Pike

Pike stats at a glance

The Pike has 1520 hit points , 140mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 35 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 450 damage per shot with 246mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1931.

Hull & survivability

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

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. 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 Pike can theoretically output up to 1931 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Pike compares to its peers

There are 69 tier 9 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Pike. Its 1520 HP places it in the top 56% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1483). Frontal hull armor of 140mm ranks in the top 57% for the class (peer average: 154mm). Top forward speed of 35 km/h is faster than 29% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 450 damage per shot, higher than 68% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 246mm puts it in the top 72% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Pike vs AE Phase I — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Pike vs Concept 1B — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Pike vs M-VI-Y — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 9 heavy tank tier list — all 69 vehicles ranked

Related tier 9 heavy tanks

• 50TP Tyszkiewicza — Poland
• 63TP Rycerski — Poland, premium
• AE Phase I — USA, premium
• Ambassador — Sweden, premium
• AMX 50 120 — France
• AMX M4 mle. 51 FL — France, premium
• AMX M4 mle. 51 — France
• Buryan — USSR, premium
• All UK 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 Pike heavy tank, designed for the British Army of the Rhine. It combined the chassis of the FV229 coastal defense tank and the turret of an unimplemented West German heavy tank with a powerful gun. It was initially created to fight the Soviet IS-3 heavy tank. Due to difficult interaction between British and German companies, the development was seriously delayed. As a result, the British Conqueror was fully adopted for service, and the Pike remained in draft form.

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