor
100 / 80 / 80
Turret armor
100 / 80 / 80
Health
1,400
Engine health
260
… repaired
129
Track health
190
… repaired
145
… repair time
6.86 s
Ammo rack health
200
… repaired
135
Fuel tank health
200
… repaired
70
Total weight
65,000 kg
Stationary camo
4.50 / 0.61%
Moving camo
2.25 / 0.31%
View range
380 m
Fire chance
20%
Tank cost
6,900 gold
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • Commander
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Radio Operator
  • Loader
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1187
Above Average
Avg WNX
1091
aboveAverage
Win rate
48.6%
Below Average
DPG
978
Frags
0.64
Spots
0.92
Survival
21.1%
Dmg taken
1358
Hit rate
74.5%
Spot assist
190
Track assist
28
Defense
0.22
Avg XP
653

Aggregated from 521 tracked NA players · 1,907 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,223
85%1,756
95%2,170

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-04 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the VK 45.03 on NA

  1. #1stijn1942102 battles1,934
  2. #2Masta_kam114 battles1,884
  3. #3Jak_Atackka107 battles1,819
  4. #4_Renji_182 battles1,744
  5. #5ranster123 battles1,742
  6. #6YungEagle503 battles1,741
  7. #7German_Deadeye_Gunner150 battles1,739
  8. #8Guido1212113 battles1,693
  9. #9AZBoiler237 battles1,662
  10. #10_Volatile_120 battles1,657
A-05 · VIDEO INTEL

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A-07 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

No tracked balance changes

When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.

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