VK 65.01 (H)
Germany·
Heavy TankJanuary 19, 1939, the Panzer and Motorized Equipment Branch (WaPrüf 6) of the German Army Weapons Agency announced development of a 65-ton tank. The Henschel and Krupp companies received an order for production of pilot vehicles on September 1st, 1939. A wooden dummy was created by April 1940 and, according to various sources, one or two more prototypes in unarmored steel and with no turret were produced by mid-1941. In 1942, development was discontinued and the prototypes were destroyed.
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 6 plates
Turret
All 8 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 1,784
- Damage
- 110
- Penetration
- 108 mm
- … at 500m
- 92 mm
- Reload time
- 3.70 s
- Rate of fire
- 16.22/min
- Aim time
- 1.90 s
- Dispersion
- 0.380 m
- … moving
- 0.230
- … tank traverse
- 0.230
- … turret traverse
- 0.120
- … after firing
- 3.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 100
- Caliber
- 75.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 800 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 120
- Potential damage
- 13,200
- Shell cost
- 70 cr
- Top speed
- 30 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 15 km/h
- Power/weight
- 13.85 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 35.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 24.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 30.0 km/h
- … medium
- 30.0 km/h
- … soft
- 22.2 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 35.0 °/s
- … medium
- 29.2 °/s
- … soft
- 14.0 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.00
- … medium
- 1.20
- … soft
- 2.50
- Hull armor
- 80 / 80 / 80
- Turret armor
- 80 / 80 / 80
- Health
- 920
- Engine health
- 145
- … repaired
- 73
- Track health
- 150
- … repaired
- 110
- … repair time
- 8.00 s
- Ammo rack health
- 160
- … repaired
- 110
- Fuel tank health
- 150
- … repaired
- 50
- Total weight
- 65,000 kg
- Stationary camo
- 5.60 / 0.94%
- Moving camo
- 2.80 / 0.47%
- View range
- 360 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
360° traverse
Commander
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
Loader
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Video reviews
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