Gryphon

Gryphon stats at a glance

The Gryphon has 1680 hit points , 80mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 43 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 420 damage per shot with 263mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2239.

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)

With the top-tier gun, the Gryphon can theoretically output up to 2239 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Gryphon compares to its peers

There are 78 tier 10 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Gryphon. Its 1680 HP places it in the top 91% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1853). Frontal hull armor of 80mm ranks in the top 100% for the class (peer average: 187mm). Top forward speed of 43 km/h is faster than 64% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 420 damage per shot, higher than 25% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 263mm puts it in the top 23% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Gryphon vs M-V-Y — tier 10 heavy tank from USA
• Gryphon vs MBT-B — tier 10 heavy tank from USA
• Gryphon vs Stinger — tier 10 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 10 heavy tank tier list — all 78 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

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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