Löwe
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| ? | One of the oldest and most well-known premium tanks in World of Tanks, the Löwe is able to excel at most ranges. The tank has very low damage per minute due to it's long reload for it's alpha damage, however, this is offset by it's incredible gun handling (0.29 with BIA, vents and food), shells velocity (1,150/1438 AP/APCR) and penetration (234/294 AP/APCR) that allow it to hit and penetrate it's shots much more frequently than your standard heavy racking up consistent damage over time. The Löwe also has -10 degrees of gun depression over the entire front and sides (-5 degrees over the engine deck), this allows it to play on hill where it can | + | One of the oldest and most well-known premium tanks in World of Tanks, the Löwe is able to excel at most ranges. The tank has very low damage per minute due to it's long reload for it's alpha damage, however, this is offset by it's incredible gun handling (0.29 with BIA, vents and food), shells velocity (1,150/1438 AP/APCR) and penetration (234/294 AP/APCR) that allow it to hit and penetrate it's shots much more frequently than your standard heavy racking up consistent damage over time. The Löwe also has -10 degrees of gun depression over the entire front and sides (-5 degrees over the engine deck), this allows it to play on hill where it can significantly increase the slope of it's upper plate or even hide it's entire hull from view while still being able to return fire. The Löwe also have an impressive base view range of 400m allowing it to reach max view range with "Coated optics" and "Brothers in arms" and beyond with "Extra rations". | |
| ? | The armour profile is typical for a German heavy with the thickest armour being found on the upper plate and hull sides that allow it to sidescrape effectively, like with almost every other German heavy the Löwe benefits from angling at 45 degrees from the target if it isn't possible to conceal the lower plate behind cover. The | + | The armour profile is typical for a German heavy with the thickest armour being found on the upper plate and hull sides that allow it to sidescrape effectively, like with almost every other German heavy the Löwe benefits from angling at 45 degrees from the target if it isn't possible to conceal the lower plate behind cover. The worst armoured area of the Löwe is the lower front plate, this weak spot is especially frustrating due to the fact that shots through the front will frequently damage the engine, the sides of the tank are thick but not very well sloped and there is a bulge underneath the turret that gives away the location of the ammorack. The turret of the Löwe is very different to that of other German heavies at the tier, even though it is not invincible due to it's commanders cupola and turret ring, it is able to shrug off shells that the flatter turrets of the Tiger II or VK45.02A would not. | |
| The biggest downside of the Löwe is it's terrible mobility with a minimum load of 90 tons it struggles to reach it's rather pathetic top speed of 35km/h even with a 1000 horsepower engine, once you pick a flank it's a pain to relocate. The camouflage is terrible like with most super heavies. | The biggest downside of the Löwe is it's terrible mobility with a minimum load of 90 tons it struggles to reach it's rather pathetic top speed of 35km/h even with a 1000 horsepower engine, once you pick a flank it's a pain to relocate. The camouflage is terrible like with most super heavies. | |||
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Additional Statistics
(Top Configuration)
Camouflage
- Stationary: 4%
- When Moving: 2.3%
- When Firing: 0.9%
Terrain Resistance
- On Hard Ground: 1.09
- On Medium Ground: 1.37
- On Soft Ground: 2.2
Dispersion Change Values
- Turret Contribution
- Rotation: 0.12
- Shot Recoil: 2.88
- Suspension Contribution
- Acceleration: 0.19
- Turning: 0.19
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Looks can be deceiving, on paper Löwe is a 90ton super heavy able to dominate a flank, in reality while it has strong sides and the turret is well armoured (able to deflect shells from even tier 10 guns) this tank is much more similar to the Tiger II than to it's superheavy brethren. While it lacks in speed and damage per minute the Löwe has pin point accuracy and colossal penetration that allow it to put it's meager damage per minute to use at any range unlike your typical Soviet or Chinese heavy. As a premium tank, it produces a significantly higher credit income than a typical tier 8 tank. The Löwe was added in the 0.6.4. patch, along with the KV-5 heavy tank.
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Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Guns
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Engines
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Suspensions
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Radios
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Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Great accuracy, shell velocity and excellent penetration
- Very strong turret armor
- Good side armor for sidescraping
- Good upper plate
- Great gun depression and elevation
Cons:
- Low alpha damage and very poor DPM
- Huge target, easily spotted and difficult to hide
- Sluggish and easily outmaneuvered
- Engine can and will be damage frequently by shots through the lower front plate
- Very expensive to purchase
Performance
One of the oldest and most well-known premium tanks in World of Tanks, the Löwe is able to excel at most ranges. The tank has very low damage per minute due to it's long reload for it's alpha damage, however, this is offset by it's incredible gun handling (0.29 with BIA, vents and food), shells velocity (1,150/1438 AP/APCR) and penetration (234/294 AP/APCR) that allow it to hit and penetrate it's shots much more frequently than your standard heavy racking up consistent damage over time. The Löwe also has -10 degrees of gun depression over the entire front and sides (-5 degrees over the engine deck), this allows it to play on hill where it can significantly increase the slope of it's upper plate or even hide it's entire hull from view while still being able to return fire. The Löwe also have an impressive base view range of 400m allowing it to reach max view range with "Coated optics" and "Brothers in arms" and beyond with "Extra rations".
The armour profile is typical for a German heavy with the thickest armour being found on the upper plate and hull sides that allow it to sidescrape effectively, like with almost every other German heavy the Löwe benefits from angling at 45 degrees from the target if it isn't possible to conceal the lower plate behind cover. The worst armoured area of the Löwe is the lower front plate, this weak spot is especially frustrating due to the fact that shots through the front will frequently damage the engine, the sides of the tank are thick but not very well sloped and there is a bulge underneath the turret that gives away the location of the ammorack. The turret of the Löwe is very different to that of other German heavies at the tier, even though it is not invincible due to it's commanders cupola and turret ring, it is able to shrug off shells that the flatter turrets of the Tiger II or VK45.02A would not.
The biggest downside of the Löwe is it's terrible mobility with a minimum load of 90 tons it struggles to reach it's rather pathetic top speed of 35km/h even with a 1000 horsepower engine, once you pick a flank it's a pain to relocate. The camouflage is terrible like with most super heavies. When facing tier 10 tanks the Löwe can and should be played as a support tank due to it's armour thickness being less meaningful against the higher pen guns, it's gun is still as accurate and with special rounds it can damage most tier 10 heavies frontally.
Previously maligned due to its lackluster stats, the Löwe received a few rounds of buffs that made it the more competitive tank that it is today, and it still is one of the better credit earners in the game. A good match in the Löwe will usually net respectable amounts of credits.
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Historical Info
In the early months of 1942, Krupp was ordered to start the process of designing new heavy tank designated PzKpfw VII Lowe (VK7201). Its design was based on previous project by Krupp designated VK7001 (Tiger-Maus) and created in competition with Porsche's designs (including first Maus designs). VK7001 was to be armed with either 150mm Kanone L/37 (or L/40) or 105mm KwK L/70 gun. Löwe was to utilize Tiger II's components in order to simplify the production and service.
Designers planned to build two variants of this streamlined vehicle with rear mounted turret. Light (leichte) variant would have frontal armor protection of 100mm and it would weight 76 tons. Heavy (schwere) variant would have frontal armor protection of 120mm and it would weight 90 tons. Both variants would be armed with 105mm L/70 gun and coaxial machine gun. It is known that 90ton schwere Lowe was to have its turret mounted centrally and in overall design resembled future Tiger II. Variants of Lowe were both to be operated by the crew of five. It was calculated that their maximum speed would range from 23km/h (schwere) to 27km/h (leichte). Adolf Hitler ordered that the design Leichte Lowe was to be dropped in favour of Schwere Lowe. Lion was to be redesigned in order to carry 150mm L/40 or 150mm L/37 (probably 150mm KwK 44 L/38) gun and its frontal armor protection was to be changed to 140mm. In order to improve its performance, 900-1000mm wide tracks were to be used and top speed was to be increased to 30km/h. In late 1942, this project was cancelled in favour of the development of the Maus. During the development of Tiger II, designers planned to build redesigned version of Lowe (as suggested by Oberst Fichtner), which would be armed with 88mm KwK L/71 gun and its frontal armor protection would be 140mm (as planned before). Redesigned Lowe would be able to travel at maximum speed of 35km/h and it would weight 90 tons. It was to be powered by Maybach HL 230 P 30, 12-cylinder engine producing 800hp. Lowe would be 7.74 meters long (with the gun), 3.83 meters wide and 3.08 meters high. Lowe would be operated by the crew of five. It was planned that Lowe would eventually replace Tiger II.
From February to May of 1942, six different designs were considered, all based on the requirements for Lowe. On March 5/6th of 1942, order for heavier tank was placed and project Lowe was stopped in July of 1942. Lowe project never reached the prototype stage but it paved the way for its successor's development - Porsche's Maus.
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