Tier IX Artillery Germany

G.W. Tiger

Tank ID 8721

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Development of an SPG on the chassis of the Pz.Kpfw. VIB Tiger II started in 1942. The project called for designing a common self-propelled gun carriage for the 17 cm Kanone 72 gun and 21 cm Mörser 18/1 howitzer. The concept of the SPG allowed the use of artillery systems from both the carriage and the ground. Work on building an experimental prototype began in 1945.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

500

Weight

59.5 t

Forward speed

45 km/h

Reverse speed

10 km/h

View range

295 m

Signal range

710 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	30	16	16
Turret	–	–	–

Engine: Maybach HL 210 TRM P45 (GW T) · 650 hp

Radio: FuG 12

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

17 cm Kanone 72

Calibre 170 mm

Reload time 31.0 s

Aiming time 4.8 s

Dispersion 0.65

Rate of fire 1.94 /min

Ammo capacity 21

Shell types

HE · high explosive Damage 563 / 750 / 938

Penetration 33 / 44 / 55 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 713 / 950 / 1,188

Penetration 41 / 55 / 69 mm

AP · armour-piercing Damage 375 / 500 / 625

Penetration 201 / 268 / 335 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

2,367

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

3,442

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

4,446

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 1,434

Avg. spotted 0.03

Avg. kills 0.87

Avg. defence 0.75

Exp. win rate 50.53 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

50.36 %

Avg. WN8

1,547

Battles

42,751

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 127 of 129 at Tier IX

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	Yzne eu	3,308	195	65.64 %
2	Panzerfighter_ eu	3,115	312	58.65 %
3	PicklesWart00th eu	3,092	440	53.86 %
4	Octavius eu	2,676	407	47.42 %
5	Schockisch eu	2,672	494	56.68 %
6	NewMultiShow eu	2,658	160	57.50 %
7	Quickfingers eu	2,614	256	53.91 %
8	skill4ltu eu	2,499	86	65.12 %
9	m00h eu	2,490	314	48.41 %
10	mka999 eu	2,349	269	57.99 %