H3

H3 is a tier 9 heavy tank from USA in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

H3 stats at a glance

The H3 has 1360 hit points , 139.7mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 46 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.2:1. This pronounced angling makes the H3 significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

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 H3 compares to its peers

There are 60 tier 9 heavy tanks in WoT, including the H3. Its 1360 HP places it in the top 100% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1525). Frontal hull armor of 139.7mm ranks in the top 58% for the class (peer average: 153mm). Top forward speed of 46 km/h is faster than 86% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• H3 vs 50TP — tier 9 heavy tank from Poland
• H3 vs AE Phase I — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• H3 vs AMX 50 120 — tier 9 heavy tank from France
• H3 vs AMX M4 51 FL — tier 9 heavy tank from France
• See full tier 9 heavy tank tier list — all 60 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

In the second half of the 1940s, the U.S. was carrying out unhurried work on a heavy tank and had not moved beyond the prototype phase. The Korean War was a strong impetus to progress, and the early 1950s saw the appearance of the T43 heavy tank, which transformed into the serially produced M103 heavy tank. Work then began on designing heavier tanks, and the H3 heavy tank was among the presented concepts. The U.S. clearly drew upon experience of the French AMX 50 in its creation. The vehicle was equipped with an oscillating turret and an autoloader but remained an original design—this also con...

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