Kampfpanzer 07 P(E)

Kampfpanzer 07 P(E) stats at a glance

The Kampfpanzer 07 P(E) has 1760 hit points , 160mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.3:1. This pronounced angling makes the Kpz. 07 P(E) significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.3:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Kpz. 07 P(E) compares to its peers

There are 71 tier 10 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Kpz. 07 P(E). Its 1760 HP places it in the top 80% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1843). Frontal hull armor of 160mm ranks in the top 50% for the class (peer average: 170mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 71% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Kpz. 07 P(E) vs 113 BO — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Kpz. 07 P(E) vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Kpz. 07 P(E) vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Kpz. 07 P(E) vs 116-F3 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• See full tier 10 heavy tank tier list — all 71 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

In the summer of 1963, the defense committee of Bundestag approved the production of a batch of 50 "zero series" Leopards—the first post-war West German tank. However, by that time, work on a new generation machine was already going on, and it was to be put into mass production in the early 1970s. The main requirements were as follows: an ability to fire while on the move off-road, good mobility, best possible protection against radiation, and a strict limit of 32 tons of combat weight. No special attention was paid to the level of projectile protection, as at the time, high mobility and a low...

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