Gonsalo

Gonsalo stats at a glance

The Gonsalo has 1200 hit points , 130mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 37 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 440 damage per shot with 240mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1760.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 3.7:1. This pronounced angling makes the Gonsalo significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

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 Gonsalo can theoretically output up to 1760 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Gonsalo compares to its peers

There are 107 tier 8 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Gonsalo. Its 1200 HP places it in the top 80% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1237). Frontal hull armor of 130mm ranks in the top 57% for the class (peer average: 144mm). Top forward speed of 37 km/h is faster than 46% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 440 damage per shot, higher than 85% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 240mm puts it in the top 4% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

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

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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

The project was developed at the Royal Military College in 1962. The tank had to have great mobility, good frontal armor, and a powerful gun with a magazine loading system. Originally the plan was to use a 160 mm gun with HE shells as well as nuclear warhead shells. During the latter's production, technical difficulties led to considering the name Gonsalo for a vehicle variant with a 120 mm gun using AP and HE shells. The vehicle turned out too complex and expensive to make, while the many innovations did not guarantee an advantage over the vehicles that were in development and production. The...

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