Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Ankou

Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Ankou is a tier 5 medium tank from Germany in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Ankou stats at a glance

The Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Ankou has 560 hit points , 80mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.7:1. This pronounced angling makes the Pz. IV H Ankou significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.2:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Pz. IV H Ankou compares to its peers

There are 43 tier 5 medium tanks in WoT, including the Pz. IV H Ankou. Its 560 HP places it in the top 40% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 547). Frontal hull armor of 80mm ranks in the top 24% for the class (peer average: 61mm). Top forward speed of 40 km/h is faster than 14% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Pz. IV H Ankou vs 25TP — tier 5 medium tank from Poland
• Pz. IV H Ankou vs AEC — tier 5 medium tank from UK
• Pz. IV H Ankou vs ARMT — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• Pz. IV H Ankou vs Cavalier — tier 5 medium tank from UK
• See full tier 5 medium tank tier list — all 43 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

The Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Ankou is manned by the Anglerfish team, a crew consisting of five Oarai Girls Academy students. Under the command of Miho Nishizumi, this vehicle was the driving force behind Oarai's critical victories against Saunders, Anzio, Pravda, and Kuromorimine. It was the first vehicle discovered by Oarai's Sensha-Dō team, which had recently been reestablished in order to take part in the national high school tournament. Having sat abandoned and neglected in the team's old garage for years, at first glance, the tank seemed to be in abysmal condition. However, a closer look revea...

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