Bear

Bear stats at a glance

The Bear has 848 hit points , 100mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 43 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 340 damage per shot with 130mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2914.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Bear can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.1:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Bear can theoretically output up to 2914 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Bear compares to its peers

There are 4 tier 1 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Bear. Its 848 HP places it in the top 0% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 800). Frontal hull armor of 100mm ranks in the top 33% for the class (peer average: 95mm). Top forward speed of 43 km/h is faster than 67% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 340 damage per shot, higher than 33% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 130mm puts it in the top 100% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Bear vs Walküre — tier 1 heavy tank from Germany
• Bear vs Varyag — tier 1 heavy tank from USSR
• Bear vs Beowulf — tier 1 heavy tank from Sweden
• See full tier 1 heavy tank tier list — all 4 vehicles ranked

Related tier 1 heavy tanks

• Beowulf — Sweden
• Varyag — USSR
• Walküre — Germany
• All Germany 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

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