Guard VK 45.02 A

Guard VK 45.02 A stats at a glance

The Guard VK 45.02 A has 876 hit points , 150mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 38 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 220 damage per shot with 203mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2064.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.9:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.4:1. 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 Guard VK 45.02 (A) can theoretically output up to 2064 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Guard VK 45.02 (A) compares to its peers

There are 107 tier 8 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Guard VK 45.02 (A). Its 876 HP places it in the top 99% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1240). Frontal hull armor of 150mm ranks in the top 41% for the class (peer average: 143mm). Top forward speed of 38 km/h is faster than 48% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 220 damage per shot, higher than 2% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 203mm puts it in the top 86% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Guard VK 45.02 (A) vs Chrysler K — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• Guard VK 45.02 (A) vs Chrysler GF — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• Guard VK 45.02 (A) vs T26E5 — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 8 heavy tank tier list — all 107 vehicles ranked

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• 53TP Markowskiego — Poland
• 56TP — Poland, premium
• Object 703–II (100) — USSR, premium
• All Germany 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 project for the further development of the VK 45.01 (P). The prototype was not manufactured as the 10-cylinder Porsche engine did not pass trials. The manufactured turrets were mounted on the first Tiger IIs.

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