Type 5 Heavy

Modules

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
X	14 cm/50 3rd Year Type	257/290/70	600/600/770	3.51	0.38	2.5		5600	332000
X	15 cm/45 41st Year Type	75/192/252	900/900/680	3	0.47	2.9		6700	330000

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
X	2x Kawasaki Type 98 V-12 Kai (600)	1370	20		1020	132000

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
X	Type 5 Heavy	160	20	B/2		40000	82500

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
X	Type 3 Ko	750		560	54000

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Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Incredible armor: can withstand most normal ammo, sides have spaced armor and cupola is tough
• Second largest caliber and alpha damage of tier 10 heavies
• Second highest HP in the game
• Best gun depression among all tier 10 tanks, tied with STB-1 and Centurion AX
• Extreme height allows it to hit roofs of some tanks when facehugging

Cons:

• Biggest tier 10 in the game; very vulnerable to artillery
• Flat armor makes it vulnerable to gold ammo; its own gold ammo has low penetration
• Low DPM even for its alpha damage
• Weak P/W ratio and low top speed
• Hull cheeks are weak (only 210mm) and severely limits its angling capacities; ammo rack is located behind these cheeks

Performance

Type 5 Heavy improves from Type 4 Heavy by having its armor increased 10mm in front hull and turret, turret sides, cheeks, and mantle armor by 20mm, having much better mobility, +750 HP and better gun stats. Also, in many ways, Type 5 Heavy is between 2 other tier X superheavies, Maus and E 100. It has higher HP than E 100 but lower than Maus, its gun deals more damage and reloads slower than Maus but deals less and reloads faster than E 100, and has top speed between both (25). Type 5 Heavy however brings several attributes, both good and bad, to make it overall more different than those two.

The Type 5 lacks any real frontal weak spot; lower plate is NOT a weakspot at all, and the cupola is only reliably pennable with 240 - 250mm penetration and even still has to be penetrated in center. Type 5 also has the thickest armor out of all heavies in the game. However, unlike E 100 and Maus, the Type 5's armor is nearly completely flat. Combined with weak 210mm cheeks on hull which limits its ability to sidescrape, Type 5 is lot more vulnerable to gold ammo than German super heavies.

Instead of sidescraping, Type 5 Heavy should "peek" from corner at proper angle (where cheeks are hidden and sides aren't exposed) to increase its armor effectiveness.The Type 5 also can angle its turret when it reloads, like Maus and E 100, although slightly less. Type 5 excels at hull-down position, thanks to -10 degree gun depression and tough turret. In hull-down position, its cupola becomes even harder to penetrate.

Thanks to Type 5's massive size (even bigger than the Maus!) and 25kph top speed, Type 5 is juicy target for artillery. Try to stay in cover from artillery ALWAYS when possible. Also, try to avoid going anywhere without allies. Type 5 which is left alone is easy target for medium tanks like T-62A. Try to also avoid tanks getting into your sides, since The Type is so tall that some tanks can avoid it's gun despite the great -10 degree depression.

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