Concept 1B

Concept 1B stats at a glance

The Concept 1B has 1440 hit points , 130mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 45 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 400 damage per shot with 258mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2180.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.1:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Concept 1B can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. 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 Concept 1B can theoretically output up to 2180 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Concept 1B compares to its peers

There are 69 tier 9 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Concept 1B. Its 1440 HP places it in the top 82% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1485). Frontal hull armor of 130mm ranks in the top 72% for the class (peer average: 154mm). Top forward speed of 45 km/h is faster than 76% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 400 damage per shot, higher than 28% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 258mm puts it in the top 25% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Concept 1B vs AE Phase I — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Concept 1B vs M-VI-Y — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Concept 1B vs M-VI-Y (120) — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 9 heavy tank tier list — all 69 vehicles ranked

Related tier 9 heavy tanks

• 50TP Tyszkiewicza — Poland
• 63TP Rycerski — Poland, premium
• AE Phase I — USA, premium
• Ambassador — Sweden, premium
• AMX 50 120 — France
• AMX M4 mle. 51 FL — France, premium
• AMX M4 mle. 51 — France
• Buryan — USSR, premium
• All USA tanks · Tier 9 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

From the late 1960s to the early 1970s, under the program for developing a new main battle tank, various designs were considered. One of them was a variant known as Concept 1B with a low turret and manual loading of a 110 mm rifled gun with high ballistics. No metal prototype was produced.

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