M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII

M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII stats at a glance

The M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII has 672 hit points , 123.5mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 42 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 115 damage per shot with 128mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1917.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 3.2:1. This pronounced angling makes the Thunderbolt significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.3:1. 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 Thunderbolt can theoretically output up to 1917 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Thunderbolt compares to its peers

There are 39 tier 6 medium tanks in WoT, including the Thunderbolt. Its 672 HP places it in the top 79% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 699). Frontal hull armor of 123.5mm ranks in the top 0% for the class (peer average: 62mm). Top forward speed of 42 km/h is faster than 16% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 115 damage per shot, higher than 5% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 128mm puts it in the top 92% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Thunderbolt vs E8 Sherman — tier 6 medium tank from USA
• Thunderbolt vs E8 Sherman — tier 6 medium tank from USA
• Thunderbolt vs E8 Sherman — tier 6 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 6 medium tank tier list — all 39 vehicles ranked

Related tier 6 medium tanks

• 40TP Habicha — Poland
• A-43 — USSR
• AC 4 Experimental — UK, premium
• Bretagne Panther — France, premium
• B.U.G.I. — Poland
• Type 4 Chi-To — Japan
• Cromwell B — UK, premium
• Cromwell — UK
• All USA tanks · Tier 6 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 Thunderbolt VII tank under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Creighton Abrams, the commander of the 37th Tank Battalion (subsequently a General and U.S. Army Chief of Staff). The vehicle was effectively the M4A3E8 Sherman tank with additional armor mounted in the field.

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