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

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Pros and Cons

Pros:

- Incredibly strong frontal armor with pretty much no frontal weakspots expect cupola. Even when unangled, Type 5 Heavy is practically immune to every standard AP ammunition (expect tier 10 TDs)!

- 2nd highest HP pool in the game: 2900.

- Hull cheeks are not weakspots like on Type 4 Heavy, which furthers improves Type 5's ability to angle its armor

- Unlike most Japanese heavies, Type 5 Heavy also has very tough side armor, making it much more effective at sidescraping compared to other Japanese heavies.

- Choice of two guns: 14 cm that has high alpha damage and surprisingly good aim time and dispersion values for such a big gun, and a 15.2 cm naval gun that has titanic potential damage (1100 with regular and 1400 with premium HE), higher than any other heavy tank in the game; with premium HE Type 5 is capable of oneshotting most of tier 8s and even some tier 9s if it manages to penetrate!

- Very good gun depression (-10).

- Huge size and mass means that Type 5 can easily push other tanks and their wrecks around, facehug effectively and is so large that it can act as cover for smaller tanks and when destroyed as effective roadblock.

- Now contributes fear factor for lower tier tanks due to massive armor and ability to oneshot some tanks.

- Huge ammo capacity on both guns, will never run out of ammo on battle.

Cons:

- Biggest tier 10 in the game; extremely vulnerable to SPGs.

- Armor is quite flat, which makes it vulnerable to tier 10 TDs and premium ammo when not angled; high armor thickness with lack of weakspots encourages usage of premium ammo

- Poor accuracy, effective DPM and long reload on both guns.

- Weak P/W ratio and low top speed.

- Huge ammorack is easily damaged from side.

- Large cupola, while not very weak, is quite easy to hit and commander can easily be knocked down if cupola is penetrated

- Very expensive repair cost (28K - 30K if destroyed). Earning profits from this tank is rare

Performance

Type 5 Heavy looks very similar to Type 4 Heavy, but in reality, it is huge improvement over it. Most notable changes are much more reliable and effective armor profile, huge HP increase (+850), slightly better mobility, better gun stats and lower engine deck which makes its shiloutte slightly smaller.

Like all Japanese heavies, Type 5 lacks true frontal weak point. If enemies are firing standard ammo, Type 5 can pretty much laugh at them, expect for tier 10 TDs. While peeking from corner is still reliable and easy way due to lack of lower plate weakpoint, Type 5 can now also sidescrape very effectively due to much better side armor compared to Type 4 Heavy and hull cheeks no longer being weakspots. 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. Keep on mind however that the 152mm howitzer has "only" -8 degrees of gun depression over front.

Type 5 Heavy is one of only few tier 10 tanks with two alternative gun choices. Like all Japanese heavies from tier 6 and up, Type 5 has option to use either normal gun with high alpha damage but low penetration, accuracy and DPM or howitzer which can damage everything and deal huge damage if it penetrates as cost of even worse accuracy and reload compared to 140mm gun.

With 140mm gun, weakspot knowledge is important as it has poor penetration, especially on its premium rounds, which means that Type 5 can struggle against other tier 10 super-heavies, especially against opposing Type 5s. Due to the tank's height, gun depression and caliber, Type 5 can overmatch roofs of many tanks.

With 152mm gun, Type 5 doesnt need to hit weakspots, making the tank one of the most beginner-friendly tier 10s to play. However, aiming can still do major impact due to HE mechanics; for example, shooting Maus at upper glacis wont do much damage, but shooting it at turret cheeks will be much more effective as the HE will splash into the hull roof, doing much more damage. Due to huge potential damage (1100 / 1400), it is recommended to focus on poorly armored targets to maximize damage. Keep on mind that premium HE is exactly the same as regular HE expect it has 300 higher potential damage for higher ammo cost, so it is recommended to fire premium HE if you have premium account and some premium tanks to afford it. However, regular HE can be still effective as it can do 250 - 450 most of time, if aimed correctly.

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.

Early Research

Unlike most other tier 10s, Type 5 Heavy doesnt come out as elited if you havent researched 152mm gun on Type 4 Heavy. If that is the case, research the gun and Type 5 Heavy will be elited. Alternatively you can use 14cm gun if you want.

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