Hirschkäfer

Hirschkäfer stats at a glance

The Hirschkäfer has 1520 hit points , 30mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 60 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 600 damage per shot with 290mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2790.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.5:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 4.0:1. 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 Hirschkäfer can theoretically output up to 2790 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Hirschkäfer compares to its peers

There are 5 tier 11 tank destroyers in WoT, including the Hirschkäfer. Its 1520 HP places it in the top 100% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 1690). Frontal hull armor of 30mm ranks in the top 100% for the class (peer average: 185mm). Top forward speed of 60 km/h is faster than 100% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 600 damage per shot, higher than 50% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 290mm puts it in the top 75% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Hirschkäfer vs Gorilla — tier 11 tank destroyer from USA
• Hirschkäfer vs PTZ-78 — tier 11 tank destroyer from China
• Hirschkäfer vs Breaker — tier 11 tank destroyer from UK
• See full tier 11 tank destroyer tier list — all 5 vehicles ranked

Related tier 11 tank destroyers

• AT-FV230 Breaker — UK
• Gorilla — USA
• PTZ-78 — China
• Strv 107-12 — Sweden
• All Germany tanks · Tier 11 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 a German tank destroyer from the 1970s based on the Leopard 1 with an autoloader. The designers believed the vehicle could efficiently hit enemy tanks from ranges at which return fire would not pose a threat. However, it was found that this task could be performed perfectly well by the latest Bundeswehr tank, the Leopard 2, which was in active development at the time. As a result, the military decided not to build a prototype of the vehicle.

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