Edelweiss

Edelweiss stats at a glance

The Edelweiss has 1120 hit points , 120mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 60 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 240 damage per shot with 195mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1920.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.0:1. This pronounced angling makes the Edelweiss significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.0:1. The Edelweiss has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Edelweiss can theoretically output up to 1920 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Edelweiss compares to its peers

There are 101 tier 8 medium tanks in WoT, including the Edelweiss. Its 1120 HP places it in the top 44% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1085). Frontal hull armor of 120mm ranks in the top 11% for the class (peer average: 86mm). Top forward speed of 60 km/h is faster than 85% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 240 damage per shot, higher than 24% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 195mm puts it in the top 80% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Edelweiss vs T25 Pilot 1 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Edelweiss vs TL-1 LPC — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Edelweiss vs T42 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 8 medium tank tier list — all 101 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 medium tanks

• 122 TM — China, premium
• 59-Patton — China, premium
• AAT60 — USA, premium
• Alembic — USA, premium
• CS-53 — Poland
• AMBT — USA, premium
• AMX Chasseur de chars — France, premium
• AltProto AMX 30 — France, premium
• All Japan tanks · Tier 8 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

An experimental medium tank developed by engineer Theimer under the direction of General Belgen Gunther. The vehicle was shaped by knowledge gained in the First European War. At the beginning of the Second European War, the tank was used by Squad 7 of the Gallian Militia's 3rd Regiment. It never entered mass production.

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