Windhund

Windhund stats at a glance

The Windhund has 1040 hit points , 50mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 320 damage per shot with 271mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2429.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.7:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 1.7:1. The Windhund has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Windhund can theoretically output up to 2429 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Windhund compares to its peers

There are 62 tier 8 tank destroyers in WoT, including the Windhund. Its 1040 HP places it in the top 46% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 1006). Frontal hull armor of 50mm ranks in the top 79% for the class (peer average: 127mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 52% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 320 damage per shot, higher than 15% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 271mm puts it in the top 15% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Windhund vs TS-5 — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• Windhund vs XM66F — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• Windhund 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 Germany 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

In the mid-1960s, inspired by the Swedish Strv S, the Bundeswehr decided to build its own equivalent based on German developments. In 1966, KraussMaffei and Rheinmetall were offered a competition to design a turretless tank with a gun hard-mounted to the hull. Three years later, Rheinmetall presented a prototype, while KraussMaffei withdrew from the competition to focus on producing and upgrading Leopard 1 tanks. However, the new vehicle turned out very expensive to produce, only costing a little less than the Kpz. 70 main battle tank, the program for which was terminated because of high costs...

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