Chi-Se

Chi-Se stats at a glance

The Chi-Se has 1240 hit points , 135mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 330 damage per shot with 220mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2201.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.7:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.9:1. 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 Chi-Se can theoretically output up to 2201 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Chi-Se compares to its peers

There are 107 tier 8 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Chi-Se. Its 1240 HP places it in the top 49% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1237). Frontal hull armor of 135mm ranks in the top 49% for the class (peer average: 144mm). Top forward speed of 40 km/h is faster than 57% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 330 damage per shot, higher than 41% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 220mm puts it in the top 56% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Chi-Se vs Chrysler K — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• Chi-Se vs Chrysler GF — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• Chi-Se vs T26E5 — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 8 heavy tank tier list — all 107 vehicles ranked

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• 110 — China
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• 50TP prototyp — Poland, premium
• 50TP Resilient — Poland, premium
• 53TP Markowskiego — Poland
• 56TP — Poland, premium
• Object 703–II (100) — USSR, premium
• All Japan tanks · Tier 8 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 1943, a delegation of Imperial Japanese Army representatives attended a demonstration of the German Pz.Kpfw. Tiger Ausf. E heavy tank in Kummersdorf near Berlin. The Tiger seriously impressed the military, and so they decided to create a similar vehicle for the Japanese Army. The design called for using many technological solutions from the German school of tank-building, and the vehicle could have turned out to be quite successful. However, by 1945, the situation in the country had become extremely difficult and building the tank was problematic. For that reason, the fate of the last Japan...

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