VK 65.01 (H)

VK 65.01 (H) stats at a glance

The VK 65.01 (H) has 736 hit points , 80mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 30 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 110 damage per shot with 108mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1784.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.0:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the VK 65.01 (H) can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.0:1. 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 VK 65.01 (H) can theoretically output up to 1784 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How VK 65.01 (H) compares to its peers

There are 17 tier 5 heavy tanks in WoT, including the VK 65.01 (H). Its 736 HP places it in the top 31% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 707). Frontal hull armor of 80mm ranks in the top 44% for the class (peer average: 96mm). Top forward speed of 30 km/h is faster than 19% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 110 damage per shot, higher than 13% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 108mm puts it in the top 50% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• VK 65.01 (H) vs T1 Heavy — tier 5 heavy tank from USA
• VK 65.01 (H) vs T14 — tier 5 heavy tank from USA
• VK 65.01 (H) vs T14 (tr.) — tier 5 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 5 heavy tank tier list — all 17 vehicles ranked

Related tier 5 heavy tanks

• BDR G1 B — France
• Churchill I — UK
• Churchill III — USSR, premium
• Excelsior — UK, premium
• KV-1 — USSR
• KV-1SA — USSR, premium
• KV-1 shielded — USSR, premium
• KV-220-2 Beta Test — USSR, premium
• All Germany tanks · Tier 5 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

January 19, 1939, the Panzer and Motorized Equipment Branch (WaPrüf 6) of the German Army Weapons Agency announced development of a 65-ton tank. The Henschel and Krupp companies received an order for production of pilot vehicles on September 1st, 1939. A wooden dummy was created by April 1940 and, according to various sources, one or two more prototypes in unarmored steel and with no turret were produced by mid-1941. In 1942, development was discontinued and the prototypes were destroyed.

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