Hirschkäfer
Tank ID 40977
Vehicle description
Wargaming Tankopedia
A project for a German tank destroyer from the 1970s based on the Leopard 1 with an autoloader. The designers believed the vehicle could efficiently hit enemy tanks from ranges at which return fire would not pose a threat. However, it was found that this task could be performed perfectly well by the latest Bundeswehr tank, the Leopard 2, which was in active development at the time. As a result, the military decided not to build a prototype of the vehicle.
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Technical profile
Standard configuration
Hit points
1,900
Weight
40.0 t
Forward speed
60 km/h
Reverse speed
15 km/h
View range
380 m
Signal range
800 m
Armour
| Front | Sides | Rear | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 30 | 20 | 20 |
| Turret | 30 | 20 | 20 |
Engine: MTU MB 838 CaM 500H · 830 hp
Radio: SEM 25H
Armament
Standard gun and ammunition
12 cm Rheinmetall Geweih
Shell types
Penetration 218 / 290 / 363 mm
Penetration 255 / 340 / 425 mm
Penetration 45 / 60 / 75 mm
Marks of Excellence
Damage thresholds
Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)
No expected values available for this tank.
WN8 Expected Values
XVM reference
XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)
No WN8 data available.
Community stats
Measured, not estimated
Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.
Win rate
54.07 %
Avg. WN8
–
no WN8 reference for this vehicle
Battles
7,006
As of Aug 31, 2026
Rank 15 of 19 at Tier XI
Best players on this tank
By WN8
From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.
No player with enough battles on this tank stored yet.
