VK 72.01 (K)
Germany·
Heavy Tank·HT assaultA superheavy tank with rear placement of the turret. Developed by the Krupp company. A new vehicle was to have stronger armament and enhanced armor compared to the VK 70.01. Existed only in blueprints.
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 13 plates
Turret
All 10 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 2,250
- Damage
- 750
- Penetration
- 246 mm
- … at 500m
- 241 mm
- Reload time
- 20.00 s
- Rate of fire
- 3.00/min
- Aim time
- 2.90 s
- Dispersion
- 0.400 m
- … moving
- 0.210
- … tank traverse
- 0.210
- … turret traverse
- 0.100
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 203
- Caliber
- 150.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 757 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 35
- Potential damage
- 26,250
- Shell cost
- 1,260 cr
- Top speed
- 33 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 15 km/h
- Power/weight
- 10.00 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 24.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 18.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 33.0 km/h
- … medium
- 33.0 km/h
- … soft
- 17.4 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 24.0 °/s
- … medium
- 22.0 °/s
- … soft
- 11.5 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 17 °
- Gun depression
- 7 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.10
- … medium
- 1.20
- … soft
- 2.30
- Hull armor
- 240 / 160 / 120
- Turret armor
- 200 / 160 / 120
- Health
- 2,500
- Engine health
- 360
- … repaired
- 160
- Track health
- 300
- … repaired
- 225
- … repair time
- 6.86 s
- Ammo rack health
- 280
- … repaired
- 190
- Fuel tank health
- 200
- … repaired
- 70
- Total weight
- 120,000 kg
- Stationary camo
- 3.30 / 0.33%
- Moving camo
- 1.65 / 0.16%
- View range
- 400 m
- Fire chance
- 12%
360° traverse
Commander
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
Loader
Server performance
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Performance over time
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Population spread
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Top players
Highest performers in the VK 72.01 (K) on NA
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
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