Black Rock

Black Rock stats at a glance

The Black Rock has 1920 hit points , 171.5mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 43 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 420 damage per shot with 278mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2398.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.9:1.

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 Black Rock can theoretically output up to 2398 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Black Rock compares to its peers

There are 10 tier 11 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Black Rock. Its 1920 HP places it in the top 78% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 2126). Frontal hull armor of 171.5mm ranks in the top 56% for the class (peer average: 158mm). Top forward speed of 43 km/h is faster than 78% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 420 damage per shot, higher than 33% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 278mm puts it in the top 0% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Black Rock vs T803 — tier 11 heavy tank from USA
• Black Rock vs BZ-79 — tier 11 heavy tank from China
• Black Rock vs Imbattable — tier 11 heavy tank from France
• See full tier 11 heavy tank tier list — all 10 vehicles ranked

Related tier 11 heavy tanks

• BZ-79 — China
• FV4025 Contriver — UK
• Fauteur — France
• AMX 67 Imbattable — France
• KR-1 — USSR
• STK-2 — Japan
• T803 — USA
• Taschenratte — Germany
• All USA tanks · Tier 11 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

In the 1970s, the U.S. military started developing a next-generation heavy tank with maximum crew protection. The ammunition was located separately from the crew in different parts of the hull, and the designers planned to equip the vehicle with advanced electronics and an automatic loading system. During development the available technologies were found to be insufficiently reliable. They were too likely to malfunction and no duplicate manual systems were planned other than periscopes. The tank's concept was clearly ahead of its time, and because of the technical limitations the project was c...

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