Mosquito

Mosquito stats at a glance

The Mosquito has 768 hit points , 750mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 35 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 400 damage per shot with 110mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1000.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 750.0:1. This pronounced angling makes the Mosquito significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.2:1. 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 Mosquito can theoretically output up to 1000 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Mosquito compares to its peers

There are 24 tier 6 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Mosquito. Its 768 HP places it in the top 96% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 856). Frontal hull armor of 750mm ranks in the top 0% for the class (peer average: 110mm). Top forward speed of 35 km/h is faster than 30% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 400 damage per shot, higher than 87% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 110mm puts it in the top 100% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Mosquito vs M6 — tier 6 heavy tank from USA
• Mosquito vs Pawlack Tank — tier 6 heavy tank from USA
• Mosquito vs ARL 44 — tier 6 heavy tank from France
• See full tier 6 heavy tank tier list — all 24 vehicles ranked

Related tier 6 heavy tanks

• A43 BP prototype — UK, premium
• ARL 44 — France
• Char de transition — France, premium
• Churchill St. Gloriana — UK, premium
• Churchill VII — UK
• Churchill Crocodile — UK, premium
• Heavy Tank — USSR
• Heavy Tank No. VI — Japan, premium
• All USSR tanks · Tier 6 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

Heavy assault tank. Developed on the basis of the KV-1 in January 1940, with a total of 334 vehicles manufactured from 1940 through 1941. The KV-2 tanks were used in action in 1941, with most of the vehicles lost the same year.

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