Highest Penetration Tier 2 Tanks

All 56 tier 2 tanks in World of Tanks ranked by penetration. Standard-shell armor penetration with the top gun. Higher penetration means reliable damage against heavily armored targets without premium ammo.

Leader: T-26G FT at 81 mm (China tank destroyer).

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# Tank Class Nation Penetration (mm)
1 T-26G FT Tank Destroyer China 81
2 AT-1 Tank Destroyer USSR 66
3 Renault FT AC Tank Destroyer France 66
4 Tetrarch Premium Light Tank USSR 64
5 Panzerjäger I Tank Destroyer Germany 62
6 Type 95 Ha-Go Light Tank Japan 60
7 T-60 Light Tank USSR 58
8 7TP Light Tank Poland 55
9 M2 Light Light Tank USA 55
10 Pvlvv fm/42 Tank Destroyer Sweden 55
11 Strv m/38 Light Tank Sweden 55
12 Vickers 6 ton Premium Light Tank China 55
13 LT vz. 35 Light Tank Czechoslovakia 52
14 M14/41 Medium Tank Italy 52
15 BT-2 Light Tank USSR 51
16 T-26 CN Premium Light Tank China 51
17 T-26 Light Tank USSR 51
18 T-45 Premium Light Tank USSR 51
19 MKA Premium Light Tank Germany 50
20 Pz.Kpfw. 35 R Premium Light Tank Germany 50
21 Pz.Kpfw. II Light Tank Germany 49
22 T2 Medium Tank Medium Tank USA 48
23 AM 39 Gendron-Somua Premium Light Tank France 46
24 AMR 35 Premium Light Tank France 46
25 AMR P.103 Premium Light Tank France 46
26 D1 Light Tank France 46
27 Vickers Medium Mk. II Medium Tank UK 45
28 Universal Carrier 2-pdr Tank Destroyer UK 45
29 Vickers Mk. E Type B Light Tank China 45
30 TKS z n.k.m. 20 mm Premium Light Tank Poland 43
31 Pz.Kpfw. 38H 735 (f) Premium Light Tank Germany 41
32 Type 97 Te-Ke Premium Light Tank Japan 41
33 Cruiser Mk. II Light Tank UK 40
34 Pz.Kpfw. 35 (t) Light Tank Germany 40
35 L6/40 Light Tank Italy 39
36 Renault R35/FCM 36 Premium Light Tank France 38
37 T3 HMC Tank Destroyer USA 38
38 FCM 36 Light Tank France 34
39 Hotchkiss H35 Light Tank France 34
40 Renault R35 Light Tank France 34
41 T1E6 Premium Light Tank USA 33
42 Chi-Ni Medium Tank Japan 30
43 Type 89 I-Go/Chi-Ro Medium Tank Japan 30
44 T2 Light Tank Premium Light Tank USA 30
45 G.Pz. Mk. VI (e) SPG (Artillery) Germany 27
46 L-60 Premium Light Tank Sweden 27
47 Light Mk. VIC Premium Light Tank UK 27
48 T18 Tank Destroyer USA 27
49 T57 SPG (Artillery) USA 27
50 T7 Combat Car Premium Light Tank USA 27
51 Pz.Kpfw. I Light Tank Germany 23
52 Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. D Premium Light Tank Germany 23
53 Loyd Gun Carriage SPG (Artillery) UK 21
54 SU-18 SPG (Artillery) USSR 21
55 Renault FT 75 BS SPG (Artillery) France 19
56 T1 HMC SPG (Artillery) USA 19
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