Gryphon

Gryphon is a tier 10 heavy tank from UK in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

Gryphon stats at a glance

The Gryphon has 1680 hit points , 80mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 43 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Gryphon can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

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)

How Gryphon compares to its peers

There are 71 tier 10 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Gryphon. Its 1680 HP places it in the top 93% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1845). Frontal hull armor of 80mm ranks in the top 100% for the class (peer average: 171mm). Top forward speed of 43 km/h is faster than 60% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Gryphon vs 113 BO — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Gryphon vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Gryphon vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Gryphon vs 116-F3 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• See full tier 10 heavy tank tier list — all 71 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

As work on the Chieftain tank progressed, the matter arose of organizing production of a similar-class vehicle outside of the U.K. Based on the chassis of the first prototype, a project was developed with the American turret of the promising Concept 1B tank. The vehicle was given the working name of Gryphon. Besides the turret, use of a range of other American components was planned. The internal equipment was meant to remain British. Initially, the design included the possibility of mounting either a British or an American gun, depending on the country where production was supposed to begin. ...

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