Taschenratte

Taschenratte is a tier 11 heavy tank from Germany in World of Tanks. This is a researchable tech-tree vehicle.

Taschenratte stats at a glance

The Taschenratte has 2640 hit points , 185mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 18 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.0:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Taschenratte can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 1.2:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Taschenratte compares to its peers

There are 9 tier 11 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Taschenratte. Its 2640 HP places it in the top 0% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1972). Frontal hull armor of 185mm ranks in the top 25% for the class (peer average: 153mm). Top forward speed of 18 km/h is faster than 0% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Taschenratte vs Black Rock — tier 11 heavy tank from USA
• Taschenratte vs BZ-79 — tier 11 heavy tank from China
• Taschenratte vs Contriver — tier 11 heavy tank from UK
• Taschenratte vs Fauteur — tier 11 heavy tank from France
• See full tier 11 heavy tank tier list — all 9 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

A Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus modernization project that placed great emphasis on optimizing the hull. The slope angles and armor plate thickness were redistributed to boost protection without significantly increasing the weight, while a reworked turret eliminated the risk of shells ricocheting into the hull top. The engine and transmission were moved to the rear, and the turret was shifted nearer to the center of mass, which was supposed to improve weight distribution and internal space. The designers planned to mount a mine detection system and WMD protection (including against radiation). Th...

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