Achilles

Achilles stats at a glance

The Achilles has 576 hit points , 38.1mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 48 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 150 damage per shot with 143mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2000. The vehicle can equip 3 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.0:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.7:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (3)

With the top-tier gun, the Achilles can theoretically output up to 2000 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How Achilles compares to its peers

There are 19 tier 6 tank destroyers in WoT, including the Achilles. Its 576 HP places it in the top 22% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 539). Frontal hull armor of 38.1mm ranks in the top 67% for the class (peer average: 65mm). Top forward speed of 48 km/h is faster than 61% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 150 damage per shot, higher than 0% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 143mm puts it in the top 100% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Achilles vs T78 — tier 6 tank destroyer from USA
• Achilles vs Jackson — tier 6 tank destroyer from USA
• Achilles vs Hellcat — tier 6 tank destroyer from USA
• See full tier 6 tank destroyer tier list — all 19 vehicles ranked

Related tier 6 tank destroyers

• ARL V39 — France
• AT 8 — UK
• Semovente M43 Bassotto — Italy
• SDP 44 Burza — Poland
• Churchill Gun Carrier — UK
• Dicker Max — Germany, premium
• Excalibur — UK, premium
• M18 Hellcat — USA
• All UK tanks · Tier 6 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

The Achilles was a British variant of the American M10 GMC tank destroyer. Standard M10 gun was replaced by a more powerful British anti-tank Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder gun. That allowed the tank destroyer to effectively battle against the German vehicles. In 1944 the re-equipping of the tank destroyer was launched, with a total of 1,100 vehicles re-equipped by the end of the war.

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