Tier VI Tank Destroyer Germany

Nashorn

Tank ID 11793

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The official designation of the Nashorn ("Rhinoceros") tank destroyer was 8.8 cm PaK 43/1 auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf). The vehicle was designated the Hornisse ("Hornet") until 1944. Produced on the same chassis as the Hummel heavy SPG. The vehicle first saw combat on the Eastern Front in the summer of 1943. A total of 494 vehicles were manufactured.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

670

Weight

23.5 t

Forward speed

40 km/h

Reverse speed

15 km/h

View range

360 m

Signal range

550 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	30	20	20
Turret	–	–	–

Engine: Maybach HL 120 TRM 112 R · 340 hp

Radio: FuG 8

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

8,8 cm Pak L/56 (164)

Calibre 88 mm

Reload time 5.6 s

Aiming time 1.7 s

Dispersion 0.32

Rate of fire 10.71 /min

Ammo capacity 55

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 165 / 220 / 275

Penetration 131 / 174 / 218 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 165 / 220 / 275

Penetration 158 / 211 / 264 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 203 / 270 / 338

Penetration 33 / 44 / 55 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,339

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,947

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

2,515

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 811

Avg. spotted 0.57

Avg. kills 1.02

Avg. defence 1.15

Exp. win rate 51.45 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

50.32 %

Avg. WN8

1,465

Battles

27,164

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 89 of 91 at Tier VI

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	Rasierer32 eu	4,509	70	61.43 %
2	Yzne eu	4,332	165	67.27 %
3	Xilense eu	4,087	64	65.63 %
4	skill4ltu eu	4,021	174	65.52 %
5	Quickfingers eu	3,634	63	60.32 %
6	Mallert eu	3,629	87	62.07 %
7	BigPrank eu	3,535	63	57.14 %
8	methinator eu	3,471	122	58.20 %
9	3rdMarker eu	3,232	132	65.91 %
10	Remicade1975 eu	3,085	127	62.99 %