Löwe

Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe

Germany

Heavy Tank

Tier VIII

Totals


Cost	12,500

Health	1650

Weight/Load Limit	92.65/99.85t

Crew
5

Mobility

Engine Power	800hp

Speed Limit	35km/h

Traverse Speed	24deg/s

Armor

Hull Armor	120/80/80mm

Turret Armor	120/80/80mm

Armament

Damage	240-400HP

Penetration	176-293mm

Rate of Fire	5.71r/m

Accuracy	0.29m

Aim time	2.5s

Turret Traverse	26deg/s

Gun Traverse Arc	gunTraverseArc

Gun Vertical Limits	gunVerticalLimits

Ammo Capacity	ammo

General

Chance of Fire	20%

View Range	460m

Signal Range	810m

Parent	None

Child	None

Values Are Stock // Top

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The Löwe (meaning Lion, pronounced "lo-veh") is a German premium tank that can only be purchased with gold. Designed for sniping, the Löwe is armed with a very accurate 10.5 cm gun, and paired with a rather decent hull, which while not quite as heavily armored as the PzKpfw VIB Tiger II, its sufficient to protect it from tier 7 guns. The performance of this tank is quite good for its tier, provided that it does not engage in close quarter combat, which is almost certain death for this tank. It has poor acceleration, so any reversal in direction will take some time. Because this is a premium tank, it produces significantly more credit income than any typical tier 8 tank. The Löwe was added in the 0.6.4. patch along with the KV-5 heavy tank. The price was changed to 12,500 from 7,500 gold due to an imbalance between the KV-5 and the Löwe's money and EXP earnings, which was however already fixed. Löwe has earned a perhaps undeserved reputation for being piloted by bad players, due to a huge influx of new players buying this tank without proper previous experiences in driving a heavy. Make no mistake - whole, the Löwe is an awesome weapon, it is quite difficult to drive. The armor is quite thin for a heavy tank and often even mediums or lower tier heavies will be able to penetrate it, making the piloting quite tricky. It is strongly advised you get some experience piloting a PzKpfw VI Tiger before attempting to master the Löwe.

Modules

Tr	Nm	Dam	Pen	RoF	Acr	Aim		Pr	Wt
09IX	10.5 cm KwK 46 L/70	320/320/420(HP)	234/294/60(mm)	5.71(r/m)	0.29(m)	2.5(s)		0	3 600 3 600(kg)

Tr	Nm	Arm	T.Tr	VR		Pr	Wt
08VIII	Löweturm	0120 120/80/80(mm)	0026 26(d/s)	0460 460(m)		0	15 000 15 000(kg)

Tr	Nm	Pw	CoF		Pr	Wt
08VIII	Maybach HL 234 P 30 Ausf. A	0800 800(h.p.)	020 20%		0	0800 800(kg)

Tr	Nm	LL	Tv		Pr	Wt
08VIII	Löweketten	99.85 99.85(t)	024 24(d/s)		0	22 000 22 000(kg)

Tr	Nm	SR		Pr	Wt
09IX	FuG 12a	0810 810(m)		0	0150 150(kg)

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Historical Info

The development of super heavy tank started as early as 1941, when Krupp started the studies of superheavy Soviet tanks. In November of 1941, it was specified that the new heavy tank was to have 140mm front and 100mm thick side armor. The vehicle was to be operated by 5 men crew - 3 in the turret and 2 in the hull. This new panzer was to have maximum speed of some 44km/h being powered by 1000hp Daimler-Benz marine engine used in Schnellboot (torpedo boat). The main armament was to be mounted in the turret. The weight was to be up to 90 tons.

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. Lowe 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.

Sources and External Links

www.achtungpanzer.com

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Tank Destroyers	Panzerjäger I • Marder II • Hetzer • Marder 38T • StuG III • Pz.Sfl. IVc • Dicker Max • JagdPz IV • Nashorn • E-25 • Jagdpanther • Pz.Sfl. V • 8,8 cm PaK 43 Jagdtiger • Ferdinand • Jagdpanther II • Rhm.-Borsig Waffenträger • Jagdtiger • Waffenträger auf Pz. IV • JagdPz E-100 • Waffenträger auf E 100
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UK	V Churchill I • V Excelsior • VI Churchill VII • VI TOG II* • VII Black Prince • VII FV201 (A45) • VIII Charlemagne • VIII Caliban • VIII Gonsalo • VIII Caernarvon • VIII Caernarvon Action X • IX FV4201 Chieftain Proto • IX Conqueror • X FV215b • X Super Conqueror • X T95/FV4201 Chieftain
Germany	IV Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) • IV Durchbruchswagen 2 • VI Tiger 131 • VI VK 30.01 (P) • VI VK 36.01 (H) • VII VK 45.03 • VII Tiger I • VII Tiger (P) • VIII VK 100.01 (P) • VIII VK 168.01 (P) • VIII VK 168.01 Mauerbrecher • VIII VK 75.01 (K) • VIII E 75 TS • VIII Löwe • VIII Tiger II • VIII VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. A • IX E 75 • IX Mäuschen • IX VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B • X E 100 • X Pz.Kpfw. VII • X Maus • X VK 72.01 (K)
France	IV B1 • V BDR G1 B • VI ARL 44 • VII AMX M4 mle. 45 • VIII AMX 50 100 • VIII AMX M4 mle. 49 • VIII AMX M4 mle. 49 Liberté • VIII AMX 65 t • VIII Somua SM • VIII FCM 50 t • IX AMX 50 120 • IX Lorraine 50 t • IX AMX M4 mle. 51 • X AMX 50 B • X AMX M4 mle. 54
USSR	V Churchill III • V KV-220-2 • V KV-220-2 Beta Test • V KV-1 • V KV-1 shielded • VI KV-1S • VI KV-2 • VI KV-2 (R) • VI KV-85 • VI Object 244 • VI T-150 • VII IS • VII KV-3 • VII KV-122 • VII IS-2M • VII IS-2 shielded • VII IS-2 • VIII IS-3 • VIII IS-6 • VIII IS-6 B • VIII KV-5 • VIII KV-4 • VIII IS-5 (Object 730) • VIII IS-3A • VIII IS-3A Peregrine • VIII Kirovets-1 • VIII KV-4 Kreslavskiy • VIII Object 252U Defender • VIII Object 252U • VIII IS-M • VIII Object 703 Version II • VIII IS-2-II • IX T-10 • IX Object 777 Version II • IX Object 257 • IX Object 705 • IX IS-3-II • IX ST-I • X IS-4 • X IS-7 • X Object 260 • X Object 705A • X Object 277 • X Object 279 early • X ST-II • X Object 780
China	VII IS-2 • VIII WZ-111 • VIII WZ-111 Alpine Tiger • VIII 110 • VIII 112 • IX WZ-111 model 1-4 • IX WZ-114 • X 113 • X 113 Beijing Opera • X WZ-111 model 5A • X WZ-111 Qilin
Japan	III Type 91 Heavy • IV Type 95 Heavy • V O-I Experimental • VI Heavy Tank No. VI • VI O-I • VII O-Ni • VIII O-Ho • IX Type 4 Heavy • X Type 5 Heavy
Czechoslovakia	VII Škoda T 45 • VII Vz. 44-1 • VIII Škoda T 56 • VIII TNH 105/1000 • IX TNH T Vz. 51 • X Vz. 55
Sweden	VIII Emil I • VIII EMIL 1951 • VIII Bofors Tornvagn • IX Emil II • IX Strv K • X Kranvagn

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