Tier VII Heavy Tank Germany

Tiger I

Tank ID 529

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Development of the Tiger I was started in 1937 by the Henschel company. Mass production began in 1942, with an eventual total of 1,354 vehicles manufactured. The tank first saw combat in the fighting for Leningrad, and Tigers were at the forefront of battles from Tunisia to Kursk. Although production was discontinued in the summer of 1944, the Tiger I continued to see action until the end of the war.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,550

Weight

56.7 t

Forward speed

40 km/h

Reverse speed

12 km/h

View range

380 m

Signal range

710 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	100	80	80
Turret	100	80	80

Engine: Maybach HL 210 TRM P45 (I) · 710 hp

Radio: FuG 12

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

8,8 cm Kw.K. 36 L/56 Ausf. E

Calibre 88 mm

Reload time 6.4 s

Aiming time 2.3 s

Dispersion 0.36

Rate of fire 9.38 /min

Ammo capacity 92

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 180 / 240 / 300

Penetration 134 / 178 / 223 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 180 / 240 / 300

Penetration 159 / 212 / 265 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 240 / 320 / 400

Penetration 33 / 44 / 55 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,751

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

2,546

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

3,289

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 1,061

Avg. spotted 0.99

Avg. kills 0.95

Avg. defence 1.04

Exp. win rate 53.64 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

51.42 %

Avg. WN8

1,400

Battles

97,117

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 75 of 85 at Tier VII

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	EvilQuintessence eu	5,573	66	69.70 %
2	DaCupCakkeZor eu	4,739	71	70.42 %
3	swiss1809 na	3,991	139	66.91 %
4	Yzne eu	3,908	250	64.40 %
5	IThree_starsI eu	3,889	462	64.29 %
6	Freyxa na	3,864	100	63.00 %
7	Hojey eu	3,626	105	60.00 %
8	JOD3L eu	3,507	206	64.08 %
9	BrazilianCut_Management eu	3,486	165	67.27 %
10	mailand eu	3,444	233	60.94 %