Lion

Lion stats at a glance

The Lion has 1480 hit points , 70mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 60 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 420 damage per shot with 258mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 3805.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.3:1. This pronounced angling makes the Lion significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 4.0:1. 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 Lion can theoretically output up to 3805 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Lion compares to its peers

There are 52 tier 10 medium tanks in WoT, including the Lion. Its 1480 HP places it in the top 92% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1558). Frontal hull armor of 70mm ranks in the top 78% for the class (peer average: 101mm). Top forward speed of 60 km/h is faster than 69% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 420 damage per shot, higher than 82% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 258mm puts it in the top 82% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Lion vs M48/T54E2 — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• Lion vs M48 Patton — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• Lion vs M48A5 7x7 — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 10 medium tank tier list — all 52 vehicles ranked

Related tier 10 medium tanks

• 121 — China
• 121B — China, premium
• Alpha E 50 M — Germany
• AMX 30 B — France
• Ares 90 — USA
• Bat.-Châtillon 25 t 7x7 — France, premium
• Bat.-Châtillon 25 t — France
• Carro da Combattimento 45 t — Italy, premium
• All Italy tanks · Tier 10 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

After the war, Italy set a course for the manufacture of licensed products, and successfully mastered the production of the Leopard 1 and M60 Patton. At the same time, the development of their own combat vehicles continued, although their designs were largely based on foreign creations. The country's debut model was designated the Lion. Despite its similarities with the Leopard 1 and Leopard 1A3, the vehicles differed significantly, especially in the turret. The first trials of the tank were conducted in 1977, but the vehicle never saw mass production. After the release of the more advanced Le...

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