VK 65.01 (H)
Tank ID 59409
Vehicle description
Wargaming Tankopedia
January 19, 1939, the Panzer and Motorized Equipment Branch (WaPrüf 6) of the German Army Weapons Agency announced development of a 65-ton tank. The Henschel and Krupp companies received an order for production of pilot vehicles on September 1st, 1939. A wooden dummy was created by April 1940 and, according to various sources, one or two more prototypes in unarmored steel and with no turret were produced by mid-1941. In 1942, development was discontinued and the prototypes were destroyed.
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Technical profile
Standard configuration
Hit points
920
Weight
65.0 t
Forward speed
30 km/h
Reverse speed
15 km/h
View range
360 m
Signal range
620 m
Armour
| Front | Sides | Rear | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Turret | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Engine: Maybach HL 224 · 900 hp
Radio: FuG5 mit 20 WS.E.
Armament
Standard gun and ammunition
7,5 cm Kw.K. L/40
Shell types
Penetration 81 / 108 / 135 mm
Penetration 93 / 124 / 155 mm
Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm
Marks of Excellence
Damage thresholds
Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)
Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.
WN8 Expected Values
XVM reference
XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)
Community stats
Measured, not estimated
Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.
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Best players on this tank
By WN8
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