VK 16.02 Leopard

VK 16.02 Leopard stats at a glance

The VK 16.02 Leopard has 520 hit points , 50mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 60 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 70 damage per shot with 116mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2000. The vehicle can equip 2 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.7:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.7:1. The Leopard has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (2)

With the top-tier gun, the Leopard can theoretically output up to 2000 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How Leopard compares to its peers

There are 15 tier 5 light tanks in WoT, including the Leopard. Its 520 HP places it in the top 7% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 461). Frontal hull armor of 50mm ranks in the top 7% for the class (peer average: 29mm). Top forward speed of 60 km/h is faster than 14% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 70 damage per shot, higher than 29% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 116mm puts it in the top 29% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Leopard vs Chaffee — tier 5 light tank from USA
• Leopard vs Chaffee Camo — tier 5 light tank from USA
• Leopard vs Chaffee 594 — tier 5 light tank from USA
• See full tier 5 light tank tier list — all 15 vehicles ranked

Related tier 5 light tanks

• A-20 — USSR
• AMX 13 (FL 11) — France, premium
• AMX ELC bis — France
• BT-42 Jatkosota HS — Germany, premium
• M24 Chaffee No. 594 — USA, premium
• Chaffee Camouflaged (Story Mode Stealth) — USA
• Chaffee Camouflaged — USA, premium
• M24 Chaffee (Story Mode) — USA
• All Germany tanks · Tier 5 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 design of the VK 16.02, known as the Leopard, was based on the Panzer II Ausf. J (VK 16.01) and Panzer II Ausf. M (VK 13.01) that had been developed earlier. A dummy vehicle was ready in May–June 1942, and the first prototype was built by September 1, 1942. According to "Panzerprogramm 41", that provided for the manufacturing of 339 vehicles (105 by December 1943 and 150 by the middle of 1944), mass production was to be launched in April 1943 but never started. Later, the Leopard turret was mounted on the Sd.Kfz.234/2 designated as Puma.

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