Highest Penetration Tier 3 Tanks

All 67 tier 3 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: Renault UE 57 at 110 mm (France tank destroyer).

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# Tank Class Nation Penetration (mm)
1 Renault UE 57 Tank Destroyer France 110
2 T56 GMC Tank Destroyer USA 101
3 FCM 36 Pak 40 Premium Tank Destroyer France 98
4 Marder II Tank Destroyer Germany 96
5 Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. G Light Tank Germany 95
6 Ikv 72 Tank Destroyer Sweden 88
7 SU-76I Premium Tank Destroyer USSR 86
8 M3G FT Tank Destroyer China 85
9 Type 2597 Chi-Ha Light Tank China 81
10 A7E3 Premium Light Tank UK 78
11 Strv m/31 Premium Light Tank Sweden 78
12 T-70 Light Tank USSR 75
13 Valentine Light Tank UK 75
14 AMX 38 Light Tank France 73
15 LT vz. 38 Light Tank Czechoslovakia 71
16 M16/43 Sahariano Premium Medium Tank Italy 70
17 Strv m/40L Light Tank Sweden 70
18 MTLS-1G14 Premium Light Tank USA 68
19 BT-5 Light Tank USSR 67
20 T-29 Premium Medium Tank USSR 66
21 Cruiser Mk. III Light Tank UK 64
22 Stuart I-IV Light Tank UK 64
23 43 M. Toldi III Premium Light Tank Germany 64
24 Straussler V–4/40 Premium Light Tank Germany 64
25 10TP Light Tank Poland 63
26 FCM 2C Premium Heavy Tank France 62
27 Lago M38 Premium Light Tank Sweden 62
28 M15/42 Medium Tank Italy 62
29 M3 Stuart Light Tank USA 62
30 Type 97 Chi-Ha Light Tank Japan 60
31 Type 98 Ke-Ni Light Tank Japan 58
32 Vickers Medium Mk. III Medium Tank UK 57
33 M22 Locust Premium Light Tank USA 56
34 M3A3 Stuart Premium Light Tank USA 56
35 Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E Light Tank Germany 56
36 Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f) Premium Medium Tank Germany 55
37 Somua S35 Medium Tank France 53
38 BT-SV Premium Light Tank USSR 51
39 LTP Premium Light Tank USSR 51
40 T-116 Premium Light Tank USSR 51
41 T-127 Premium Light Tank USSR 51
42 T-46 Light Tank USSR 51
43 Type 98 Ke-Ni Otsu Premium Light Tank Japan 49
44 M2 Medium Tank Medium Tank USA 48
45 M3 Light Premium Light Tank USSR 48
46 Convert. Medium Tank T3 Premium Medium Tank USA 48
47 Rheinmetall Begleitwagen Premium Medium Tank Germany 47
48 D2 Medium Tank France 45
49 Panzerwagen 39 Premium Light Tank Czechoslovakia 45
50 T3E2 Medium Tank Premium Medium Tank USA 45
51 Sexton I Premium SPG (Artillery) UK 44
52 Großtraktor - Krupp Premium Medium Tank Germany 43
53 Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A Medium Tank Germany 43
54 Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) Light Tank Germany 42
55 Pz.Kpfw. M 15 Premium Light Tank Germany 42
56 Pz.Kpfw. T 15 Premium Light Tank Germany 42
57 BT-7 artillery Premium Light Tank USSR 38
58 Sturmpanzer I Bison SPG (Artillery) Germany 35
59 Type 91 Heavy Heavy Tank Japan 30
60 Lorraine 39L AM SPG (Artillery) France 27
61 M7 Priest SPG (Artillery) USA 27
62 Wespe SPG (Artillery) Germany 27
63 Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. C Light Tank Germany 23
64 Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. J Premium Light Tank Germany 23
65 Sexton II SPG (Artillery) UK 22
66 SU-26 SPG (Artillery) USSR 21
67 T18 HMC SPG (Artillery) USA 19
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