MBT-B

MBT-B is a tier 10 heavy tank from USA in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

MBT-B stats at a glance

The MBT-B has 1600 hit points , 105mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 3.5:1. This pronounced angling makes the MBT-B significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.3:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How MBT-B compares to its peers

There are 71 tier 10 heavy tanks in WoT, including the MBT-B. Its 1600 HP places it in the top 100% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1846). Frontal hull armor of 105mm ranks in the top 90% for the class (peer average: 170mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 71% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• MBT-B vs 113 BO — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• MBT-B vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• MBT-B vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• MBT-B vs 116-F3 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• See full tier 10 heavy tank tier list — all 71 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

In July 1964, General Motors Corporation presented a project for a main battle tank (MBT). It combined cutting-edge tank-building trends of the early 1960s: a lowered silhouette, high mobility, hydropneumatic suspension ensuring smooth movement without the ability to change clearance, as well as combined armor for HEAT shell protection. The designers planned to arm the tank with a 120 mm gun or a 120 mm gun/launching device, and their decision to mount TV cameras on the rear of the turret to boost the view range and ease reversing was even ahead of its time. They also paid great attention to m...

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