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▅Heavy Tank No.6
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Rank
AB
6.0
RB
6.0
SB
6.0
Battle rating
Japan
Game nation
Heavy tank
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
Imperial Japan
Operator country
General information

The Heavy Tank No.6 (Japan) refers to a Tiger E (Chassis No. 250455) purchased by Japan under the advice of General Hiroshi Ōshima, the Japanese ambassador in Berlin. General Ōshima had visited the Eastern Front, where he saw the formidable Tiger tank in action. In May 1943, Japan made an offer to acquire either the blueprints or an actual model of the tank. After negotiations, it was decided that Japan would purchase a Tiger I along with its blueprints, ammunition, and spare parts, with the aim of potentially facilitating domestic production. The plan was to ship the tank to Japan by submarine, intending to strengthen Japanese tank forces and serve as valuable research material. However, the transfer was never completed due to the increasing dominance of Allied naval forces. As a result, the Tiger I was loaned "back" to the Germans and subsequently used in the 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion in Belgium.

The Heavy Tank No.6 was introduced along with the initial Japanese Ground Forces tree in Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai". It was initially made available as a pre-order premium pack for the release of the Japanese tree and was discontinued after the 2019 Summer sales. It features a late Tiger E turret on a mid-production Tiger H1 hull, as well as the Tiger H1's ammunition selection. It also lacks the improved turret-top armour of the Tiger E.

The Tiger I offers a unique experience to Japanese tank crews with its reliable 100 mm frontal armour and powerful KwK36 8.8 cm gun. This combination makes it effective both as a sniper and a brawler, particularly when angled to enhance armour protection. However, a drawback of the Japanese-purchased Tiger I is the placement of S-Mine launchers on the hull, especially the two mounted on the front corners, which can restrict the gun's ability to aim downward at optimal angles; a factor that must be carefully managed in combat.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 102 / 82 / 82 mm
Turret 100 / 82 / 82 mm
Visibility 111 %
Crew 5 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 4548 km/h
Backward 89 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.210.819.415.8 hp/t
Engine power 7006191,113904 hp
Weight 57.3 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
2.5x–5.0x
Armaments
88 mm KwK36 cannon
Ammunition 92 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
9.6 → 7.4 s
Vertical guidance -8 / 16°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 9.88.315.711.31411.922.416.2 °/s
Vertical 2.11.75.53.532.47.85 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
APCBC165162151139127117
HE181817151413
APCBC153151140128116106
HEAT110110110110110110
7.92 mm MG34 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 2,400 rounds
Belt capacity 150 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 900 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/AP/AP-T13127320
Economy
Repair cost
AB 2,437 SL
RB 2,585 SL
SB 3,603 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 320,000 SL
Aces 800 GE
Research Aces 1,050,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
2 x (120 / 185 / 210) % SL
2 x 172 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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