Kpz. Erich Konzept I

Kpz. Erich Konzept I stats at a glance

The Kpz. Erich Konzept I has 1320 hit points , 50mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 65 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 400 damage per shot with 270mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2308.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.4:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Kpz EK I can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.3:1. The Kpz EK I has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Kpz EK I can theoretically output up to 2308 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Kpz EK I compares to its peers

There are 58 tier 9 medium tanks in WoT, including the Kpz EK I. Its 1320 HP places it in the top 70% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1333). Frontal hull armor of 50mm ranks in the top 86% for the class (peer average: 98mm). Top forward speed of 65 km/h is faster than 86% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 400 damage per shot, higher than 82% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 270mm puts it in the top 4% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Kpz EK I vs Patton Tank — tier 9 medium tank from USA
• Kpz EK I vs Ares MTB — tier 9 medium tank from USA
• Kpz EK I vs Ares 85 — tier 9 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 9 medium tank tier list — all 58 vehicles ranked

Related tier 9 medium tanks

• Alpha E 50 — Germany
• AMX 30 1er prototype — France
• Ares 85 — USA
• Ares MTB — USA, premium
• Bat.-Châtillon 25 t AP — France
• Centurion Mk. 7/1 — UK
• Char Futur 4 — France, premium
• Char Murat — France, premium
• All Germany tanks · Tier 9 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

The Erich Konzept I is a blueprint design from 1965 that was developed as part of the T/KPZ 70 project. The developers wanted to create a turret with a spherical base that would enable it to rotate on three axes. They also planned to mount a 120 mm cannon that would be stabilized on three axes and explored the possibility of equipping the vehicle with a more powerful gun. The project went no further than blueprints.

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