Most Armored Tier 3 Tanks

All 67 tier 3 tanks in World of Tanks ranked by hull armor. Frontal hull armor thickness. Raw plate value before angling — the foundation of any armor profile.

Leader: M7 Priest at 101.6 mm (USA spg (artillery)).

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# Tank Class Nation Hull armor (mm)
1 M7 Priest SPG (Artillery) USA 101.6
2 Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. J Premium Light Tank Germany 80
3 AMX 38 Light Tank France 60
4 SU-76I Premium Tank Destroyer USSR 60
5 Valentine Light Tank UK 60
6 Sexton I Premium SPG (Artillery) UK 50.8
7 Sexton II SPG (Artillery) UK 50.8
8 T18 HMC SPG (Artillery) USA 50.8
9 Strv m/40L Light Tank Sweden 48
10 Somua S35 Medium Tank France 47
11 FCM 2C Premium Heavy Tank France 45
12 M15/42 Medium Tank Italy 45
13 Pz.Kpfw. M 15 Premium Light Tank Germany 45
14 D2 Medium Tank France 40
15 FCM 36 Pak 40 Premium Tank Destroyer France 40
16 T-127 Premium Light Tank USSR 40
17 M3 Stuart Light Tank USA 38.1
18 MTLS-1G14 Premium Light Tank USA 38.1
19 Stuart I-IV Light Tank UK 38.1
20 T56 GMC Tank Destroyer USA 38.1
21 M3 Light Premium Light Tank USSR 38
22 Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f) Premium Medium Tank Germany 36
23 T-70 Light Tank USSR 35
24 43 M. Toldi III Premium Light Tank Germany 35
25 Lago M38 Premium Light Tank Sweden 34
26 M2 Medium Tank Medium Tank USA 32
27 Panzerwagen 39 Premium Light Tank Czechoslovakia 32
28 Rheinmetall Begleitwagen Premium Medium Tank Germany 30
29 LTP Premium Light Tank USSR 30
30 Marder II Tank Destroyer Germany 30
31 Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. C Light Tank Germany 30
32 Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. G Light Tank Germany 30
33 Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E Light Tank Germany 30
34 Pz.Kpfw. T 15 Premium Light Tank Germany 30
35 M16/43 Sahariano Premium Medium Tank Italy 30
36 T-29 Premium Medium Tank USSR 30
37 Wespe SPG (Artillery) Germany 30
38 M3A3 Stuart Premium Light Tank USA 25.4
39 M3G FT Tank Destroyer China 25.4
40 BT-SV Premium Light Tank USSR 25
41 Type 97 Chi-Ha Light Tank Japan 25
42 M22 Locust Premium Light Tank USA 25
43 LT vz. 38 Light Tank Czechoslovakia 25
44 Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) Light Tank Germany 25
45 Type 2597 Chi-Ha Light Tank China 25
46 Strv m/31 Premium Light Tank Sweden 24
47 Straussler V–4/40 Premium Light Tank Germany 23
48 T3E2 Medium Tank Premium Medium Tank USA 22.2
49 10TP Light Tank Poland 20
50 BT-7 artillery Premium Light Tank USSR 20
51 Lorraine 39L AM SPG (Artillery) France 20
52 Type 91 Heavy Heavy Tank Japan 20
53 Ikv 72 Tank Destroyer Sweden 18.5
54 Type 98 Ke-Ni Otsu Premium Light Tank Japan 16
55 Type 98 Ke-Ni Light Tank Japan 16
56 BT-5 Light Tank USSR 15
57 SU-26 SPG (Artillery) USSR 15
58 T-116 Premium Light Tank USSR 15
59 T-46 Light Tank USSR 15
60 Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A Medium Tank Germany 14.5
61 A7E3 Premium Light Tank UK 14
62 Cruiser Mk. III Light Tank UK 14
63 Großtraktor - Krupp Premium Medium Tank Germany 14
64 Vickers Medium Mk. III Medium Tank UK 14
65 Sturmpanzer I Bison SPG (Artillery) Germany 13
66 Convert. Medium Tank T3 Premium Medium Tank USA 12.7
67 Renault UE 57 Tank Destroyer France 9
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