Šotek

Šotek stats at a glance

The Šotek has 920 hit points , 65mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 55 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 250 damage per shot with 270mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2778.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.6:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.8:1. The Šotek has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Šotek can theoretically output up to 2778 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Šotek compares to its peers

There are 62 tier 8 tank destroyers in WoT, including the Šotek. Its 920 HP places it in the top 80% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 1008). Frontal hull armor of 65mm ranks in the top 69% for the class (peer average: 127mm). Top forward speed of 55 km/h is faster than 74% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 250 damage per shot, higher than 7% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 270mm puts it in the top 21% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Šotek vs TS-5 — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• Šotek vs XM66F — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• Šotek vs XM57 — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• See full tier 8 tank destroyer tier list — all 62 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 tank destroyers

• Lorraine 120 Alby — France, premium
• Alpha Rhm.-B. WT — Germany
• Alpha Skorpion — Germany
• AMX AC mle. 48 FL — France, premium
• AMX AC mle. 48 — France
• AMX Canon d'assaut 105 — France, premium
• AT 15 — UK
• Bastion — UK
• All Czechoslovakia tanks · Tier 8 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

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