VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B

VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B

Germany | Heavy Tank | Tier IX

Battle Tier

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3,598,000   Cost

1850470 HP Hit Points

72.5/75.542.17/81.4 t Weight Limit

Crew

1. Commander
2. Gunner
3. Driver
4. Radio Operator
5. Loader

Mobility

600840 hp Engine Power

30/15 km/h Speed Limit

1720 deg/s Traverse

8.2819.92 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio

YesYes Pivot

Armor

// mm Hull Armor

220/150/150265/160/160 mm Turret Armor

Armament

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252/4400/252 1070/4800/935 Shell Cost

240/240/295490/490/630 HP Damage

203/237/44246/311/65 mm Penetration

| |}} | |}} 7.79 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 7.7 s 50% Crew: 9.54 s 75% Crew: 8.33 s 100% Crew: 7.38 s Rammer: 6.64 s Vents: 7.22 s Both: 6.5 s Both and BiA: 6.35 s Both and Max Crew %: 6.09 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. | |}} | |}} 3.82 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 15.7 s 50% Crew: 19.45 s 75% Crew: 16.98 s 100% Crew: 15.05 s Rammer: 13.55 s Vents: 14.72 s Both: 13.25 s Both and BiA: 12.96 s Both and Max Crew %: 12.42 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. Rate of Fire

| |}} | |}} 1869.6 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (240 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1869.6 50% Crew: 1509.6 75% Crew: 1728 100% Crew: 1948.8 100% Crew Vents: 1992 Rammer: 2164.8 Both: 2215.2 Both and BiA: 2263.2 Both and Max Crew %: 2361.6 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2109.6 50% Crew: 1749.6 75% Crew: 1968 100% Crew: 2188.8 100% Crew Rammer: 2404.8 Vents: 2232 Both: 2455.2 Both and BiA: 2503.2 Both and Max Crew %: 2601.6 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (240 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1869.6 50% Crew: 1509.6 75% Crew: 1728 100% Crew: 1948.8 100% Crew Vents: 1992 Rammer: 2164.8 Both: 2215.2 Both and BiA: 2263.2 Both and Max Crew %: 2361.6 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2109.6 50% Crew: 1749.6 75% Crew: 1968 100% Crew: 2188.8 100% Crew Rammer: 2404.8 Vents: 2232 Both: 2455.2 Both and BiA: 2503.2 Both and Max Crew %: 2601.6 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (295 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2298.05 50% Crew: 1855.55 75% Crew: 2124 100% Crew: 2395.4 100% Crew Vents: 2448.5 Rammer: 2660.9 Both: 2722.85 Both and BiA: 2781.85 Both and Max Crew %: 2902.8 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2593.05 50% Crew: 2150.55 75% Crew: 2419 100% Crew: 2690.4 100% Crew Rammer: 2955.9 Vents: 2743.5 Both: 3017.85 Both and BiA: 3076.85 Both and Max Crew %: 3197.8 See here, here, or here for more information. | |}} | |}} 1871.8 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (490 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1871.8 50% Crew: 1509.2 75% Crew: 1729.7 100% Crew: 1950.2 100% Crew Vents: 1994.3 Rammer: 2165.8 Both: 2214.8 Both and BiA: 2263.8 Both and Max Crew %: 2361.8 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2361.8 50% Crew: 1999.2 75% Crew: 2219.7 100% Crew: 2440.2 100% Crew Rammer: 2655.8 Vents: 2484.3 Both: 2704.8 Both and BiA: 2753.8 Both and Max Crew %: 2851.8 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (490 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1871.8 50% Crew: 1509.2 75% Crew: 1729.7 100% Crew: 1950.2 100% Crew Vents: 1994.3 Rammer: 2165.8 Both: 2214.8 Both and BiA: 2263.8 Both and Max Crew %: 2361.8 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2361.8 50% Crew: 1999.2 75% Crew: 2219.7 100% Crew: 2440.2 100% Crew Rammer: 2655.8 Vents: 2484.3 Both: 2704.8 Both and BiA: 2753.8 Both and Max Crew %: 2851.8 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (630 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 2406.6 50% Crew: 1940.4 75% Crew: 2223.9 100% Crew: 2507.4 100% Crew Vents: 2564.1 Rammer: 2784.6 Both: 2847.6 Both and BiA: 2910.6 Both and Max Crew %: 3036.6 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 3036.6 50% Crew: 2570.4 75% Crew: 2853.9 100% Crew: 3137.4 100% Crew Rammer: 3414.6 Vents: 3194.1 Both: 3477.6 Both and BiA: 3540.6 Both and Max Crew %: 3666.6 See here, here, or here for more information. Damage Per Minute

| |}} 0.34 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.421 m With 75% Crew: 0.368 m With 100% Crew: 0.326 m With BiA: 0.319 m With BiA and Vents: 0.312 m Maximum possible: 0.299 m For more details, see Crew | |}} 0.37 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.458 m With 75% Crew: 0.4 m With 100% Crew: 0.355 m With BiA: 0.347 m With BiA and Vents: 0.339 m Maximum possible: 0.325 m For more details, see Crew Accuracy

| |}} 2.9 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 3.592 s With 75% Crew: 3.137 s With 100% Crew: 2.781 s With GLD: 2.528 s With BiA: 2.719 s With BiA and Vents: 2.66 s With both and GLD: 2.418 s Maximum possible: 2.318 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment | |}} 2.6 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 3.221 s With 75% Crew: 2.812 s With 100% Crew: 2.493 s With GLD: 2.266 s With BiA: 2.438 s With BiA and Vents: 2.385 s With both and GLD: 2.168 s Maximum possible: 2.078 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment Aim time

2618 deg/s Turret Traverse

360° Gun Arc

-5°/+18°-5°/+18° Elevation Arc

9236 rounds Ammo Capacity

General

2015 % Chance of Fire

390 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 306.4 m With 75% Crew: 348.2 m With 100% Crew: 390 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 409.7 m With Coated Optics: 429 m With Binocular Telescope: 487.5 m Maximum possible: 558.3 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment 400 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 314.3 m With 75% Crew: 357.2 m With 100% Crew: 400 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 420.2 m With Coated Optics: 440 m With Binocular Telescope: 500 m Maximum possible: 572.6 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment View Range

| |}} 415 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 335 m With 75% Crew: 383.7 m With 100% Crew: 432.8 m With 100% Signal Boost: 498 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 456.5 m Maximum possible: 623 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment | |}} 710 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 573.1 m With 75% Crew: 656.4 m With 100% Crew: 740.5 m With 100% Signal Boost: 852 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 781 m Maximum possible: 1065.9 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment Signal Range

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VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. A

VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B

Pz.Kpfw. VII

Additional Statistics
(Top Configuration)

Camouflage

• Stationary: 4.3%
• When Moving: 2.3%
• When Firing: 1.1%

Terrain Resistance

• On Hard Ground: 1.06
• On Medium Ground: 1.63
• On Soft Ground: 2.4

Dispersion Change Values

• Turret Contribution
• Rotation: 0.15
• Shot Recoil: 2.88
• Suspension Contribution
• Acceleration: 0.2
• Turning: 0.2

With 100% Crew

IX

3598000

The VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B is a German tier 9 heavy tank.

Two designs of this vehicle (one with the forward-mounted turret and the other with the rear-mounted turret) were drawn up by Ferdinand Porsche. The tank never saw mass production.

It has a thicker frontal armour than its brother, the E-75. It carries the same gun ordinance, but the VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B has a slightly better gun reload, accuracy, and handling (but worse gun depression) thanks to its turret stats. The transmission is located in the middle, which prevents engine damage from frontal hits, but there is a driver port (albeit small) on the front, and thinner sides. Thus, angling the tank is an absolute must in order to survive.

When first acquired, it comes with an insufficient gun, and will only begin to be a powerhouse when equipped with the L/68 105mm Gun, and will change the balance of battles once equipped with the powerful 128mm L/55 gun

Due to the rear-mounted turret, this tank may seem harder to play and more unwieldy than the previous VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. A. It's certainly slower than a fully upgraded E-75, mostly due an overwhelmed 875 hp engine, but give it time and get used to its unique play style and you could easily find yourself playing a part in tipping the battle in your team's favor.

As of update 0.9.2, this tank received a significant buff. Both upper and lower frontal plating were buffed to 200mm of thickness, giving an effective armour of over 300mm on both plates. The upper plating has a few weakspots but they are tough to pin-point and still not too weak. The top of turret weakspot has also been buffed from a mere 40mm to 60mm, increasing effective armour greatly. After this update, this tank can no longer be considered in the shadow of the E-75, as an E-75 will now struggle immensely to penetrate your VK while you can punch holes into his under plating.

In a later patch, the weakspot got removed, and the lower plate got nerfed to 170mm, but the upper plate is still around 300mm effective, and through proper angling an all round thickness of at least 240mm can be achieved. In addition, the side armor was buffed from 100mm to 120mm, making sidescraping and angling more effective.

The VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B leads to the Pz.Kpfw. VII.

Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables

Modules

Guns

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	8,8 cm Kw.K. 43 L/71	203/237/44	240/240/295	8.22	0.34	2.9		2562	112180
X	12,8 cm Kw.K. 44 L/55	246/311/65	490/490/630	3.82	0.37	2.6		3480	310000
VIII	10,5 cm Kw.K. L/52	200/244/60	320/320/420	6.74	0.37	2.3		3000	116490
IX	10,5 cm Kw.K. L/68	225/285/60	320/320/420	6.59	0.34	2.3		3600	178500

Engines

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VI	2x Porsche Typ 100/1	600	20		670	29900
VII	2x Porsche Typ 100/3	670	20		720	39850
VIII	Porsche Deutz Typ 180/2	840	15		720	45300

Suspensions

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	VK 45.02(P) Ausf. B	75.5	17	0		19000	31500
IX	VK 45.02(P) Ausf. B verstärkteketten	81.4	20	0		19000	60000

Radios

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VI	FuG 7	415		70	8160
IX	FuG 12	710		150	43200

Compatible Equipment

                     

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Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Fantastic frontal armor, around 300mm with angle and well armored turret
• High hit point pool
• The lower plate is a strong point when standing on equal leveled ground, unlike the E-75
• Powerfull top gun, 105mm L/68 has very good soft stats
• Is a monster sidescraper with the rear mounted turret, decent side armor, and respectable alpha damage

Cons:

• Bad mobility overall
• Poor gun depression
• Top gun has limited accuracy for a German tank, long aiming time and slow reload
• Painfull stock grind without the 105mm L/68 from the Tiger II, this gun should be free xp or unlocked through that line
• Takes critical hits often from shots that hit the side

Performance

The VK is a very heavily armored tank, even more so than the E-75, however this comes with some trade offs. The VK is a serious departure from the VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. A, which was more of a medium hunter. The VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B, however is very heavily armored, being able to bounce most tier 9 guns and even some tier 10 guns will have problems penetrating. The VK is a brawler, getting into medium or close distance is where this tank belongs. Avoid open areas as it is only the front armor that is strong. Furthermore, staying in open areas will allow light and medium tanks to circle it as the track traverse is rather poor. When driving VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B you will be able to lead the assault if you plan it correctly. Try to keep all enemies in front of you; as this will allow you to take shots for your allies. Don't be afraid to take forward positions, but always keep artillery in mind, as they can be the bane of this tank. The only real weakspot on the VK is the cupola which is rather small, and hard to hit. Very precise shots can hit the gunners port too, but that would be quite a feat to achieve. The Ausf. B can make great use of sidescraping techniques due to the rear mounted turret and decent alpha damage.

In some cases, the learning curve can become fairly expensive and you may suffer heavy financial hits until you've grown (or groaned) accustomed to this heavy tank. Don't give up. The grind can be horrible, you can't mount the upgraded turret nor guns until the tracks have been researched. The stock turret is only somewhat strong on paper, and almost everything the VK meets will penetrate that turret; the roof is especially thin. Added to that the canon from its predecessor, which had poor penetration at tier 8, is utterly useless at against most tier 9 and close to all tier 10. If mastered, the Ausf B. can be a rewarding tank to play and is great preparation for the play style of the Pz. Kpfw. VII.

Early Research

• You should have researched the engines, gun and radio from the previous VK, so equip them first

• The stock turret is strong enough to hold up on its own,so its important to upgrade the guns as it will give you the ability to hit targets reliably, should you have not researched the 105mm L/68 from the Tiger II, your first priority is to acquire that gun.

• Research the suspension, or use a suspension module

• Research and equip the Turret

• Get the 128mm Gun

• Go from there

Suggested Equipment

   

Gallery

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  VK 4502 (P) Ausf. B front left view

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  VK 4502 (P) Ausf. B front right view

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  VK 4502 (P) Ausf. B back left view

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  VK 4502 (P) Ausf. B back right view

Historical Info

Two prototypes of this vehicle (one with the forward-mounted turret and the other with the rear-mounted turret) were designed by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, but it never entered production. This tank, named the VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B in the game, is based on the prototype with the rear-mounted turret. The forward-mounted turret is represented by the VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. A.

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Historical Gallery

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  VK 4502 (P) Ausf. B Technical Drawing

Historical Accuracy Errata

The following are consensus errors or inconsistencies which have been identified with the configuration of the vehicle in question and conflict with information available on the public record. The causes for these divergences in the game are normally not disclosed and may be rooted in game balance.

The 8,8 cm Flak 41 L/74 (the Pz.Sfl. IVc's top gun) is missing. This gun was initially intended for the VK 45.02 before it was later switched to the KwK 43. The other gun configurations are fake.

• Hull armor is actually 80 mm thick on all sides. In World of Tanks, however, its armor thickness is a whopping 200/100/100.
• Stock turret is basically the same Porsche turret from the Tiger II. Its armor values are 220/150/150 instead of 100/80/80.
• Top turret is basically the same Henschel turret from the Tiger II. Its armor values are 252/160/160 instead of 185/80/80. The Henschel turret was never designed for this tank. Its configuration on the VK 45.02 is fake.

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