Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Excellent armor. When angled correctly, it can easily deflect enemy fire.
- Has the highest hitpoints of any tank: 3,000.
- Virtually impervious to ramming
- Huge mass makes even slightly tapping enemy tanks do decent damage
- Great for side scraping due to the rear-mounted turret and well armored sides and a side-skirt
- Good accuracy when firing while moving
- Heavily armored and covered tracks (80 mm)
- Good acceleration
- Great gun elevation
- The Super-Heavy spall liner increased armor protection by 50% for HE explosions, which is very noticable due to it's high base-armor
- 3 layers of spaced side armor which gets thicker with each layer
- Lower Glacis is pretty strong and mounted at a reversed 60 degree angle
- With patch 8.6, artillery is no longer a primary threat.
- Fear, new players will panic at the sight of a Maus
- Has few weakspots
- Large ammo count
- Good gun depression
- Low chance of fire
- Above average accuracy
- Tall height allows you to hit weakspots more effectively when face hugging enemies
Cons:
- Very low top speed
- Slow turret traverse
- Very large silhouette from any angle.
- Easily flanked
- Prime Target on the battlefield
- Relatively long aim time
Performance
The Maus is defined by its armor and HP, not its gun. That being said, the Maus is a very good assault leader, thanks to its excellent armor, and it is also very good for holding a chokepoint, where it will not get flanked. In-game it is known as a battleship, because of its design and speed values. While its mobility seems to disappoint with a top speed of only 20 km/h, its acceleration is very good. Another thing to note is that due to its mass, it is unable to stop when going down certain slopes. Its role as a semi-mobile bunker makes it perfect as the spearhead to clear the enemy shells. Thanks to its strong all aspect armor, Maus can take an incredible amount of punishment and still live to see the end of the battle. Angling takes a bit of practice but if mastered, you'll eat shells for breakfast. Its main weapon is the 12.8 cm KwK 44 L/55, the same top gun used on the VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B and E-75. It lacks penetration in comparison with the tier X guns of other nations, but it's accurate enough to allow aiming at the weak spots, even from mid-distance.