VK 168.01 Mauerbrecher

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  VK 168.01 Mauerbrecher

Germany | Heavy Tank | Tier VIII

Battle Tier

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10,300   Cost

1700340 HP Hit Points

168/17576.05/175 t Weight Limit

Crew

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

Mobility

16001600 hp Engine Power

20/15 km/h Speed Limit

1818 deg/s Traverse

9.5221.04 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio

YesYes Pivot

Armor

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230/160/100230/160/100 mm Turret Armor

Armament

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1070/4800/935 1070/4800/935 Shell Cost

440/440/630440/440/630 HP Damage

220/260/65220/260/65 mm Penetration

| |}} | |}} 4 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 15 s 50% Crew: 18.58 s 75% Crew: 16.22 s 100% Crew: 14.38 s Rammer: 12.94 s Vents: 14.06 s Both: 12.66 s Both and BiA: 12.38 s Both and Max Crew %: 11.87 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. | |}} | |}} 4 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 15 s 50% Crew: 18.58 s 75% Crew: 16.22 s 100% Crew: 14.38 s Rammer: 12.94 s Vents: 14.06 s Both: 12.66 s Both and BiA: 12.38 s Both and Max Crew %: 11.87 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. Rate of Fire

| |}} | |}} 1760 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (440 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1760 50% Crew: 1421.2 75% Crew: 1628 100% Crew: 1834.8 100% Crew Vents: 1874.4 Rammer: 2037.2 Both: 2085.6 Both and BiA: 2129.6 Both and Max Crew %: 2222 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2200 50% Crew: 1861.2 75% Crew: 2068 100% Crew: 2274.8 100% Crew Rammer: 2477.2 Vents: 2314.4 Both: 2525.6 Both and BiA: 2569.6 Both and Max Crew %: 2662 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (440 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1760 50% Crew: 1421.2 75% Crew: 1628 100% Crew: 1834.8 100% Crew Vents: 1874.4 Rammer: 2037.2 Both: 2085.6 Both and BiA: 2129.6 Both and Max Crew %: 2222 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2200 50% Crew: 1861.2 75% Crew: 2068 100% Crew: 2274.8 100% Crew Rammer: 2477.2 Vents: 2314.4 Both: 2525.6 Both and BiA: 2569.6 Both and Max Crew %: 2662 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: 2520 50% Crew: 2034.9 75% Crew: 2331 100% Crew: 2627.1 100% Crew Vents: 2683.8 Rammer: 2916.9 Both: 2986.2 Both and BiA: 3049.2 Both and Max Crew %: 3181.5 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 3150 50% Crew: 2664.9 75% Crew: 2961 100% Crew: 3257.1 100% Crew Rammer: 3546.9 Vents: 3313.8 Both: 3616.2 Both and BiA: 3679.2 Both and Max Crew %: 3811.5 See here, here, or here for more information. | |}} | |}} 1760 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (440 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1760 50% Crew: 1421.2 75% Crew: 1628 100% Crew: 1834.8 100% Crew Vents: 1874.4 Rammer: 2037.2 Both: 2085.6 Both and BiA: 2129.6 Both and Max Crew %: 2222 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2200 50% Crew: 1861.2 75% Crew: 2068 100% Crew: 2274.8 100% Crew Rammer: 2477.2 Vents: 2314.4 Both: 2525.6 Both and BiA: 2569.6 Both and Max Crew %: 2662 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (440 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1760 50% Crew: 1421.2 75% Crew: 1628 100% Crew: 1834.8 100% Crew Vents: 1874.4 Rammer: 2037.2 Both: 2085.6 Both and BiA: 2129.6 Both and Max Crew %: 2222 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 2200 50% Crew: 1861.2 75% Crew: 2068 100% Crew: 2274.8 100% Crew Rammer: 2477.2 Vents: 2314.4 Both: 2525.6 Both and BiA: 2569.6 Both and Max Crew %: 2662 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: 2520 50% Crew: 2034.9 75% Crew: 2331 100% Crew: 2627.1 100% Crew Vents: 2683.8 Rammer: 2916.9 Both: 2986.2 Both and BiA: 3049.2 Both and Max Crew %: 3181.5 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 3150 50% Crew: 2664.9 75% Crew: 2961 100% Crew: 3257.1 100% Crew Rammer: 3546.9 Vents: 3313.8 Both: 3616.2 Both and BiA: 3679.2 Both and Max Crew %: 3811.5 See here, here, or here for more information. Damage Per Minute

| |}} 0.4 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.496 m With 75% Crew: 0.433 m With 100% Crew: 0.384 m With BiA: 0.375 m With BiA and Vents: 0.367 m Maximum possible: 0.352 m For more details, see Crew | |}} 0.4 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.496 m With 75% Crew: 0.433 m With 100% Crew: 0.384 m With BiA: 0.375 m With BiA and Vents: 0.367 m Maximum possible: 0.352 m For more details, see Crew Accuracy

| |}} 2.7 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 3.345 s With 75% Crew: 2.92 s With 100% Crew: 2.589 s With GLD: 2.354 s With BiA: 2.532 s With BiA and Vents: 2.477 s With both and GLD: 2.252 s Maximum possible: 2.158 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment | |}} 2.7 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 3.345 s With 75% Crew: 2.92 s With 100% Crew: 2.589 s With GLD: 2.354 s With BiA: 2.532 s With BiA and Vents: 2.477 s With both and GLD: 2.252 s Maximum possible: 2.158 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment Aim time

1515 deg/s Turret Traverse

360° Gun Arc

-8°/+25°-8°/+25° Elevation Arc

5050 rounds Ammo Capacity

General

1515 % Chance of Fire

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 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

| |}} 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 | |}} 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 168.01 Mauerbrecher

VIII

10300

The VK 168.01 Mauerbrecher is a German tier 8 premium heavy tank.

In the summer of 1942, Porsche received an order for a breakthrough vehicle with the most powerful armament and thickest armor possible for such a class. VK 168.01 was a further development of the Mäuschen project. The main difference was in the frontal placement of the turret. Existed only in blueprints.

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 ()
IX	12,8 cm Kw.K. L/50 A	220/260/65	440/440/630	4	0.4	2.7		3600	220000

Engines

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	Porsche Typ 205/2	1600	15		2000	45300

Suspensions

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	VK 168.01 (M)	175	18	0		30000	30000

Radios

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
IX	FuG 12 A	710		150	7200

Compatible Equipment

                     

Compatible Consumables

                      

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Good alpha damage
• Excellent durability - large hitpoint pool (1700 hitpoints) and strong all-around armor
• Excellent at sidescraping
• Good gun depression (-8 degrees)
• Excellent viewrange

Cons:

• Very poor top speed and agility
• Huge size and abysmal camouflage, easily spotted and hard to hide
• Prominent turret cupola, an obvious weakspot (though decently armored)
• Has a machinegun bulge on the upper frontal plate, which is a weakspot
• Poor aim time and accuracy

Performance

Basically a premium equivalent of the VK100P, the Mauerbrecher breaks the mold of recent premium tanks in that it is decidedly inferior to its non-premium counterpart. It has even worse mobility and its armour, while good on paper, is riddled with weak spots that can be exploited even by lower tier tanks. In particular, its machinegun port, which can be penetrated from almost any angle, is the bane of this vehicle. The only effective way to exploit the armour on the Mauerbrecher is by sidescraping a wall to the right of the tank. That way, the machinegun port can be covered up and even the commander's hatch will remain behind the wall. As a result, using the Mauerbrecher to lead assaults, even when top tier, is a guarantee for disaster. This tank is best used in the support role. Ideally, it should follow other tanks and use them to hide its hull. This leaves only the commander's hatch as a potential weak spot. Thanks to its hardhitting gun, the Mauerbrecher can be effective against higher tier vehicles, but its vulnerability only increases at higher tiers.

Early Research

Premium vehicle, comes elite upon purchase.

Suggested Equipment

  

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Historical Info

The in-game VK.168.01 (P) is based on an intermediate step in the development of the Maus, specifically the blueprint K.3384, dated to October 5, 1942.

(See the Mauschen for more info.)

During the development of the Pz.Kpfw. VIII Maus, a redesigned blueprint was presented by Porsche on October 5th, 1942. By October 28th, blueprint K.3384 was ready. The mass of the tank increased only a little bit compared to the late June version, a mere 10 tons. The tank, however, changed beyond all recognition. The new turret had a larger turret ring, so the sloped sides had to go. the turret is now placed at the frontal of the vehicle. The hull resembled a box with a sloped rear and front. There was a new feature, a machinegun mount in the hull. Due to the longer and heavier hull, there were now 8 road wheels per side. For ease of service, instead of one wide track, there were now two narrower ones, like on the VK 40.01(P).

In early November of 1942, the tank was reworked again. By November 14th, blueprint K.3385 (presented in-game as the Mauschen) was ready, where the turret moved to the rear of the hull. Similar metamorphoses happened to the Porsche Typ 180 heavy tank (VK 45.01(P)).

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Historical Gallery

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  Blueprint K.3384, October 5th, 1942. This is the basis for the in-game VK.168.01 (P).

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 15 cm guns proposed for this design, the 15 cm KwK L/31 and the 15 cm KwK L/37, are unavailable in-game.

• The armor of VK.168.01 were significantly decreased compared to the Mauschen for balancing reasons.

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