VK 36.01 (H)
VK 36.01 (H)
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935,000  Cost |
| 1100240 HP Hit Points |
| 41.38/41.524.55/45 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Radio Operator
- Loader
| 400500 hp Engine Power |
| 50.5/14 km/h Speed Limit |
| 2224 deg/s Traverse |
| 9.6720.37 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
| YesYes Pivot |
| // mm Hull Armor |
| 80/60/60100/80/80 mm Turret Armor |
AP/HEAT/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
120/4000/128
252/3200/252 Shell Cost |
| 350/350/410220/220/270 HP Damage |
| 64/104/53145/194/44 mm Penetration |
|
7.5 r/m ▲
8.7 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
|
2625 ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲
1914 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
|
0.55 m ▲
0.36 m With 50% Crew: 0.681 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.446 m |
| 2.3 s 2.3 s Aim time |
| 2424 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -8°/+20°-8°/+15° Elevation Arc |
| 5064 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 2020 % Chance of Fire |
| 360 m 370 m View Range |
| 310 m 710 m Signal Range |
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The VK 36.01 (H) is a German tier 6 heavy tank.
An experimental German WWII heavy tank developed by Henschel. The vehicle was a further development of the VK 30.01 (H) project and a stage in the design process for the Tiger. A total of eight chassis and one prototype were built in 1942. During the development, various technical solutions were trialed. Some of them later served as a basis for German heavy tank designs during the WWII. The chassis was also used in armored recovery vehicles.
This tank was the first prototype of Germany's Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger. It's a average combat tank, without any particular strongpoint. It is very prone to being ammo racked and having its crew members killed. Since the armour is not sloped at all, it is always recommended to partially angle your armour to 30 degrees in this tank.
Patch 8.8 changed the VK 36.01 (H) from a agile great medium tank into a slow cumbersome heavy., giving it improved HP and DPM to account for this.
Patch 1.10 saw some buffs to the VK.36.01H: Dispersion on 8.8cm buffed from 0.36 -> 0.35 Turret bloom of 8.8cm from 0.15 -> 0.12 140 additional HP
The VK 36.01 (H) leads to the Tiger I.
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 (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | 7,5 cm Kw.K. 42 L/70 | 150/194/38 | 135/135/175 | 13.64 | 0.35 | 2.3 | 1740 | 53000 | |
| V | 10,5 cm Kw.K. L/28 | 64/104/53 | 350/350/410 | 7.5 | 0.55 | 2.3 | 2100 | 28000 | |
| VII | 8,8 cm Kw.K. 36 L/56 | 145/194/44 | 220/220/270 | 8.7 | 0.36 | 2.3 | 2050 | 66000 | |
| VII | 7,5/5,5 cm Waffe 0725 | 157/221/53 | 135/135/410 | 14.29 | 0.34 | 2.3 | 720 | 18300 |
Engines
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | Maybach HL 174 | 500 | 20 | 850 | 27200 | |
| VI | Maybach HL 150 | 400 | 20 | 850 | 24000 |
Suspensions
| Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | VK 36.01 (H) | 41.5 | 22 | 0 | 13000 | 9970 | |
| VI | VK 36.01 (H) verstärkteketten | 45 | 24 | 0 | 13000 | 15440 |
Radios
| Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III | FuG 5 | 310 | 50 | 630 | |
| VI | FuG 7 | 415 | 70 | 8160 | |
| IX | FuG 12 | 710 | 150 | 43200 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Very high HP pool (1200 with top turret), only beaten by the TOG II
- Good view range and acceptable radio
- 7.5 cm guns carry over from its predecessor, but are still reasonably powerful with high DPM
- 8.8 cm gun has great alpha damage and even better DPM than the 7.5 cm, while keeping good accuracy
Cons:
- Sluggish acceleration and traverse due to subpar Pow-to-Wt ratio (can pivot, however)
- Weak overall armor
- 8.8 cm gun lacks penetration
- 7.5 cm gun has the worst alpha of the tier VI heavies
- Poor stock grind; each upgrade is both costly and very much needed
Performance
This tank is an odd one. At first, it looks like a horrible option in all given circumstances, especially given how underpowered it is at first. With only a 135 damage gun from the previous tank to start with and abysmal overall mobility, you can't help but think this VK is inadequate for its tier. However, it does have one advantage; it possesses a strange, possibly trollish armor frame with a large amount of HP. In the early stages of this tank's research, you should always take DPM trades with tanks of the same tier or lower when the opportunity presents itself. Don't try to fight a hulldown battle, as the armor on this tank will not be able to help you unless angled, and even then, the VK is just a little harder to hit, not unstoppable. Instead, you can play this tank as a semi-risky support vehicle that uses its superior accuracy and good DPM to annoy the enemy from far away or from a flank. In top-tier battles, you can consider using this vehicle as more of a main battle heavy tank.
Thankfully, you don't have to keep the 7.5 cm guns forever. The VK's most significant upgrade is the 8.8 cm gun, which, upon close inspection, seems to be a slightly less accurate version of the second gun used by the Nashorn. With a dispersion of .36 meters and an aiming time of 2.3 seconds, this gun is almost as trusty with its shots as the notoriously accurate ones that come before it. More importantly, it takes the alpha damage of this tank up to 220. You would think that the damage per minute would suffer because of this, but in reality, it is improved; the reload time can get lower than 6 seconds per shot with the right equipment. The only statistic that remains lacking is the penetration; it actually has slightly less than the 7.5 cm Kw.K. This means that the Waffe is still an option for long-distance engagements. But once you have the vastly improved alpha damage, exposing your massive hull to fire becomes worth it for the first time.
It should be noted that the main weaknesses of the VK 36.01 (H) are being caught in an exposed position or flanked, or simply hit by heavy firepower, all of which typically require the actions of multiple skilled tanks on the other team. In a 1v1 battle or with the advantage of surprise itself, the VK will almost always win. This makes it an excellent tank for Skirmishes and tournaments with low numbers of tanks in the battle.
Early Research
- Can use the excellent 7,5/5,5 cm Waffe 0725, which has excellent accuracy, penetration and DPM.
- Can use the 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 which has better but still bad alpha damage at the cost of everything else.
- If you came from the VK 30.01 (H) you should have all the guns already unlocked except for the 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56, and the Waffe can be used on the stock turret. If you came from the Pz IV you will have to start with the 105 howitzer unless the 7,5 cm KwK 42 L/70 was researched from another line.
- Research the Waffe gun if you don't have it. If you really can't stand the 105, you can stop for the 7,5 cm KwK 42 L/70 first as it costs less than half the XP.
- Research the suspension, You can only mount a 7.5cm gum on the stock suspension.
- Research the turret and engine in whichever order you prefer. The turret will add a whopping 190 HP to the tank and increase the RoF on the 7.5 cm guns, while the engine will help with the sluggish mobility.
- You can skip the 7,5 cm KwK 42 L/70 entirely if you got the Waffe first as it gets researched for free upon unlocking the Tiger.
- Go from there.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
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Historical Info
Only four VK 30.01 (H) prototypes were produced, two in March 1941 and two in October 1941. All were completed in 1942 by Henschel. In early 1942, one prototype VK 36.01 (H) was built, along with 5 prototype chassis. Originally, it was planned to mount the VK 30.01 (H) with a turret armed with the 75mm L/24 or 105mm L/28 gun, but none of the prototypes were actually fitted with turrets. The VK 36.01 (H) was to be armed with the 75mm KwK 42 L/70 (Gerat 725), the 88mm KwK 36 L/56 (mounted in the VK 45.01 (P)'s turret), or the 105mm L/20 or L/28 gun. But just as with the VK 30.01 (H), it was never armed with any weapon.
Both designs were completed as prototypes, but their further development was cancelled in 1942 in favor of the development of the VK 45.01 (P) that later became the Tiger 1. Turrets produced for both designs were never mounted and instead, in 1944, six VK 30.01 (H) turrets were used in permanent fortifications: Panzerstellung/Turmstellungs of the Atlantic and West Wall. Their running gear was later modified and used as a base for the Tiger and Panther's running gear.
In March 1941, two VK 30.01 (H)s were ready and from August 1941 to March 1942, were converted into 128mm Pak 40 L/61 gun carriers, the Selbstfahrlafette 12.8cm. Another two prototypes completed in October 1941 remained in Henschel's factory in Haustenbek and were used as recovery, training, and test vehicles. The VK 36.01 (H) prototypes were used as recovery and towing vehicles. The VK 30.01 (H) and VK 36.01 (H)'s design led to the subsequent development of Henschel's Tiger I.
Historical Gallery
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Historical Accuracy Errata
* 10,5 cm Kw.K. L/28 and 7,5/5,5 cm Waffe 0725 were the only guns proposed for VK 36.01 (H). 7,5 cm Kw.K. 42 L/70 and 8,8 cm Kw.K. 36 L/56 gun configurations are fake.
