60TP Lewandowskiego

The 60TP

## General Information

The 60TP Lewandowskiego, or the 60TP for short, is a tier X Polish super-heavy tank. This tank is compared to the pre-nerf Type 71. Despite all of its characteristics making it a great tank, the gun itself is trollish and the tank itself is infamous for having a weak ammorack, just like the IS-7, leading to the meme started by the IS-7, "Don't buy 60TP."

## Strategy

### Pros

* 600 alpha damage, this is already above average
* Access to Tungsten Shells, Improved Gunpowder, and Improved Gear Oil makes this tank receive even stronger from special consumables
* Strong turret, almost nothing can actually pen straight through the main turret without having to aim at the hatch or the area right underneath the gun mantlet on flat ground
* -7º is enough to go hull-down
* The lower plate is actually quite small and thin
* Rather mobile for its armor

### Cons

* Trollish gun
* The upper plate itself is weak when angled downwards or when using premium ammo
* Ammorack weakness is prevalent and why the tank is not considered too overpowered
	+ This is why the tank is often compared to the IS-7 in many ways, but the ammorack is the one thing that both have in common if nothing else
* Doesn't have the greatest DPM
* HE damage is only 80 damage higher than the alpha damage, 600
* Doesn't have the greatest turret turn rate

### Strategy

#### As the 60TP Lewandowskiego

You can go hull-down or side-scrape, whichever one you prefer. Note that your gun is trollish despite all of your special consumable, so you cannot really snipe even if you wanted to. Be careful when poking corners with your side exposed to the enemy, as the 60TP's reputation for having a weak ammorack is well known. The 60TP does possess good mobility ***for a heavy tank***, so use this to the fullest to move around the battlefield. A mobility strategy is to run both Gear Oils and Improved Fuel to increase the mobility of the 60TP, however this will sacrifice Protective Kit which increases the durability of all modules, including the ammorack.

Your lower plate is small, but it does not mean that enemies won't be able to penetrate it. Make sure to wiggle your hull while moving into cover to maximize the chances that the enemy will bounce. Your upper plate is well angled but against prammo the upper plate is vulnerable too. However, the center of the upper plate does contain an auto-ricochet driver's viewport, so using the same strategy with the lower plate will also help. Your cupolas are definite weaknesses, just wiggle and retreat back into cover. Use Tungsten Shells and Adrenaline to help mitigate the rather low DPM, as the 60TP does not have great DPM.

#### Against the 60TP Lewandowskiego

Exploit the 60TP's weak ammorack by aiming towards the turret on the 60TP's side hull and hope that the 60TP is destroyed instantly. On flat ground the lower plate is definitely a weakness despite it being small. If you are taller than the 60TP, then you can hopefully hit the upper plate with prammo and deal damage. On flat ground you have the best advantage, as the 60TP is not known for having great hull armor as at best it is trollish. One of the cons of the 60TP is a not so great turret turn rate, so you can flank the 60TP around using the Circle of Death (though this is true for many tanks). If you can face-hug the 60TP ***without*** being annihilated by any potential snipers or supports, then ***if and only if you have superior DPM*** which you probably do, you can destroy the 60TP while wiggling your hull and doing everything possible to not let a shell penetrate your armor. Remember, the 60TP has an ammorack weakness, rather slow turret turn rate, and not the greatest DPM, so you do have an advantage despite the 60TP having strong armor. It is not a pre-nerf Type 71 with Improved Suspension, so be confident in your gun and use prammo when you need it.

## Specifications

### Modules

#### Turret

 **Turret Armor** | Front: 280 mmSides: 160 mmRear: 100 mm
 **Max AmmoRack Size** | 40 shells

#### Suspension

 **Terrain CrossingCapacity** | Road: 91% Ground: 73%Water: 59%

## Legendary Camouflage

 Description
 Concealment
 Icon
 Appearance

## History

From Blitzhangar: "A project for a heavy tank developed in 1956 by Richard Lewandowski who was a cadet at the Military Technical Academy of Warsaw. The tank was supposed to weigh 60 tons and feature 200 mm armor. Development was discontinued at the drafting stage."

### Historical Accuracy

Wargaming's "history" of tanks is at best accurate, but in the case of a certain tank, it is not so accurate. Due to this, the history should be at least be taken with a grain of salt.

## Trivia

* The 60TP initially on release was simply named the 60TP in battle
* The 60TP is notorious and perhaps most famous for its ammorack
	+ This is also why there is a meme about the 60TP, just like the IS-7 named "Don't buy 60TP"
* The 60TP was the first heavy tank to receive a 3D legendary camo that had animated portions, being the fourth milestone in camouflages since the Type 62
* '"Jak krzemień!" translates into "Like flint" so the 60TP's legendary camouflage's name would be Flint

## External Links

https://blitzhangar.com/en/tank/60tp

https://na.wotblitz.com/en/news/updates/update-8-6/