SDT-58 Vlkodav

SDT-58 Vlkodav is a tier 9 medium tank from Czechoslovakia in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

SDT-58 Vlkodav stats at a glance

The SDT-58 Vlkodav has 1360 hit points , 180mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 3.0:1. This pronounced angling makes the Vlkodav significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.1:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Vlkodav compares to its peers

There are 50 tier 9 medium tanks in WoT, including the Vlkodav. Its 1360 HP places it in the top 67% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1369). Frontal hull armor of 180mm ranks in the top 4% for the class (peer average: 95mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 27% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Vlkodav vs AMX 30 — tier 9 medium tank from France
• Vlkodav vs Ares 85 — tier 9 medium tank from USA
• Vlkodav vs Ares MTB — tier 9 medium tank from USA
• Vlkodav vs B-C 25 t AP — tier 9 medium tank from France
• See full tier 9 medium tank tier list — all 50 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

In the late 1950s, the Czechoslovak military prepared the requirements for a new heavy tank that would be qualitatively different from all vehicles developed previously. The designers planned to equip the vehicle with powerful armament consisting of two guns, which was meant to significantly increase the fire rate. An optical rangefinder was intended to improve aiming. Preliminary calculations showed that mounting two guns and fitting their ammunition would overload the chassis. In addition, the tank turned out to be quite difficult to service and expensive to produce. The project was closed b...

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