Tier V Heavy Tank Germany

Pz.Kpfw. KW I (r)

Pz. KW I

Tank ID 59153

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

In early July 1941, the Armed Forces High Command ordered the evacuation and the putting in operation of captured Soviet vehicles, among which were the KV heavy tanks. The most significant improvement to the KV-1 was made in 1943 by the 204th Panzer Regiment of the 22nd Panzer Division. The gun was likely damaged, as it was equipped with the German 7.5 cm gun from the Pz.Kpfw. IV G with the mantlet and the MG 34 coaxial machine gun. Additionally, the Pz.Kpfw. IV commander's cupola was placed to the turret's top, the radio was replaced, and the T-34 fan with a cover was mounted.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

850

Weight

51.0 t

Forward speed

34 km/h

Reverse speed

10 km/h

View range

330 m

Signal range

500 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	75	75	70
Turret	110	110	110

Engine: V-2K · 500 hp

Radio: FuG 5m

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

7.5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 SchF

Calibre 75 mm

Reload time 3.9 s

Aiming time 2.5 s

Dispersion 0.37

Rate of fire 15.46 /min

Ammo capacity 105

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 83 / 110 / 138

Penetration 86 / 115 / 144 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 83 / 110 / 138

Penetration 122 / 162 / 203 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 131 / 175 / 219

Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,307

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,902

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

2,456

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 792

Avg. spotted 1.07

Avg. kills 1.13

Avg. defence 0.92

Exp. win rate 57.17 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

57.88 %

Avg. WN8

2,168

Battles

1,809

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 12 of 87 at Tier V

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	4,220	147	68.71 %
2	Mr__Buttons na	2,742	136	50.74 %
3	grego34 na	2,364	75	56.00 %
4	EricLiu1024 asia	1,376	114	53.51 %
5	Leviosa eu	1,256	70	52.86 %
6	F6L3X eu	1,188	63	55.56 %
7	Dachstueberl eu	865	51	49.02 %