Emil I

Emil I stats at a glance

The Emil I has 1240 hit points , 100mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 360 damage per shot with 217mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1962. The vehicle can equip 2 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.9:1. This pronounced angling makes the Emil I significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

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 (2)

With the top-tier gun, the Emil I can theoretically output up to 1962 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 Emil I compares to its peers

There are 107 tier 8 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Emil I. Its 1240 HP places it in the top 49% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1237). Frontal hull armor of 100mm ranks in the top 97% for the class (peer average: 144mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 90% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 360 damage per shot, higher than 44% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 217mm puts it in the top 70% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

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

Related tier 8 heavy tanks

• 110 — China
• 112 FL — China, premium
• 112 — China, premium
• 50TP prototyp — Poland, premium
• 50TP Resilient — Poland, premium
• 53TP Markowskiego — Poland
• 56TP — Poland, premium
• Object 703–II (100) — USSR, premium
• All Sweden 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

A variant of the heavy tank developed for the Swedish army under the EMIL project in the 1950s. Design solutions used for the French AMX 13 tank influenced the project, which is obvious from the design of the turret. In 1951, a draft design was prepared, but development was discontinued in favor of later versions.

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