M2 Medium Tank

M2 Medium Tank stats at a glance

The M2 Medium Tank has 300 hit points , 32mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 43 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 40 damage per shot with 48mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 960. The vehicle can equip 4 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.8:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.4:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (4)

With the top-tier gun, the M2 Medium can theoretically output up to 960 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 M2 Medium compares to its peers

There are 13 tier 3 medium tanks in WoT, including the M2 Medium. Its 300 HP places it in the top 100% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 384). Frontal hull armor of 32mm ranks in the top 33% for the class (peer average: 28mm). Top forward speed of 43 km/h is faster than 42% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 40 damage per shot, higher than 8% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 48mm puts it in the top 58% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• M2 Medium vs T3 Convert. — tier 3 medium tank from USA
• M2 Medium vs T3E2 Medium — tier 3 medium tank from USA
• M2 Medium vs D2 — tier 3 medium tank from France
• See full tier 3 medium tank tier list — all 13 vehicles ranked

Related tier 3 medium tanks

• Rheinmetall Begleitwagen — Germany, premium
• D2 — France
• Großtraktor - Krupp — Germany, premium
• M15/42 — Italy
• Vickers Medium Mk. III — UK
• Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A — Germany
• Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f) — Germany, premium
• M16/43 Sahariano — Italy, premium
• All USA tanks · Tier 3 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 only medium tank to be adopted by the US Army during the interwar period. The vehicle was equipped with a 37 mm gun and six 7.62 mm machineguns, four of which were mounted on rotating fire units. The two non-rotating machineguns were placed on the front of the hull. Despite unimpressive combat characteristics, the M2A1 became a milestone for American tank development from the time of its inception by virtue of being easily adaptable for mass production. In 1940, 94 vehicles were produced.

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