Nashorn

Nashorn stats at a glance

The Nashorn has 536 hit points , 30mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 240 damage per shot with 203mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2285. The vehicle can equip 2 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

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

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.7:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (2)

With the top-tier gun, the Nashorn can theoretically output up to 2285 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How Nashorn compares to its peers

There are 19 tier 6 tank destroyers in WoT, including the Nashorn. Its 536 HP places it in the top 50% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 542). Frontal hull armor of 30mm ranks in the top 78% for the class (peer average: 66mm). Top forward speed of 40 km/h is faster than 22% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 240 damage per shot, higher than 28% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 203mm puts it in the top 6% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Nashorn vs T78 — tier 6 tank destroyer from USA
• Nashorn vs Jackson — tier 6 tank destroyer from USA
• Nashorn vs Hellcat — tier 6 tank destroyer from USA
• See full tier 6 tank destroyer tier list — all 19 vehicles ranked

Related tier 6 tank destroyers

• Achilles — UK
• ARL V39 — France
• AT 8 — UK
• Semovente M43 Bassotto — Italy
• SDP 44 Burza — Poland
• Churchill Gun Carrier — UK
• Dicker Max — Germany, premium
• Excalibur — UK, premium
• All Germany 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

The official designation of the Nashorn ("Rhinoceros") tank destroyer was 8.8 cm PaK 43/1 auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf). The vehicle was designated the Hornisse ("Hornet") until 1944. Produced on the same chassis as the Hummel heavy SPG. The vehicle first saw combat on the Eastern Front in the summer of 1943. A total of 494 vehicles were manufactured.

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