Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs

Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs stats at a glance

The Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs has 416 hit points , 30mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 60 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 70 damage per shot with 90mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1680. The vehicle can equip 4 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.5:1.

Mobility

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

Camouflage

Available guns (4)

With the top-tier gun, the Luchs can theoretically output up to 1680 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 Luchs compares to its peers

There are 18 tier 4 light tanks in WoT, including the Luchs. Its 416 HP places it in the top 71% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 367). Frontal hull armor of 30mm ranks in the top 76% for the class (peer average: 34mm). Top forward speed of 60 km/h is faster than 47% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 70 damage per shot, higher than 65% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 90mm puts it in the top 24% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Luchs vs M5 Stuart — tier 4 light tank from USA
• Luchs vs M5A1 Stuart — tier 4 light tank from China
• Luchs vs Škoda T 15A — tier 4 light tank from Czechoslovakia
• See full tier 4 light tank tier list — all 18 vehicles ranked

Related tier 4 light tanks

• 14TP — Poland
• A25 Harry Hopkins I — UK, premium
• Alpha Rabbit — Germany
• AMX 40 — France
• BT-7 — USSR
• Cruiser Mk. IV — UK
• Type 5 Ke-Ho — Japan
• Light Tank — USSR
• All Germany tanks · Tier 4 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

As compared to the Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. C, the vehicle featured a new hull and turret, as well as a chassis with a staggered arrangement of roadwheels. The reconnaissance tank had strong characteristics, but only 131 vehicles of the L modification were built, after manufacture proved to be too expensive.

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