Kpz. 3 GST Turm

Kpz. 3 GST Turm stats at a glance

The Kpz. 3 GST Turm has 1040 hit points , 180mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 38 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 400 damage per shot with 244mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2332.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.6:1. This pronounced angling makes the GST Turm significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.2:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the GST Turm can theoretically output up to 2332 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How GST Turm compares to its peers

There are 62 tier 8 tank destroyers in WoT, including the GST Turm. Its 1040 HP places it in the top 46% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 1006). Frontal hull armor of 180mm ranks in the top 33% for the class (peer average: 125mm). Top forward speed of 38 km/h is faster than 33% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 400 damage per shot, higher than 44% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 244mm puts it in the top 72% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• GST Turm vs TS-5 — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• GST Turm vs XM66F — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• GST Turm vs XM57 — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• See full tier 8 tank destroyer tier list — all 62 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 tank destroyers

• Lorraine 120 Alby — France, premium
• Alpha Rhm.-B. WT — Germany
• Alpha Skorpion — Germany
• AMX AC mle. 48 FL — France, premium
• AMX AC mle. 48 — France
• AMX Canon d'assaut 105 — France, premium
• AT 15 — UK
• Bastion — UK
• All Germany 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

The Kpz.3 GST project had two variants. The first one looked like a classic tank destroyer. The second, the Kpz.3 GST Turm, had a turret with limited traverse. The whole crew of the Kpz.3 GST Turm was located in the turret. The Kpz.3 GST had hydropneumatic suspension similar to that of the Kpz.70. It was assumed that the Kpz.3 would be a very fast combat vehicle with powerful frontal armor and a high rate of fire. However, neither variant appealed to Bundeswehr decision makers. The vehicle turned out to be too unusual, and so the Leopard 2 line was developed further instead.

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